吉野山，日本奈良 Mount Yoshino, Nara Prefecture, Japan (© Sean Pavone/iStock/Getty Images Plus)

吉野山，日本奈良 Mount Yoshino, Nara Prefecture, Japan (© Sean Pavone/iStock/Getty Images Plus)

The mountain of 30,000 sakura

Mount Yoshino ranks as one of the best places in Japan to immerse yourself in the spring cherry blossom season. Over 30,000 flowering Japanese cherry trees, or sakura, grow in four main groves on the hillside. Because the trees, some planted over 1,300 years ago, grow at different elevations, the cherry blossom front gradually moves up the mountain in a slow, fragrant wave as the season progresses. Peak bloom usually arrives between early and mid-April. Most years, crowds wander through the town of Yoshino, visiting its traditional temples and shires, before admiring the profusion of cherry blossoms, a custom known as hanami. Of course, we can practice hanami virtually with pictures. But if you're lucky enough to have a blooming cherry tree near you, we encourage you to pause and breathe the moment in.

樱花山

吉野山是日本最适合在春天樱花盛开的地方之一。在山坡上的四个主要小树林里，生长着3万多株开花的日本樱花树。因为这些树，有些是1300多年前种植的，生长在不同的海拔高度，樱花阵面随着季节的推移，以缓慢而芬芳的波浪向山上逐渐移动。开花高峰期通常在4月初至中旬之间。大多数年，人们在吉野镇漫步，参观传统的寺庙和山寨，然后欣赏樱花盛开的景象，这是一种被称为花美的习俗。当然，我们可以用图片来练习花美。但如果你有幸在你身边有一棵盛开的樱花树，我们鼓励你停下来呼吸一下。