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Cherry blossoms on the River Iwakuni with a view of Kintai Bridge 
are the poems composed since olden times in praise of 
Yama-zakura. Hence, the name ‘“ national flower,” in 
the strict sense of the term, is due to Yama-zakura. Of 
course, some kinds of Sato-zakura (the domestic cherries ) 
or other classes of cherries have very beautiful flowers, 
no less beautiful indeed than Yama-zakura, particularly 
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