The japanese practice of hanami originated from the chinese custom of enjoying poetry and wine underneath plum blossom trees while viewing their flowers, that was replicated by japanese elites. People believed in gods' existence inside the trees, and the hanami party was used in the beginning to divine that year's harvest and to announce the season of planting rice. Find out all you need to know about hanami - from the history, celebrations and where to view cherry blossom trees in all their glory across japan.

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