Cherry blossoms, the most treasured flowers in Japan, some Japanese say that this ephemeral beauty is a reminder of how life itself is fleeting. National Geographic invited community members to provide best photographs of the short-lived beauty of the blossoms to celebrate the arrival of cherry blossom season.
Sakura River
Image credits: Danilo Dungo
White Wall
Image credits: Masayuki Yamashita
Land of mist
Image credits: Yoshiki Fujiwara
Evening cherry blossoms
Image credits: Aurora Simionescu
Japan’s Cherry Blossom Festival
Image credits: Ryan WH
Pink sakura and pink line
Image credits: Masayuki Yamashita
Sakura Reverie
Image credits: S. Ohtani
A train passing by in spring
Image credits: Janvika Shah
Cherry Blossom
Image credits: Jessica W. / Carmen Măduța
The color of the cultivation in spring
Image credits: Hiroki Inoue
Old couple
Image credits: Joe Ishikawa
After fall of Sakura
Image credits: Danilo Dungo
Tunnel of cherry blossoms
Image credits: Jessie Meyer
Spring evening
Image credits: Sho Shibata
Sakura blizzard
Image credits: Joydeep Dasgupta
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