Sakura is the Japanese term for ornamental cherry blossom trees and their blossoms.

Sakura may also refer to:

People

  • Sakura (name), a Japanese given name (and list of individuals and fictional characters with that name)
  • Mansa Sakura, 13th-century ruler of Mali
  • Sakura Miyawaki, a Japanese singer, member of Le Sserafim

Places

  • , a city in Japan
  • , a city in Japan formed on March 28, 2005
  • , a district in the city of Saitama, Japan
  • , a Japanese feudal domain located in Shimōsa Province
  • Sakura Square, a plaza in Denver, Colorado
  • Sakuranobaba Josaien, a Japanese tourism facility located in Kumamoto City, Japan
  • Sakura, Setagaya, Tokyo, a district in Setagaya Area

Business

  • Sakura (cigarette), produced and sold exclusively in Japan, by Japan Tobacco
  • Sakura (train), several different train services in Japan
  • The Sakura Bank, a Japanese bank based in Tokyo and Kobe
  • Sakura Color Products Corporation, a Japanese pen manufacturer
  • Tokyo Sakura Tram (officially Toden Arakawa Line) is a tram service in Tokyo, Japan
  • Sakura Lounge, the airport lounge of Japan Airlines

Music

Albums

  • Sakura (Susumu Yokota album), 1999
  • Sakura (Fariz RM album), 1980
  • Sakura, a 1998 album by Southern All Stars

Songs

  • "Sakura Sakura", a traditional Japanese song
  • "Sakura" (Arashi song), 2015
  • "Sakura" (Ayaka song), 2018
  • "Sakura" (Ikimonogakari song), 2006
  • "Sakura" (Lead song), 2014
  • "Sakura" (Saori@destiny song), 2008
  • Sakura-Variationen, a 2000 trio for saxophone, piano, and percussion by Helmut Lachenmann
  • "Sakura", by Capsule, 2001
  • "Sakura", by Da Pump, 2019
  • "Sakura", by Ketsumeishi, 2005
  • "Sakura", by Naotarō Moriyama, 2003
  • "Sakura", by Nirgilis, used in the anime Eureka Seven, 2006
  • "Sakura", by Rosalía from Motomami, 2022

Sport

  • Sakura, a common nickname for Japanese Women's national sports teams:
  • Japan women's national field hockey team
  • Japan women's national rugby union team

Transportation

  • Japanese ship Sakura list of ships named Sakura
  • Datsun Sakura, a rebadged Nissan S110 Silvia for the Mexican market
  • Nissan Sakura, a battery electric kei car

Other uses

  • Sakura (text editor)
  • Sakura (TV series), a 2002 Japanese TV morning show drama
  • Sakura catalog, a Japanese stamp catalog illustrated in colors
  • Sakura, raw horse meat in Japanese cuisine

See also

  • Cherry Blossom (disambiguation)
  • Ōka (disambiguation)