Sakura - Japanese Cherry Blossom Montage

Sakura - Japanese Cherry Blossoms have been a part of Japanese culture for over a thousand years. They're the subject of countless poems from waka to haiku.

http://samuraidave.wordpress.com/2007/04/05/the-short-happy-life-of-the-cherr...

This is a photo montage I actually put up a year ago but never made public. It contains shots that I have taken over the years in different locations of sakura. You'll see scenes from Tokyo, Kyoto, Kamakura, Himeji and few places you may not be aware of such as Ofuna and it's giant Kannon statue. I put in a few Japanese poems to go along with the photos.

The geisha are from the Miyako Odori which is an annual geisha pulbic dance performance in Gion.

Music by the Secret Commonwealth:

http://www.myspace.com/thesecretcommonwealth

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• sakura
• japan
• tokyo
• kyoto
• cherry_blossoms
• nature
• photography
• montage
• destination
• haiku
• waka

[westwide]

my girl friends name is Sakura!! so thats what it means haaa!! she told me it was a woman that fights. What a liar.

[RoninDave]

LoL! I like her style though!

[YodouKomuso]

Beautiful o-hanami

Brought tears to my eyes.

I remember walking under the sakura many times.

Do you feel like doing a montage of ichonki(ginko) leaves in autumn :)

[RoninDave]

actually have one in the works for autumn but with autumn leaves from several countries including Japan of course with waka and haiku.

[claureno]

Beautiful. Thank you! Hope you got a t-shirt.

[RoninDave]

Sure did! Was that your idea? Thanks to whomever!

[Serkant75]

Lool Musashi style at the end !

[TheRedNinja500]

i would love to visit japan soon

[haleakalakawai]

Beautiful video, lovely music! Thanks :)))

I see..the heart of a true Japanese is the wild cherry flower :)

I am courius about it what may be the heart of a true Hungarian...

[skatoolaki]

Breathtaking!

[chinaphotographer]

Another work of art from Ronin Dave!

[s9832553j]

cool

[JonasBrosforLyfe]

arigato gazaimas.

[wanderingmaster]

Hey Dave :) Thanks for posting this, being an artist watching this video was a real treat, i've always loved blossom trees like the ones found in Japan, i'm gonna have to do some blossom inspired art work sometime...maybe when i visit Japan in the future :)

Peace & Love

Pete