30-616: Yoshino may refer to: Yoshino cherry, another name for Prunus × yedoensis , a flowering cherry tree Japanese cruiser Yoshino , a protected cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy Places [ edit ] Yoshino, Nara , a town located in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan Yoshino, Nan'yō, Yamagata , a small town in the north of Nanyo, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan Yoshino, Tokushima ,
60-561: A character from the Da capo visual novel Yoshino Somei , a character from the manga Spriggan Yusuke Yoshino , a character from the anime/manga/visual novel Clannad Yoshino, a character in Bleach (manga) Yoshino Naganohara, a character from the anime and manga series Nichijou Yoshino Takatsuki, a character in the Wandering Son manga Yoshino Nara, a character in
90-687: A former town located in Itano District, Tokushima, Japan Yoshino District, Nara , a district located in Nara Prefecture, Japan Yoshino-Kumano National Park , a Japanese national park comprising areas of Mie, Nara, and Wakayama Prefectures Yoshino Mikumari Shrine , a Shinto shrine located on Mount Yoshino Yoshino Mountain , a mountain located in the town of Yoshino in Nara Prefecture Yoshino Province , an old province of Japan Yoshino River ,
120-470: A public audition by a talent agency that she applied herself. After gaining popularity as a model appearing in fashion magazines, winning reader polled contests, and being cast in spoken roles for television commercials, she was cast in the first feature film Maborosi by film director Koreeda Hirokazu . At about the same time she began appearing as a guest actress on television drama's and started to take on more extended roles in other feature films. Yoshino
150-537: A retired Japanese diver who won bronze medals at the 1982 Asian Games Yoshino Nakashima ( 中嶋 淑乃 ) (born 1999), Japanese professional footballer Yoshino Nanjō ( 南條 愛乃 ) (born 1984), Japanese voice actress Yoshino Nishide (born 1955), Japanese diver Yoshino Ohtori ( 鳳 芳野 ) (born 1947), Japanese voice actress Yoshino Ōishi ( 大石 芳野 ) (born 1944), Japanese photojournalist Yoshino Takamori ( 鷹森 淑乃 ) (born 1963), Japanese voice actress Fictional characters [ edit ] Sakura Yoshino,
180-688: A river on the island of Shikoku, Japan Yoshino Shrine , a Shinto shrine in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan People [ edit ] Surname [ edit ] Akira Yoshino ( 吉野 彰 , born 1948) , Japanese chemist Hideo Yoshino ( 吉野 秀雄 , 1902–1967) , tanka poet in Shōwa period Japan Hiroshi Yoshino ( 吉野 弘 , 1926–2014) , Japanese poet Hiroyuki Yoshino (voice actor) ( 吉野 裕行 , born 1974) , Japanese voice actor affiliated with Sigma Seven Hiroyuki Yoshino (screenwriter) ( 吉野 弘幸 , born 1970) , Japanese screenwriter Hiroyuki Yoshino, former national Japanese champion and early member of
210-437: A scientific name Prunus yedoensis var. nudiflora by a German botanist Bernhard Adalbert Emil Koehne in 1912 continues to be called Prunus yedoensis . The Yoshino cherry has no scientific cultivar name because it is the original cultivar of this hybrid species Prunus × yedoensis . A new name, 'Somei-yoshino' is proposed in accordance with other cultivars of Prunus × yedoensis . Prunus × yedoensis
240-467: A talent agency / agent. Without her parents foreknowledge, she sent out applications (including a school yearbook photograph of herself) to agencies advertised in newspapers until one responded with a request to meet and interview in person. As a young girl not able to travel to the meeting alone, Yoshino informed her mother and was escorted to the agency interview of which she was later offered to join. Yoshino began her career in 1994 after being selected in
270-504: Is a Japanese actress, model, and television personality. One of the first popular teen models / idols known in Japan as "Chaidoru" (a word play on child and idol), she has appeared in numerous TV dramas, commercials, and films. Born in Tokyo and raised in both Tokyo and Chiba , Yoshino as a child wondered how children appeared on TV programs, until she learnt that to be cast she would need to
300-496: Is a hybrid born in Japan and one of its cultivars , Prunus × yedoensis 'Somei-yoshino' or Yoshino cherry ( Japanese : 染井吉野 ソメイヨシノ Somei Yoshino ), is one of the most popular and widely planted cherry cultivars in temperate regions around the world today. 'Somei-yoshino' is a clone from a single tree, and has been propagated by grafting all over the world. 'Somei-yoshino' inherits Edo higan' s quality of blooming before
330-505: Is a small, deciduous tree that grows to be 5 to 12 meters (16–39 ft) (rarely 15 meters (49 ft)) tall at maturity. It grows well in hardiness zones 5–8, and does well in full sun and moist but well-drained soil. The leaves are alternately arranged, 6 to 15 centimeters (2.4–5.9 in) long and 4 to 7 centimeters (1.6–2.8 in) broad, with a serrated margin; they are often bronze-toned when newly emerged, becoming dark green by summer. The flowers emerge before
