What is your image of cherry blossoms? Cherry blossoms are surprisingly beautiful flowers. You can see cherry blossoms all over the world today. There are over 600 kinds of cherry blossoms in Japan. The Japanese word for "cherry blossom" is "sakura". SA means god of rice field, and KURA means pedestal. The Japanese thought the goddess of the rice field came down from a mountain. That's why they congratulated the goddess by offering her food and alcohol at a shrine where there were cherry blossom trees. Because of this celebration, there seems to be something appealing to the heart also in the small cherry blossoms. Japanese people treasure special food, drink, and festivals during cherry blossom season. Cherry blossoms are loved by many people. I hope you enjoy learning about the celebration and happiness of cherry blossoms throughout Japan.
The Southwest trip was absolutely amazing because I leaned the culture of the area a lot. I spent 7 days in the southwest and I impressed by people who live there and by their culture. These things were totally different from Japan and the people there preserved their traditions carefully. I talk to a lot of Americans and I saw wonderful nature during the trip. There are three absolutely wonderfu and amazing places that I enjoyed. First, I went to a lot of museums and all of them were very interesting. I especially liked The Museum of International Folk Art. The museum has more than 130,000 objects from more than 100 countries! My favorite object was a smiling skeleton doll. This object’s theme was Day of The Dead. When I saw it, I remembered COCO which is a Pixar movie. I also liked The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Georgia O’Keeffe was an American artist and she painted a lot of flowers and nature. I think her paintings are brimming with kindness ...