What is Hana Akari? BJWotD#13

Beautiful Japanese Word of the Day #13

花あかり (Hana Akari)



”Hana Akari refers to when fully bloomed cherry blossoms make the night seem brighter than usual”

花 (hana/ka) means flower in Japanese

あかり (akari) means light in Japanese

The cherry blossoms under the moonlight make the petals glow and light the night sky. 


Writer’s note: Cherry blossoms probably became my favorite flower ever since I moved to Japan. I never really thought of going at night, but this year I will make sure to visit night cherry blossoms.