Somei-yoshino is the most popular species among cherry blossoms in Japan and widely known as the trees under which people hold flower viewing parties with drinking sake in every spring. The tree of Somei-yoshino can be seen in the park, the river side or along the boulevard everywhere in Japan. But all of them have the same DNA because they are clone and have been reproduced only by grafting and cutting. That is why they bloom exactly on the same day depending on the atmospheric temperature and so called "cherry blossom front" starts going northward from southern Kyushu in late March and disappears in northern Hokkaido in the middle of May.

Double flowering cherry is a generic name of cherries that have multifold petals with gorgeous appearance. Osaka Mint is the famous spot for double flowering cherry, where 350 trees of 132 species are planted. They open the walk-through garden for public for one week in the full bloom season in the middle of April.

Weeping cherry is a generic name of the cherries that have soft branches hanging down with full of blossoms. It includes species with various colors and flower shapes, but commonly takes on graceful and elegant appearance.

Yoshino cherry is a generic name of the cherries that planted in the Mt. Yoshino in Nara-ken, which area has often been the location of traditional Japanese historical stories. Around 30000 trees of cherries are planted there and most of them are close types to the wild mountain cherry, which blooms about two weeks later than somei-yoshino with plain clors and shapes.

Omuro cherry is a common name of the cherry planted in the courtyard of Ninna-ji in Kyoto, which has whitish blossoms about two weeks later than Somei-yoshino. The trees are relatively short in height and its feature is considered to come from the clay-like soil specific there.