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#1732765839848360-693: Is a spring celebration in Washington, D.C. , commemorating the 1912 gift of Japanese cherry trees from Tokyo to the city of Washington. They are planted in the Tidal Basin park . Several of 2,000 Japanese cherry trees given to the citizens of Toronto by the citizens of Tokyo in 1959 were planted in High Park . Pilgrim Hill in New York City's Central Park is popular for its groves of pale flowering Yoshino cherry trees as they burst into bloom in
390-737: Is currently developing her own ethical / sustainable fashion brand. Since Yoshino had not finished her high school studies due to difficulty juggling her commitments as an actress / TV personality and a student, she later worked to complete the requirements to receive the Certificate for Students Achieving the Proficiency Level of Upper Secondary School Graduates (similar to the GED in the United States). Throughout her studies, she publicly shared her progress and personal feelings on
420-420: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Prunus %C3%97 yedoensis Prunus × yedoensis (synonym Cerasus × yedoensis ) is a hybrid cherry tree between Prunus speciosa ( Oshima cherry ) as father plant and Prunus pendula f. ascendens (syn. Prunus itosakura , Prunus subhirtella var. ascendens , Edo higan ) as mother. It
450-951: The All Japan Kickboxing Federation Hokuto Yoshino ( 吉野 北人 , born 1997) , Japanese singer, performer and actor Kazuki Yoshino ( 吉野 一基 , born 1985) , Japanese former footballer Keiichirō Yoshino ( 吉野 銈一郎 , 1895–1983) , Japanese photographer Kenji Yoshino (born 1969), American legal scholar and essayist Kimi Yoshino , American journalist Kimika Yoshino ( 吉野 公佳 , born 1975) , Japanese actress and gravure idol Kyohei Yoshino ( 吉野 恭平 , born 1994) , Japanese football player Makoto Yoshino ( 吉野 誠 , born 1977) , Japanese professional baseball pitcher Masato Yoshino ( 吉野 正人 , born 1980) , Japanese professional wrestler Masatoshi Yoshino ( 吉野 正敏 , 1928–2017) , Japanese physical geographer and climatologist Masayoshi Yoshino ( 吉野 正芳 , born 1948) , Japanese politician and member of
480-536: The Edo period to the beginning of the Meiji period, gardeners and craftsman who made the village at Somei in Edo (now Komagome, Toshima ward, Tokyo) grew someiyoshino . They first offered them as Yoshinozakura , but in 1900, they were renamed someiyoshino by Dr. Fujino. This is sometimes rendered as 'Somei-Yoshino'. The Yoshino cherry was introduced to Europe and North America in 1902. The National Cherry Blossom Festival
510-1281: The Empire of Japan and in post-war Japan Shuichiro Yoshino ( 吉野 修一郎 , born 1991) , Japanese professional boxer Shuta Yoshino ( 吉野 洲太 , born 1943) , Japanese boxer Takamitsu Yoshino ( 吉野 峻光 , born 1989) , Japanese football player Tatsuhiko Yoshino ( 吉野 達彦 , born 1985) , Japanese professional wrestler Tatsuro Yoshino ( 吉野 達郎 , born 1982) , Japanese sprinter Tomoko Yoshino ( 芳野 友子 , born 1966) , Japanese first female president of RENGO Tomoyuki Yoshino ( 吉野 智行 , born 1980) , Japanese former football player Toshiro Yoshino ( 吉野 俊郎 , born 1960) , Japanese rugby union player Toyoko Yoshino ( 吉野 トヨ子 , 1920–2015) , Japanese discus thrower Yuji Yoshino ( 吉野 裕司 ) , Japanese composer of video-game music Yumi Yoshino ( 芳野 友美 , born 1980) , Japanese actress Yutaro Yoshino ( 吉野 裕太郎 , born 1996) , Japanese footballer Given name [ edit ] Yoshino Aoki ( 青木 佳乃 ) (born 1971), Japanese video game composer Yoshino Aoyama ( 青山吉能 , born 1996) , Japanese voice actress Yoshino Enomoto ( 永野元 佳乃 , born 1998) , Japanese ice hockey player Yoshino Kimura ( 木村 佳乃 ) (born 1976), Japanese actress Yoshino Mabuchi (born 1966),
540-715: The House of Representatives in the Diet Mickie Yoshino ( ミッキー 吉野 , born 1951) , Japanese keyboard player Nobuatsu Yoshino ( 吉野 伸篤 , born 1940) , Japanese sprint canoer Noriichi Yoshino ( 芳野 法一 , born 1943) , Japanese rower Sakuzō Yoshino ( 吉野 作造 , 1878–1933) , Japanese historian, writer and professor of political science Sally Yoshino (born 1978), Japanese striptease dancer, model, and former AV idol Sayaka Yoshino ( 吉野 紗香 , born 1982) , Japanese actress, model, and television personality Shinji Yoshino ( 吉野 信次 , 1888–1971) , government member in
570-516: The Yoshino cherry was given the scientific name Prunus yedoensis by Jinzō Matsumura . However, after Ernest Henry Wilson suggested Yoshino cherry is a hybrid between Prunus subhirtella var. ascendens ( Edo higan ) and Prunus lannesiana ( Oshima cherry ) in 1916, Yoshino cherry came to be called Prunus × yedoensis . As for the Korean native cherry called King cherry which was given
600-544: The anime/manga Naruto Yoshino Fujieda, a character in the anime Digimon Savers Yoshino Yorita, a character in The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls series Yoshino Takigawa, a character in the anime/manga Blast of Tempest Yoshino , a character in the Date A Live series Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
