Japanese Bitter Sakura

Sakura is the Japanese term for cherry blossom trees. Cherry blossom trees are different from other cherry trees. The main difference is that cherry blossom trees don’t produce fruit. Instead, they bloom with beautiful pink or white flowers each spring. Cherry blossom trees are an icon of Japan. Some people even call the cherry blossom Japan’s informal national flower.

Sakura, the key ingredient, is a blend of natural cherry petals and leaves. We carefully select only those that are both grown naturally without pesticides. The variety of cherry blossom used is Yae Sakura (Sekiyama Sakura) which blooms in the southern area of Nagano prefecture. Sakura leaves are the leaves from Yae cherry blossoms, which blooms in Izu, pickled with the natural salt from the ocean.