Cherry blossoms are very loved by the Japanese people, so in fact they exist as a symbol and the national flower of Japan. For the Japanese, Sakura zensen symbolizes beauty, fragility and innocence. It is a flower that "blooms early and fades late", so it was loved by samurai, because it symbolizes a person's "ideal path". Bushido (when alive, it shines brilliantly, when dead, it is gentle and peaceful).