630-492: The fruit contain little flesh, it contains much concentrated red juice which can stain clothing and bricks. The fruit is only marginally sweet to the human palate. With its fragrant, light pink flowers, manageable size, and elegant shape, the Yoshino cherry is often used as an ornamental tree . Many cultivars have been selected; notable examples include 'Akebono' (or 'America' in Japan), 'Ivensii', and 'Shidare Yoshino'. From
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#1732765839848660-421: The leaves in early spring; they are fragrant, 3 to 3.5 centimeters (1.2–1.4 in) in diameter, with five white or pale pink petals. The flowers grow in clusters of five or six together. The fruit , a small cherry , is a globose drupe 8 to 10 millimeters (0.31–0.39 in) in diameter; they are an important source of food for many small birds and mammals, including robins and thrushes . Although
690-558: The leaves unfold and it growing into a large-sized tree. It also inherits the characteristics of the Oshima cherry , which grows rapidly and has white flowers. These characteristics are favored and have become one of the most popular cultivars of cherry trees. One of the spots where P. × yedoensis grows wild is around Funabara Pass on the Izu Peninsula , which is close to the birthplace of its paternal species, Oshima cherry, and
720-598: The oldest 'Somei-Yoshino' trees. As of 2019, the Tree Health Research Society, Japan has recognized the oldest surviving 'Somei-Yoshino' in Japan, the one on Kaiseizan Park planted in 1878, based on the results of radiocarbon dating and other scientific studies. In 1900, Yorinaga Fujino [ ja ] gave the Yoshino cherry the name Somei-yoshino after the famous place of cultivation, Somei village (current day Toshima ) and famous place of Prunus jamasakura , Mount Yoshino . In 1901,
750-510: The spring. Most studies show that Yoshino cherry ('Somei-yoshino') is a hybrid between Prunus speciosa ( Oshima cherry ) and Prunus pendula f. ascendens . (syn. Prunus itosakura , Prunus subhirtella var. ascendens , Edo higan ) . Prunus × yedoensis has many cultivars other than 'Somei-yoshino' (Yoshino cherry). [REDACTED] Media related to Prunus × yedoensis at Wikimedia Commons Sayaka Yoshino Sayaka Yoshino ( 吉野 紗香 , Yoshino Sayaka ) (born 14 May 1982)
780-421: The subject on her internet blog, and successfully received the certificate of completion of Upper Secondary School Graduates (High School) and made news headlines. In 2012, it was announced that Yoshino had married her partner / boyfriend (a U.S. citizen) in 2010. In April 2017, it was announced Yoshino held a wedding ceremony after having registered her union with her husband 7 years before. Images of her as
810-608: The title Yoshino . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yoshino&oldid=1159985310 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Japanese feminine given names Feminine given names Japanese-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles containing Japanese-language text Short description
840-498: The wild P. × yedoensis in the area and the cultivar developed from it are called 'Funabara-yoshino'. On April 1, 2019, the Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Shimane University and Kyoto Prefectural University announced that they had decoded all the genetic information of 'Somei-Yoshino', and it was revealed that 'Somei-yoshino' descended from Edo higan and Oshima cherry , as is commonly believed. It
870-968: Was also revealed that the two ancestral species separated into different species 5.52 million years ago, and that 'Somei-yoshino' was born by hybridization over 100 years ago. Although it was not recognized as a 'Somei-Yoshino' at the time of planting, the oldest verifiable record of a 'Somei-Yoshino' tree being planted is a record of its planting in the Koishikawa Botanical Garden in 1775. There are also existing 'Somei-Yoshino' trees planted in Koishikawa Botanical Garden in 1875, in Kaiseizan Park in Kōriyama , Fukushima Prefecture in 1878, and in Hirosaki Castle in 1882, which are sometimes referred to as
900-883: Was cast in character designer and director Keita Amemiya 's fantasy - action film, Moon Over Tao and again in Koreeda's second feature film, After Life , of which garnered critical acclaim both in Japan and abroad. Yoshino's growing popularity defined a new phenomenon, as a young multi-faceted idol, which the media coined "Chaidol" (combining the words "child" and "idol"). Yoshino is known as an avid dog lover and animal rights advocate. She has participated in charity events promoting social awareness of dog shelters and independently promoted animal rights through her webcast show "Hello From Earth" focusing on dog shelters seeking to find foster families. