英语比赛的自我介绍(最新20篇)

My name is . I am from . There are people in my family. My father works in a com#puter com#pany. He is a com#puter engineer. My mother works in a international trade com#pany. She is also a busy woman. I have a older sister and a younger brother. My sister is a junior in National Taiwan University. She majors in English. My brother is an elementary school student. He is 8 years old.

Hello,everyone. My name is giffer and Im 12-year-old .I am Very pleased to be admitted to the Xicheng Foreign Language School. My favourite subject is Chinese and English. My hobby is blown flute and reading. There is also a very good Orchestra here. The school orchestra and this will allow me to learn a lot of knowledge in this three years. I want to study well. To give our parents and ourselves a satisfactory answer at this holiday. I took part in the training of the orchestra. Participated in the torch relay Task. I will Learn a lot and I hope that I can learn more knowledge at this secondary school.

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大家好，我叫giffer，今年12岁。很高兴今年考上了西城外国语中学。我喜欢的科目是语文、英语、我的爱好是吹长笛、看书。在这里也有一个很好的管乐团.这个学校和这个乐团能让我学习到很多知识.在这三年里。我要好好学习，给自己和家长一个满意的答卷，在这个假期，我参加了管乐团的训练，参加了火炬传递的任务，学到了很多东西，我希望我能在这所中学学到更多的知识。

The large number of our population has become one of the most serious problems of our society. according to a recent survey of the national bureau of statistics, there are more than 1.3 billion people in our country, which account for about 1/5 of all the people in the world. the same survey also predicts that our population will grow quickly in the years to come.

overpopulation has brought about a series of negative effects to our economic development and social security. in the first place, too many people impose a heavy burden on our environment. as a result, we suffer from a shortage of fresh water and natural resources. in the second place, as the supply of labor greatly exceeds the demand of the society, many people become employed. this is a source of social unrest. last but not least, we have to manufacture all kinds of products to meet the needs of the people, which causes environment pollution to our lakes and land.

serious though the problem seems, we have to take some measures to tackle it. on the one hand, the government should carry out more strictly the policy of family planning, thus reducing the total number of population. on the other hand, all the people should realize the harms of overpopulation. with the concerted efforts of all the parties concerned, we’re sure to solve the problem in the future.

[介绍人口英语作文

The cute boy is my little cousin, the youngest of my aunt and also her most beloved. He is almost five this year in preschool(the school year just before elementary school in my city).

I shared my summer vacation with him this year,and it turned out to be quite pleasurable and funny. I will pic up a scene for you;it is at the swimming pool. That day, my sister, he and me went to the swimming pool near my home and i bought the tickets. My sister, my cousin and i, then, made for the changeroom. When we got to the door, he stopped and was hesitant,murmuring,"i am not entering it,its for girls." All of a sudden, my sister and i bursted into laughter. So, i had to give his swimsuit to him. He ran for the mens and stopped outside. After looking into the room for a moment, he walked in it. A while later, when we two girls were finished, he was waiting for us outside.

He was a green in swimming. Instead of being afraid, he was filled with exitment,showing his little tight teeth, while my sister and i held his arms firmly.

What an cute angel my cousin was.

My family has a dog baby, it is purely German shepherd, very expensive. For the arrival of the whole family are very happy, this guy is too cute.

It is not covered with a trumpet, if you sleep in the snow, I am afraid that three days can not find. Its sharp ears, small and exquisite, vigilant up the vertical; black eyes, shiny light. That sensitive smell unparalleled, was V blood basin mouth is daunting, sharp teeth make it even more powerful. Its strong limbs support a strong body. See it so brave, I give it from the white tiger.

White Tiger Although it looks a bit scary, but actually not the case. Remember that my uncle had just given it to me, it opened his mouth, I can not help but be surprised: good sharp teeth ah! I do not know it bite or no bite. But after a few days, it is no stranger to me, and began to walk around me every day to the night market, I took it, provoke many curious talk about, some children also followed the white tiger to go, white tiger But gently walked in front of me open, not bite. I know that it is so gentle temperament.

