The cherry blossom (sakura) is Japan's unofficial national flower. It has been celebrated for many centuries and takes a very prominent position in Japanese culture. Since very early days, the japanese have expressed their love and admiration of the flower in various ways; poets and artists have always been eager to depict the loveliness of the blossom in words and colors. So universal is the Japanese appeal to the moral and aesthetic taste of the nation, that they constantly use Sakura as a motif on kimonos, lacquerware, pottery and other decorative items.

There are many dozens of different cherry tree varieties in Japan, most of which bloom for just a couple of days in spring. The Japanese celebrate that time of the year with hanami (cherry blossom viewing) parties under the blooming trees.in japan, Cherry blossom is a symbol of female beauty and sexuality. Additionally, it is the Chinese symbol of feminine principal. it also symbolizes love in a language of herbs.

The cherry blossom is also part of the Kodokan emblem, a symbol connected to the practice of judo. this has to do with the fact that the cherry blossom was considered an especially beautiful and important symbol for Japanese samurai because at the height of its beauty it would inevitably fall to the ground to die. Samurai had to be willing to sacrifice themselves in their prime, and the cherry blossom was evidence that this is the natural way of things and could even be beautiful and pure. Life is as delicate and light as the falling petals, and there is a natural time for all beautiful things to end. The samurai strove to understand the nature of life and death by meditating on the blossom of the cherry tree.

In Eugen Herrigel's 'Zen in the Art of Archery (1953) it is said that: "It is not for nothing that the Samurai have chosen for their truest symbol the fragile cherry blossom. Like a petal dropping in the morning sunlight and floating serenely to earth, so must the fearless detach himself from life, silent and inwardly unmoved."the fact that cherry blossoms symbolize femininity, sexuality, and the art of dying at the height of one's beauty, make it a perfect symbol for richey edward's complex view of life and nicky wire's relationship to him - the subject of nobody loved you. it can also be connected to the worldview of yukio mishima (see: as long as you know i am waiting, take your time f...). [MANY THANKS TO THE DRAINPIPE ON OUR FORUM FOR PROVIDING THIS INFORMATION].cherry blossom trees also play a key-role in the video-clip of everything must go [lyric].