{"product_id":"bucket-hat-land-of-cherry-blossoms","title":"Bucket Hat 'Land of Cherry Blossoms' - さくら","description":"\u003ch2\u003eA cherry branch across the word JAPAN, embroidered petal by petal\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCherry blossom\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003cem\u003esakura\u003c\/em\u003e (桜) — holds a place in Japanese feeling that no other plant comes close to. Each spring, a flowering that lasts only days sets off \u003cem\u003ehanami\u003c\/em\u003e (花見, \"flower viewing\"), the practice of gathering in public parks to eat and drink beneath the trees. It goes back at least to the Heian period (794–1185), when the imperial court held the same gatherings in the gardens of Kyoto and built a whole poetic vocabulary around them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003ebrevity\u003c\/strong\u003e is the point. A single tree holds its flower for five to seven days. That short window made sakura the strongest available image for impermanence in Japanese thought — the idea called \u003cem\u003emono no aware\u003c\/em\u003e, which holds that what passes is more beautiful precisely because it will not last. The blossom is not admired in spite of falling. It is admired for falling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe embroidery is an editorial piece rather than a picture: \u003cstrong\u003eJAPAN\u003c\/strong\u003e in black serif capitals, crossed by a cherry branch whose pink petals are stitched individually, with the line \"The land of cherry blossoms\" set in italic beneath. It draws directly on prewar Japanese travel graphics — the vintage postcard, the souvenir from a spring in Tokyo, Kyoto or Yoshino.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pale colorways let the pink and the black lettering read cleanly. Wear it with a light linen dress, a heavyweight white tee or a poplin shirt, with espadrilles or minimal sneakers. The brim earns its place during blossom season and on any long afternoon in a park. Made for people who plan a trip around a forecast, and for anyone who came back from a Japanese spring with something to remember it by.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e98% cotton, 2% elastane\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMid profile, 7.5 cm (3 in) brim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne size: 54.9-60 cm (21.6-23.6 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoft inner lining\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlat seams and clean finishing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Japan Clothing","offers":[{"title":"White","offer_id":53756639183195,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Khaki","offer_id":53756639215963,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/9300\/2473\/files\/bucket-hat-land-of-cherry-blossoms-white.jpg?v=1786455169","url":"https:\/\/japan-clothing.com\/products\/bucket-hat-land-of-cherry-blossoms","provider":"JAPAN CLOTHING","version":"1.0","type":"link"}