White Tiger and I am familiar with, they became a good friend inseparable. Go to school every day, it must go with me. No way, I had to rush home again and again; every day after school, it ran out early to meet me, see me back, it put up his forepaws stretched out his tongue, shaking his tail stand downstairs wait for me. Whenever this time, I sorted out its white hair and went home with it.

My lovely white tiger is not big, but eat a lot of things. Every night, my mother will have to get another piece of meat to eat it, and the white tiger at this time to relish to enjoy the fragrant barbecue. But in order not to raise a fat dog, it should eat more vegetables. Every day the nutrition meal, by me to set.

Alas, my lovely pet dog! Really my good partner.

上午好!(鞠躬)首先，谢谢你们能在年味还未消尽时，抽身来这里为我们点评，谢谢!(再次鞠躬)

又是一年冰水溶动的季节，它的柔情携带着我年少的希望，我的梦想就像葱翠小河里的冰水，终于要流动了。在这个孕育生命与活力的时节，我终于可以为自己的梦想奋斗了!

我叫XXX，出生在XX地的一条小河边，8X年(春：同样的也是这样一个满眼灿烂的季节;夏：满是阳光的季节;秋：承载着希望与收获的季节;冬：雪花飘飞，满目霏白的季节)随着一声婴啼我来到了这个世界。父母的笑声温暖了家，也寄托了我的希望。所以，在我心里我是给父母带来幸福和快乐的天使。

小的时候，我经常陪在父母身边收看电视节目，尤其是新闻类的，父亲尤其喜欢。那时，父亲常说，如果以后看见女儿能像主持人那样主持节目该多好呀。我也是渐渐的喜欢上了播音主持。后来，上了高中我离开故乡四处求学，学习播音主持专业。只希望有一天我可以圆自己的梦，让父母开心。因为，我一出生就注定是父母的天使!

就在今天，就在这个时刻，考验我的时候到了，圆梦的时刻到了。我必须奋斗，用我的嗓音去为自己的将来呼喊!希望评委们能给我一次机会!一次让我获得自身价值，圆我梦想的机会!!

谢谢!(鞠躬)

Dad grew up in a single parent family, perhaps this is not perfect family created his fathers reticent character. Until there is me, my father will always have some smile.

Perhaps the boys heart and personality accounted for the upper hand, my father earnestly told me reason, I always disdain, turn a deaf ear, or severely refute a pass. In this regard, my father just silently smoking. I thought it was naive. Can learn no fathers urging, the results naturally fell. At that moment, although my father did not hit me, but the death of the general silence, desperately smoking, my father greeted his face showing disappointment look. I am determined, must be in the study and life to achieve success, by praise. Let my father show a rare smile.

Dads smile is more out of my sensible. That day at noon to eat fish, my father was a big fish caught, rice balls, water, steamed bread swallowed, are of no avail. Cross here is painful, my father kept moaning. I am very worried. Home school at night, I still do not worry that hateful fishbone, even homework is also absent-minded. Dad a home, I asked: "Dad, the fish did not go down?" "Go on!" Dad smiled, it seems very satisfied. Then I went to the study to get the book, I heard my father kept saying: "I am very happy today, because the daughter said a concern!" I suddenly realized that I should often give my father more care, so that my father has Sweet love and happiness!

Dad, your smile is an indispensable part of my growth. It makes me feel warm and happy. As your daughter, to see your white hair gradually increased, I must hard work, make achievements, so that your smile often!

My parents work in a shoe factory. They get up at five thirty. They first get breakfast ready. Then they go to work by bus. They work there from eight to five. They come home at about six and prepare super for us. Mother washes clothes in the evening, Father often makes toys for toys for us. They are busy all day.

