Sakurashijo
(Cherry Blossoms and poems)
Cherry blossom or "Sakura" as is called
with a venerance in Japan is the symbol of the spirit of the
country whose passing but magnificent beauty forever capture
the hearts of all ages. A photographic collection of photographs
and poems of cherry trees.
Text in Japanese
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The cherry tree in full bloom is a grandeour
that surpasses all the flowering cadences of spring and the melancholic
but beautiful last moments of falling petals capture the hearts
of all. Johnny Hymas makes an everlasting impression in our minds
not just of the blossoms in full bloom but the sakura in its
multifaceted beauty that almost calls for her own set of four
seasons within the season of spring. He has ingeiously made that
captivating yet fleeting moment stand still when the blossoms
of sakura trees engulf every corner of Japan. Open the book where
the season of cherry blossom awaits you. . . |
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ISBN4-05-401124-1
Gakken Publishing
All colour 102 pages
Price 3600 Yen
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