1.0Watkins Publishinghttps://watkinspublishing.comhayley.mosshttps://watkinspublishing.com/author/hayley-moss/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ZeakLaPnRF"><a href="https://watkinspublishing.com/hanami-the-art-of-flower-viewing/">Hanami: The Art of Flower Viewing</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://watkinspublishing.com/hanami-the-art-of-flower-viewing/embed/#?secret=ZeakLaPnRF" width="600" height="338" title="“Hanami: The Art of Flower Viewing” — Watkins Publishing" data-secret="ZeakLaPnRF" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://watkinspublishing.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/hanami-blog-post-header-1024x409.png1024409Spring in Japan is sometimes called the season of farewells and new beginnings because as the trees bloom in April, the new school year begins for Japanese children. This season is filled with flowers and is synonymous with one of Japan’s favourite pastimes, hanami or flower-viewing. The most famous flowers of the season are sakura or cherry blossoms, the […]