Many of us are liking animals very much, some of us like dogs, others like cats, which can be easily seen in anywhere, well, im very keen on penguin.

the reason of mine to have keen on penguin is because their uniqueness, unlike with most of other animals, they only live in the South Pole, and unlike with most birds, though they cant fly, yet they can swim in the extreme cold glacier, and the most wonderful part is they can stand like a human and walking, its very cute when they are walking, Most of the endangered animals are very harmful, yet the penguin looks harmonious as well as entertaining, we even will put them on the movies and cartoons such as "Madagascar" and "Ice Age" and so on.

I like penguin, and when i grow up, wish to do research on the south pole to observe penguin and protect them.

My name is _X , 12 years old this year, I in shandong province boxing

lakeside town village "bian village elementary school reading, I ah, the little

girl is a warm and cheerful confident sunshine, normally its not a hobby, but in

the evening, I began to see some documents, which is not the eyes.

I have some advantages, also some disadvantages. Ill tell you about my

strengths! Advantage 1: I am very popular among the students, why? Because I

often classmates laugh ah. Advantage 2: I like reading very much. Advantages 3:

I finished writing homework at home, I which also dont go, just as documents in

bed, someone ask me to play, I go out to play occasionally. Good, the advantages

are had said. The talk about weakness! Disadvantages 1: Im lazy, mom told me to

do what I dont do it. Defect 2: one to play with my legs hurt. Drawbacks 3:

every examination should not be in the wrong is wrong, every time I got 90

points, never take an examination of 100 minutes... When I play, like crazy, no

wonder every time I was hurt when I come back! Once my classmate - mud LuYing

cried, I asked what happened to her, she dont say, I just want to have an idea,

as a result, she laughed. I can comfort people, also can get people cry.

I am a warm and cheerful, sunshine confident girls.

我叫_X，今年12岁了，我在山东省博兴县湖滨镇寨卞村小学五年级读书，我呀，是一个热情开朗阳光自信的小女生，平时没什么爱好，不过一到了晚上，我就开始看一些作文书，导致现在眼睛不好。

我有些优点，也有些缺点。我先给你说说我的优点吧!优点1：我很受同学们的喜爱，为什呢?是因为我经常都同学笑呀。优点2：我非常喜欢看书。优点3：我在家里写完了作业，我哪也不去，就在床上看作文书，别人找我玩，我偶尔出去玩一下。好了，优点都说完了。该说说缺点了!缺点1：我很懒，妈妈叫我做什么我都不去做。缺点2：一去玩我就腿摔伤。缺点3：每次考试不该错的却错，害得我每次都考90多分，从不考100分……我玩的时候像疯了一样，怪不得我每一次回来的时候都有伤啊!有一次我的同学—泥鲁莹哭了，我问她怎么了，她不说，我就想了一个办法，结果她哈哈大笑。我能安慰人，也能把别人惹哭了。

我是一个热情开朗，阳光自信的小女生。

Love is sweet in the beginning,but sour in the end. 爱情先甜后来酸。

All roads lead to Roma.条条大道通罗马。

As you make your bed,so you must lie in it.自食其果。

Don′t count your chickens before they are hatched.切莫过于乐观。

Don′t judge a person by the clothes he wears.不能以貌取人。

Failure is the mother of success.失败是成攻之母。

It′s easy to be wise after the event.事后诸葛亮。

Labour is lihgt where love doth pay. 爱情付报酬，劳苦也轻松。

Learn to walk before you run.循序渐进。

Love is a sweet tyranny,because the lover endures his torment willingly. 爱情是可爱的虐政，情人们甘受它痛苦的折磨。

