'Tis the Sakura (櫻; さくら) season for cherries to blossom!

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And here are some of my favourite "sakura" J-pop songs...

From 2002:

[video=youtube;mlwCZm2MQbQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlwCZm2MQbQ[/video]​

 

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From 2003:

[video=youtube;p_2F2lKV9uA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_2F2lKV9uA[/video]


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[video=youtube;rEWz0RHj7Zk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEWz0RHj7Zk[/video]​

 

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[video=youtube;NM6q5bOqKd4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM6q5bOqKd4[/video]
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From 2004:

[video=youtube;vAdMr1sfAyI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAdMr1sfAyI[/video]​

 

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"Promotion Video" for the above in Japan:

[video=youtube;-rCc1EGHoS0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rCc1EGHoS0[/video]​

 

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with lyrics for the above:

[video=youtube;0_sgtzV2Yp4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_sgtzV2Yp4[/video]​

 

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From 2005:

[video=youtube;ipMJt9eOlco]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipMJt9eOlco[/video]​

 

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From 2009:

[video=youtube;YXr7rFL9pv4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXr7rFL9pv4[/video]

 

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flowering and fruiting are early where i am as winter was mild and early spring heats up to 70s and 80s f the last 4 weeks. loquat fruit in the yard is ready for harvest, and my apricot and plum trees are already budding fruit.

loquat from the yard.....

 

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apricot in the yard......still green. plum fruit is not visible yet.