Japanese Flowers

Japan is home to some of the most unique flowers I have ever seen.  They seem to bloom all year round and at any given time, on any give corner and in any given city you are bound to see flowers that will simply astound you. 

The Japanese seem to have a love affair with flowers.  They give them as gifts on birthdays, graduations, and any ceremony.  Flowers to the Japanese must have a special meaning to them. 

Japanese indigenous flowers are quite beautiful and odd in many ways.  I don’t really know what to expect or how to appreciate the flowers in Japan, but I feel compelled to photograph them anyway. 

Soon sakura season will be upon us. The pink and white flowers from cherry trees will be in full bloom probably come this weekend.  Where people will sit and drink underneath cherry blossoms in full bloom. 

For the next couple of weeks my personal project is to shoot as scenes involving cherry trees.