Love makes all hard hearts gentle. 爱情把一切冷酷之心变成温柔。

Love makes obedience easy. 爱情使服从变为易事。

Love makes one fit for any work. 爱情使人适合任何工作。

Love makes the world go round. 爱情使世界运转。

Love me little and love me long. 不求情意浓，但愿情义长。

Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌。

Love needs no teaching. 爱情无需教导。

Love not at the first look. 切莫一见钟情。

Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。

When love puts in,friendship is gone. 爱情进入，友情完结。

关于城市介绍高中英语作文篇1

The city of hangzhou lies in the southeast of china and faces the east sea. it is famous for its beautiful west lake with a long history.whenever you come to this modern city you will see many parks and some places of interest around the west lake. during the holidays or festivals or at the weekends, people like boating on the water or walking on the paths of the woods or sitting on the ground to have a picnic. what a good time they have! since the politics of the reforming and opening were carried out by the government of hangzhou, plenty of tall buildings have been set up and great changes have taken place in this city.

杭州位于中国的东南，东临东海，以美丽的西湖而闻名于世。无论你什么时候去杭州，都会看到许多公园和名胜古迹环绕着西湖。节假日人们喜欢在西湖上荡浆，在小树林里漫步，或者坐在地上野炊，度过愉快的时光。自改革开放以来，杭州发生了巨大变化，许多高楼大厦拔地而起，呈现出新面貌。

关于城市介绍高中英语作文篇2

Beijing is an ancient city with a long history. Back in 3000 years ago in Zhou dynasty, Beijing, which was called Ji at the moment, had been named capital of Yan. Thereafter, Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasty all made Beijing their capital. Therefore, Beijing was famous for "Capital of a thousand years".

The long history leaves Beijing precious cultural treasure. Winding for several kilometers in Beijing area, the Great Wall is the only man-made structure that could been seen in the space. The Summer Palace is a classic composition of ancient royal gardens, and the Forbidden City is the largest royal palaces in the world. Tiantan is where the emperor used to fete their ancestors, and also the soul of Chinese ancient constructions. The four sites above has been confirmed world cultural heritage by UNESCO. However, the best representatives for Beijing are the vanishing Hutongs and square courtyards. Through hundreds of years, they have become symbol of Beijings life. Tiananmen square being still brilliant today with cloverleaf junctions and skyscrapers everywhere, the old-timey scene and modern culture are combined to present a brand new visage of Beijing.

As Beijing has been confirmed home city of Olympics 2008, the spirit of "green Olympics, scientific Olympics and humanized Olympic" will surely bring more and more changes to Beijing, promote the development of sports and Olympics in China as well as in the world, and strengthen the friendly communications between Chinese and foreign people.

Hello,everyone!

I was fortunate to 200 * years in September admitted to the University of  ad specialty XX. From 200 * to 200 *, from East Campus to Dushu Lake Campus. In  the Soviet four years, brought me a lot of heritage and memory. Four years  passed away, when they graduate, should be for the life of four years in the  Ivory Tower to learn to do an interview self-introduction.

In four years, I quite seriously in learning, performance is also better,  every year the school received a scholarship in the class have been able to  maintain in the top five. Particularly in the specialized courses concerned, as  far as possible to learn good use. Actively participate in various advertising  competitions, and won the National College Advertising Art Competition Third  Prize of Jiangsu Division. Both peacetime operations, or papers, or exams, can  seriously hope the best. If you would like to say that four years in learning  what the greatest regret is that English, formerly in high school Ive had a  nice English, but into the university, I slack on the English language, and not  spend too much time to learn , resulting in the test to graduate have not been  6.

In social practice, I think my experience was very abundant. 200 * in the  second half, I have to do internship in an advertising agency planning work,  although the beginning of what will not, very hard, very tired, but when I as a  Fan Meeting planners and executors of the stage and flowers after child  communication band, when I write advertising effectiveness measurement companies  Ina ceramic gain customer acceptance of the report, when I see their planned  ceremony, opening ceremony of the successful implementation of the time, when I  designed the LOGO when used by businesses When I work independently in the scene  when the road show, I was happy. With my own efforts to complete a task.  Internship in advertising, I learned a lot of things can not go to school books,  contact with clients across industries, while also working in the printing  industry, media, service organizations and other rituals have a certain  understanding for the future able to adapt quickly to lay the foundation for  work.

