Sakura (disambiguation)

Sakura (桜 in kanji, さくら in hiragana, サクラ in katakana) is the Japanese term for ornamental cherry blossom trees and their blossoms.

Sakura may also refer to:

Places

• Sakura, Chiba (佐倉市, Sakura-shi), a city in Japan
• Sakura, Tochigi (さくら市, Sakura-shi), a city in Japan formed on March 28, 2005
• Sakura-ku, Saitama (桜区, Sakura-ku), a district in the city of Saitama, Japan
• Sakura Domain (佐倉藩, Sakura han), a Japanese feudal domain located in Shimōsa Province
• Sakura, Setagaya, Tokyo (世田谷区桜, Setagaya-ku Sakura), a place name in Tokyo
• Sakura Square, a plaza in Denver, Colorado

Music

• Sakura (musician) (born 1969), Japanese musician whose main instrument is the drums
• Sakura (album), by Susumu Yokota
• "Sakura" (Ikimono-gakari song), a 2006 song by Ikimono-gakari
• Sakura, an album by the Southern All Stars
• "Sakura", a song by Naotarō Moriyama
• "Sakura", a song by Ketsumeishi
• "Sakura", a song by Nirgilis used in the anime Eureka Seven
• "Sakura Drops/Letters", a 2002 song by Hikaru Utada
• "Sakura Sake", a 2005 song by Arashi
• "Sakura Sakura", a Japanese traditional song
• "Sakura Zaka", a 2000 song by Masaharu Fukuyama
• "Sakura" (Capsule song), a 2001 song by Japanese group Capsule
• "Sakura's Theme", Sakura Akamatsu's theme song used in the anime Betterman
• "Sakura Kiss," the opening theme song used in the anime "Ouran High School Host Club"
• "Sakura", a song by Shota Shimizu
• "Sakura", a 2011 song by Che'Nelle

Characters

• Sakura Akamatsu, a character from the anime Betterman
• Sakura Kasugano, a character from the Street Fighter video game series
• Sakura Haruno, one of the main characters of the anime and manga Naruto
• Sakura Kinomoto, the main character of the anime and manga Cardcaptor Sakura
• Sakourah, a villainous sorcerer in The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad
• Sakura (Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle), a fictional character and one of the protagonists from Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle
• Kyouko Sakura, a character from the anime and manga Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Other uses

• Sakura (mansa), mansa of the Mali empire
• Sakura (NHK), a 2002 Japanese TV morning show drama
• Sakura (train), the name of several different train services in Japan
• Sakura Color Products Corporation, a Japanese pen manufacturer
• The Sakura Bank, a Japanese bank based in Tokyo and Kobe
• Sakura, players within the Japanese pachinko industry hired to draw in customers
• Sakura, raw horse meat, usually prepared as sashimi called basashi
• Sakura Lounge, the airport lounge of Japan Airlines
• Sakura Wars, a Japanese media franchise
• Dragon Zakura, a Japanese manga and a TV drama based on the manga
• Cardcaptor Sakura, a Japanese manga and anime
• Sakura (cigarette), produced and sold exclusively in Japan, by Japan Tobacco
• Sakura (Hanagasumi), used for a Kanebo KATE CM, in which the make-up product was also called "Confusion."

See also

• Sakura (name), a Japanese given name (and list of individuals with that name)
• Cherry Blossom (disambiguation)
• Sakura Matsuri, a street festival held in Washington D.C. as a part of the National Cherry Blossom Festival