First Sakura (Cherry Blossoms) in Japan, 2008

Here are some photos from Mt Yaedake sakura festival in Japan 2008. These photos were taken on 24 January 2008 on Mount Yaedake, near Nago, Okinawa. Please subscribe to our RSS Feed to stay updated about more Japanese sakura festival photos, like the Nago Sakura Festival!

Sakura festival in Okinawa:

Okinawa jungle and sakura:

The Mount Yaedake sakura festival in Okinawa, is just one of the many sakura festivals in Japan. An interesting sakura fact is that though the sakura bloom in Japan from south to north, on Okinawa island, the bloom from north to south. The sakura on Okinawa are a different variety than the ones in most of Japan...