Prior to this, McDonalds, I also worked part-time, bitter, tired, but that  time has given me a lot of fun. Learn a lot. I begun to taste the hardships of  life and make money easily. McDonalds as a world-class enterprises, it has a  strict standard of staff training system and working mechanism. Work at  McDonalds, on the one hand I learned such a big company product promotion,  teamwork, customer service, quality assurance and so should learn the rules and  regulations and successful experiences, on the other hand, deal with all kinds  of customers, but also enhance the my ability to communicate with others, in  addition, work has worked hard my hard-working spirit.

In addition, in terms of ideology, I also actively move closer to the  party, on the one hand, to strengthen its own ideological and moral  construction, to arm themselves ideologically; on the other hand, in the spirit  of serving the people, adhere to help others, serve the community members of the  strict demands on themselves. Finally the beginning of the glorious junior  joined the Chinese Communist Party, and successfully turned positive after one  year.

Four years in college, I know a lot of friends, they gave me a lot of help,  let me learn a lot, this is college, in addition to expertise outside of an  additional valuable asset.

In short, four years of school life, whether professional or social  knowledge about, or people skills, have learned a lot I can say that four years  of my life the most significant period of time, my ideal life and the pursuit of  life during this period to determine their own career planning for a new life  also have a new goal. I will continue to work closer to success!

Thank you!

There is a library in our school. It is open from eight oclock in the morning till half past five in the afternoon. We often go there to borrow books.

We can borrow five books at a time and keep them for two weeks. If we cant finish reading them in two weeks, we can go and renew them. The librarian is always ready to help the students. If the book you want is out, she will help you to choose another one. We always take good care of the borrowed books. We can also look through newspapers and magazines in the reading-room, but we are not allowed to take them out of the reading-room.

There are four people in my family. They are my father, my mother, my elderly brother and I. My father is a computer engineer. He works in a big company in my city. My mother is a nurse. She works hard to help patients. But she is always busy and always comes home late tiredly. My brother is three years older than me. Now, he is a middle school student. He is sunny and easygoing. He can help me a lot in my study. I am primary school student. I love my families. So do they.

我家有四口人。他们是我的父亲，我的母亲，我的哥哥，我的父亲是一名计算机工程师。他在我城市的一家大公司工作。我的母亲是一名护士。她努力帮助病人。但是她总是很忙，总是很晚才回家。我哥哥比我大三岁。现在，他是一名中学生。他阳光明媚，很随和。在我的学习中他可以帮我很多。我是小学生。我爱我的家庭。所以他们。

my dear teachers,my dear professors.i am very glad to be here for your interview.my name is song yonghao,i am 22 years old .i come from luoyang,a very beautiful aicent city.my undergratuade period will be accomplished in changan university in july ,2004;and now,i am trying my best for obtaining a key to tongji university.

generally speaking ,i am a hard working student especially do the thing i am interested in. i will try my best to finish it no matter how difficult it is. when i was sophomore, i found web design very interesting, so i learned it very hard . to weaver a homepage for myself, i stayed with my pesonel computer for half a month.,and i am the first one in my class who own his homepage. forthermore,i am a person with great perserverence. during the days preparing for the first examination,i insist on running every day, no matter what the weather was like.and just owning to this,i could concentrate on my study and succeeded in the end.

well ,in my spare time ,i like basketball, tennis and chinese chess. also english is my favorate.i often go to english corner to practise my oral english on every thursday,and write compositions to improve my witten ability .but i know my english is not good enough ,i will continue studying.

ok, that is all,thank you for your attention

My hometown Nan Chang City is in Jiangxi , this is a beautiful , civilized city. There is a lot of places of historic interest, for instance , rope Jin Ta county, prances, king cabinet , all sorts of flowers in Nanchang continent , child pavilion , uprising memorial hall August First, ... Limpid eyes the public square fountain has attracted many visitors , the fountain high and low alternatively with music like naughty child in dancing. Have arrived at evening , the whole city colourfully decorated lantern Gao Zhao , is very beautiful! Take a look on that my hometown is what beautiful , what beautiful! I love my hometown Nanchang!

