Awesome "Cherry Blossoms" in Japan A "cherry blossom" is a flower of several trees of genus Prunus, particularly the Japanese cherry, Prunus serrulata , which is called sakura after the Japanese (桜 or 櫻; さくら). Currently they are widely distributed, especially in the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere including Japan, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Taiwan, Korea, Mainland China, West Siberia, Iran, Myanmar and Afghanistan. Along with the chrysanthemum , the cherry blossom is considered the national flower of Japan . Awesome "Cherry Blossoms" in Japan