Sakura is a seasonal clock in Japanese cultural life and a global emblem that can flatten meaning if used carelessly.
Ukiyo-e and Rimpa designers treated blossoms as pattern and as time. Hiroshige's weather and Korin's floral design offer two ways into plant form: atmosphere versus emblem.
Cherry blossom festivals in the United States (including the Washington, D.C. gift trees of 1912) are real diplomatic and horticultural history. They do not make every sakura image a slogan about civilizations meeting. Orchid Way avoids that phrase and keeps the plant tied to specific artists and seasons.
Walk from this path into Cities, prints, faiths and into Hokusai, Hiroshige, and Korin entries.
Public historical summary for teaching; not a catalogue raisonné.