Hello everyone,

my name is Lee. This is really a great honor to have this opportunity, and I believe I can make good performance today. Now I will introduce myself briefly. I am 20 years old，born in Guangdong province, south of China, and I am a senior student at Guangdong ××University. My major is English. And I will receive my bachelor degree after my graduation in June.

In the past four years, I spent most of my time on study. I passed CET4 and CET6 with a ease and acquired basic theoretical and practical knowledge of Language. Besides, I have attended several Speech competition held in Beijing, which really showed our professional advantages. I have taken a tour to some big factories and companies, through which I got a deep understanding of English for application.

Compared to developed countries, unfortunately, although we have made extraordinary progress since 1998, our packaging industry is still underdeveloped, messy and unstable, and the situation of employees in the field is awkward. But I have full confidence in its bright future if only our economy can be kept at the growth pace still. I guess you may be interested in why I choose this job. I would like to tell you that this job is one of my lifelong goals.

If I can work here,I will work hard. As to my character, I cannot describe it well, but I know I am optimistic and confident. Sometimes I prefer to stay alone, reading and listening to the music, but I am not lonely, for I like to chat with my classmates about almost everything. My favorite pastime is to play volleyball, to play cards or to surf online. From life at university, I learn how to balance study and entertainment. By the way, I was an actor in our amazing drama club. I have a few glorious memories on stage.

My name is ________. I am graduate from ________ seniorhigh school and major in ________. There are ________ people in my family. My father works in a computer company. And my mother is a housewife. I am the youngest one in my family.

In my spare time, I like to read novels. I think reading could enlargemy knowledge. As for novels, I could imagine whatever I like such as a well-known scientist or a kung-fu master. In addition to reading, I also like to play PC games. A lot of grownups think playing PC games hinders the students from learning. But I think PC games could motivate me to learn something such as English or Japanese.My favorite course is English because I think it is interesting to say one thing via different sounds. I wish my English could be improved in the next four years and be able to speak fluent English in the future.

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I’m very happy to be here with all of you. Thank you for giving me such a great opportunity to present myself.

Well, may name is 马可(此处可替换), and you can call me Michael if you like. I am from Hangzhou, China. It is a wonderful tourist city. If you have a chance to visit my hometown, I will be glad to show you around.

Well, today I’m here to fight for a chance to work in your company. You know, to be a part of you is a dream that has taken roots in my heart, because your company has a very good reputation, and I heard you offer great conditions for the right person. So that’s why I’m here.

Finally, I sincerely hope my dream could come true. And I will prove myself to be a valuable asset to your company. Thank you.

我是一个很平凡的一个人，不善言谈，偶尔让人觉得难以接近，善良、环保主义者。喜欢睡觉和旅行，感情丰富细腻，理想中精神大于物质，喜欢的是那种可以不帅但是要端正的，自信的、踏实的、乐观的、上进的人，和简单的、和谐的、温暖的生活状态。喜欢让自己的屋子清新，温暖，整洁，。不喜欢邋遢。（可以说有点洁辟） 不会吃很粗糙的饭菜，不会用方便食品打发每天三餐。偶尔下厨，喜欢做一些自创的饭菜，在一饭一蔬一汤里，有了对生活的体悟与感恩。不过，不喜欢洗碗。

