Japan's Top 100 Cherry Blossom Spots
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A feature of Japanese culture is ordering items into lists. This is the list of the 100 top cherry blossom viewing spots in Japan.
Selection criteriaThis list was compiled by the Japan Cherry Blossom Association using the following criteria:
HistoryCherry blossom viewing, known as hanami, has been a part of Japanese culture since the 8th century. The concept came from China where plum blossoms were the flower of choice.
The ListAlthough the list itself acts as a ranking system, within the list, no hierarchy is given.
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- Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Japan's Top 100 Cherry Blossom Spots" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo: Tawashi2006, CC BY 2.1 jp via Wikimedia Commons