Sakura Sakura

"Sakura Sakura" (さくら さくら, "Cherry blossoms, cherry blossoms"), 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.

This article is about the Japanese folk song. For the Japanese visual novel of the same name, see Sakura Sakura (visual novel).

Contrary to popular belief, the song did not originate in ancient times; it was a popular, urban melody of the Edo period.

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