对别人的事情不太感兴趣，不会听到东家长和西家短。不过有时也会多管闲事。

一切前卫的玩法都不会只是喜欢经常和爱人去散散步。 比较喜欢安静，也喜欢偶尔和朋友小聚。 和父母住在一起，有一个完整的温暖的家。

不独立，总需要依靠。需要受到保护，是典型的外表坚强，内心脆弱。

我有时很粗心，但不喜欢别人嫌我烦。我方向感特强，不会常常迷路，不喜欢别人嫌我笨。有时有些固执，意见不和，跟人争吵，只要冷静下来，我就会想通了。有时很幼稚，会蹲在那里看花和草，看虫子，会去闻花的香，还会感慨一番，不喜欢别人笑我傻。有时我看电视剧，会跟着里面的人哭和笑，不喜欢别人嫌我庸俗。（就是那种喜欢听好话的人）

很累的时候就不想说话，早晨起来话也不多，有些慢热的样子。情绪不好的时候象刺猬，只要不理我，自己就调整过来了。

除了睡觉，我喜欢到处走走，希望有假期的时候另一半会带我出去玩。有时我会很唠叨，但一切都是为你好。我记性不好，但是不要对我发脾气，我是那种吃软不吃硬的人（但是偶尔让我吃吃硬，我会觉得很爽）我不会和别人比较金钱和地位。

很喜欢花草树木，小桥流水，名胜古迹。

Sakura is the Japanese name for ornamental cherry trees, Prunus serrulata, and their blossoms. Cherry fruit (known as sakuranbo) come from a different species of tree.

Sakura, a well-known and ubiquitous symbol of Japan, are represented on all manner of consumer goods, including kimono, stationery, and dishware. Cherry blossoms are an enduring metaphor for the ephemeral nature of life, and as such are frequently depicted in art. There is at least one popular folk song, originally meant for the shakuhachi (bamboo flute), titled "Sakura", as well as a number of pop songs. "Sakura" is also a common Japanese female name.

Sakura is indigenous to the Himalayas and east Asia. Some trees can be found in China and Korea but the largest number and variety of sakura, more than 305 species, can be seen in Japan. Many of them were artificially hybridized or grafted by the Japanese many centuries ago.

"On the other hand, in China, cherry blossom is the symbol of feminine dominance, female beauty and sexuality. Additionally, the cherry blossom is the Chinese symbol of feminine principle and it also symbolizes love in the language of herbs. Interestingly, cherry blossom is the flower of the April in China, whereas in Japan, it is wisteria." Spring flowers of Japan

Japans most beloved variety is the Somei Yoshino. Its flowers are nearly pure white, tinged with the palest pink, especially near the stem. The flowers bloom, and usually fall within a week, before the leaves come out. Therefore, the trees look nearly white from top to bottom. The variety takes its name from the village of Somei (now part of Toshima in Tokyo). It was developed in the mid- to late-19th century at the end of the Edo period and the beginning of the Meiji period. The Somei Yoshino is so widely associated with cherry blossoms that jidaigeki and other works of fiction often depict the variety in the Edo period or earlier; such depictions are anachronisms.

Other categories include yamazakura, yaezakura, and shidarezakura. The yaezakura have large flowers, thick with rich pink petals. The shidarezakura, or weeping cherry, has branches that fall like those of a weeping willow, bearing cascades of pink flowers.

Annually, the Japanese Meteorological Agency and general public track the sakura zensen, or Cherry-Blossom Front. Nightly forecasts follow the weather segment of news programs. The blossoming begins in Okinawa in January, and typically reaches Kyoto and Tokyo at the end of March or the beginning of April. Then it proceeds north, arriving in Hokkaidō a few weeks later. Japanese pay close attention to these forecasts. They will go to parks, shrines and temples with family and friends and hold a "flower viewing party" known as hanami. Hanami festivals celebrate the beauty of sakura, and for many, it is a chance to relax and enjoy the beautiful view. Hanami custom in Japan dates back to many centuries ago. It is witten in Nihon Shoki that the Hanami festival were already held in the 3rd century.

Most Japanese schools and public buildings have sakura trees outside of them. Since the fiscal and school year both begin in April, in many parts of Honshū, the first day of work or school will coincide with the cherry blossom season.