水墨画　桜　Cherry Blossom Sumi-e

The spring blows in the wind. We call the strong wind in February “Haru Ichi-ban“,(litterally the First Spring, meaning the wind which blows very early in the spring) and know the winter has almost gone. Then, the cherry blossom season will come in April. Schools starts new year, the fiscal year of most companies in Japan starts. April is the special month for us to recall the nervous feeling in the new class start. Cherry blossom is the symbol of these. Tips: Cherry blossom could be tough motif for some o