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Well known as the Japanese traditional custom of viewing the beauty of flowers, Hanami means cherry blossoms. It is said that usually in late March to early May sakura bloom all throughout the country.

In the present time, hanami means that there will be an outdoor party beneath the sakura every daytime and also at night. Hanami seen at night time is usually called by the Japanese as yozakura which literally means night sakura. There are also different places in Japan where paper lanterns are being hanged for the very purpose of yozakura. This practice and tradition of the Japanese people has started in the Nara Period just as when the Chinese Tang Dynasty had influenced the country in so many ways.

Today, many of the Japanese people are gathered in great numbers where flowering trees are found. These people hold feasts under these trees and they also make parties until late at night.

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