"Sakura" is the Japanese word for "cherry blossom". It refers to the flower of any of the trees of the genus Prunus, but particularly of the Japanese cherry-tree, Prunus serrulata.
For the Japanese, the Sakura blossom is very important. The "hanami", which means practically picknicking under a cherry tree (Sakura) or Japanese apricot (ume) tree in bloom is practically