Hanami 赏花、日语写法为“花见”.

　　Hanami这个词是从日语中来的，日语写法为“花见”(はなみ)，这个词的读音就是这三个日语字的罗马音。所以在日本，当你说出hanami的时候，日本人也是听得懂的。在每年3至4月间，都是樱花盛开的季节，大片的樱花连成了名叫“樱花前线”的美丽景观，日本人举家一同在这个时节观赏樱花，做好便当，感受花瓣飘舞的美丽。

　　Hanami is an important Japanese custom and is held all over Japan in spring. Hanami literally means viewing flowers, but it generally indicates cherry blossom viewing. It&aposs said that the origin of hanami dates back to more than one thousand years ago when aristocrats enjoyed looking at beautiful cherry blossoms and wrote poems.

　　Nowadays, people in Japan have fun viewing cherry blossoms, drinking and eating. It is like a picnic under the trees. People bring home-cooked meals, do BBQ, or buy take-out food for hanami. In popular hanami spots, there are even competitions for the best spots. If you do not like a crowd, you can go to neighborhood parks/gardens or other quiet places. The most popular kind of Japanese cherry (sakura) tree which can be found everywhere in Japan is somei-yoshino (Yedoensis). Sakura trees bloom at different times throughout Japan, and the blooming period of somei-yoshino is usually short.

　　Cherry blossom festivals take place all over the country. Most of them are held between March to May, though other regions have them in January, February, and June, based on their location. Festival dates are usually determined with rerence to cherry blossom forecasts and vary from year to year.

　　Gorgeous flowers are main attractions of the festivals, but a variety of traditional Japanese performing arts presented in many festivals can&apost be missed. Joining tea ceremonies held under cherry trees can be a memorable experience as well. It&aposs fun to stop by festival vendors which sell various food and souveniors, including regional crafts and speciality food in the region. It&aposs notable that many cherry blossom festivals hold light-up events in the evening.

　　花见(はなみ，Hanami)是日本的一种民间习俗，意思即“赏花”。当初，赏樱只是在权贵间盛行，到江户时代(1603―1867年)才普及到平民百姓中，形成传统的民间风俗。在日文中，花字单独用时多指樱花，因此花见若无特定，多指观赏樱花。每年3至4月间，日本人尤其各企业单位，经常在樱花树下举行露天赏花大会。日本气象厅每年会发表樱花开花日期预测，是为“樱前线”。有一说日本赏樱习俗是源于中国，日本原有自中国传入的梅之宴赏花活动，后改为赏樱。

　　樱花深受欢迎，在日本广为种植，在现代被日本人视作日本的的精神象征。奈良县吉野山的樱花最为闻名，故被誉为“吉野千棵樱”。整个日本樱花花期约为五十天，但每个地区从花开到花谢只有七至十天。樱花种类繁多，故颜色并非纯是粉红色，相应的花有相符的颜色。