Sakura The cherry blossom, or sakura, is the flower of trees in ''Prunus'' subgenus '' Cerasus''. ''Sakura'' usually refers to flowers of ornamental cherry trees, such as cultivars of ''Prunus serrulata'', not trees grown for their fruit (although ...

() is the Japanese term for ornamental cherry blossom trees and their blossoms. Sakura may also refer to: * ''Sakura'', raw

horse meat Horse meat forms a significant part of the culinary traditions of many countries, particularly in Europe and Asia. The eight countries that consume the most horse meat consume about 4.3million horses a year. For the majority of humanity's early ...

, usually prepared as sashimi called ''basashi'' * Sakura catalog, a Japanese stamp catalog illustrated in colors

Places

* , a city in Japan * , a city in Japan formed on March 28, 2005 * , a district in the city of Saitama, Japan * , a Japanese feudal domain located in Shimōsa Province * , a place name in Tokyo *

Sakura Square Sakura Square (, ''Sakura Sukuea'') is a small plaza located on the north/east side of the intersection of 19th Street and Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. The square contains busts of Ralph L. Carr, Governor of Colorado from 1939 to 1943, M ...

, a plaza in Denver, Colorado * Sakuranobaba Josaien, a Japanese tourism facility located in Kumamoto City, Japan

Business

* The Sakura Bank, a Japanese bank based in Tokyo and Kobe * ''Sakura'' (train), the name of several different train services in Japan *

Tokyo Sakura Tram The , branded as the is a hybrid tram/light rail line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei). The line is the sole survivor of Tokyo's once-extensive Tokyo Toden tram system and one of the only two ...

(officially Toden Arakawa Line) is a tram service in Tokyo, Japan *

Sakura Color Products Corporation is a Japanese manufacturing company headquartered in Morinomiya-chūō, Chūō-ku, Osaka, which produces a variety of stationery products as well a wide range of art materials. Nevertheless, Sakura is mostly known by its marker pens, such as t ...

, a Japanese pen manufacturer * Sakura Lounge, the airport lounge of

Japan Airlines Japan Airlines (JAL) is the flag carrier airline of Japan. JAL is headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo. Its main hubs are Tokyo's Narita International Airport, Narita and Haneda Airport, Haneda airports, as well as secondary hubs in Osaka's Kansai ...

* Sakura (cigarette), produced and sold exclusively in Japan, by Japan Tobacco

Sport

* Sakura, a common nickname for Japanese Women's national sports teams: **

Japan women's national field hockey team The Japan women's national field hockey team represents Japan in the international field hockey competitions. Tournament history Summer Olympics *Field hockey at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, 2004 – 8th place *Field hockey at ...

Japan women's national rugby union team The Japan women's national rugby union team (, nicknamed Sakura Fifteen) are a national sporting side of Japan, representing them at rugby union. The side played their first test match at the inaugural 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup in Wales. Th ...

Film and TV

* , a 2002 Japanese TV morning show drama * ''

Sakura Haruno is a fictional character in the ''Naruto'' manga and anime series created by Masashi Kishimoto. Sakura is depicted as a kunoichi affiliated with and a part of List of Naruto characters#Team 7, Team 7, which consists of herself, Naruto Uzumaki, ...

'', a main character in the manga and anime series ''Naruto''

Music

* ''Sakura'', a 1998 album by

Southern All Stars , also known by the abbreviations and SAS, are a Japanese rock band formed in Kanagawa in 1974. The band is composed of Keisuke Kuwata (lead vocals and guitars), Yuko Hara (vocals and keyboards), Kazuyuki Sekiguchi (bass), (drums) and (pe ...

* ''Sakura'' (Susumu Yokota album), 1999 * Sakura (Fariz RM album), 1980 *

Sakura-Variationen ''Sakura-Variationen'' (''Sakura Variations'') is a 2000 trio composition scored for saxophone, piano, and percussion by Helmut Lachenmann. It is written in the form of variations on a Japanese folk song about the cherry blossom called "Sakura Saku ...

, a trio by Helmut Lachenmann (2000)

Songs

* "

Sakura Sakura , also known as "Sakura", is a traditional Japanese folk song depicting spring, the season of cherry blossoms. It is often sung in international settings as a song representative of Japan. Contrary to popular belief, the song did not originate ...

", a traditional Japanese song * "Sakura" (Arashi song), 2015 * "Sakura" (Ayaka song), 2018 * "Sakura" (Ikimonogakari song), 2006 * "Sakura" (Lead song), 2014 * "Sakura" (Saori@destiny song), 2008 * "Sakura", by Capsule, 2001 * "Sakura", by

Da Pump is a Japanese boy band made up of lead vocalist, Issa Hentona and MCs Ken Okumoto, Yukinari Tamaki and Shinobu Miyara. The band formed as students at Okinawa Actors School in 1996. They made their debut on the Avex Trax subsidiary avex tune unde ...

, 2019 * "Sakura", by

Ketsumeishi is a four-member Japanese pop and hip hop group that incorporates singing and rapping into their music. They have had several major hits in Japan, including "Sakura", which reached number two on the Oricon , established in 1999, is the ho ...

, 2005 * "Sakura", by

Naotarō Moriyama (born April 23, 1976) is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter. His mother is Ryōko Moriyama, a well-known folk singer. Moriyama came out with the album "Kawaita Uta wa Sakana no Esa ni Chōdo Ii" in 2002, including the song "Sakura". Discogra ...

, 2003 * "Sakura", by Nirgilis, used in the anime ''

Eureka Seven ''Eureka Seven'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese anime television series created and produced by Bones. The series was directed by Tomoki Kyoda, with series composition by Dai Satō, character designs by Kenichi Yoshida and ...

'', 2006 * "Sakura", by Rosalía from ''

Motomami ''Motomami'' is the third studio album by Spanish singer Rosalía. It was released on 18 March 2022 through Columbia Records. Rosalía enlisted producers Noah Goldstein, Michael Uzowuru, Dylan Wiggins and Pharrell Williams as well as longtime ...

'', 2022

Transportation

* Japanese ship Sakura list of ships named ''Sakura'' * Nissan Sakura, a battery electric kei car * Datsun Sakura, a rebadged Nissan S110 Silvia for the Mexican market

Other uses

* Sakura (name), a Japanese given name (and list of individuals and fictional characters with that name) * Sakura (text editor)