Sakura Blizzard (桜吹雪・花吹雪 - Sakura Fubuki)
The magical natural phenomenon where soft cherry blossom petals fall simultaneously in a spring breeze, creating a beautiful 'sakura blizzard' ('Sakura Fubuki') that looks like warm pink snow falling.
A core emblem of the Japanese aesthetic philosophy 'Mono no Aware' (the beautiful sadness of impermanence). Worshippers admire not just the full bloom, but the graceful, swift death of the petals drifting away.
Visit parks about a week after full bloom on a breezy day. Capture the swirling pink petals in slow-motion video, or look at 'Hana-Ikada' (flower rafts) where floating pink petals coat river surfaces completely.
What is the magical phenomenon where falling petals look like swirling pink snow called?