As the country emerges from a long, wet winter, people are being encouraged to pause, sit back and savour one of nature’s most special spectacles – blossom season. Now in its fifth year, the Hanami-inspired celebrations promoted by The National Trust urge the public to immerse themselves and their senses in nature as it wakes from its slumber. In Japan, Hanami – which literally means ‘flower viewing’ – happens every spring between late March and May. People gather in numbers for food, drink, socialising and song to marvel at the beauty of sakura – or flowering cherry blossoms – while even the …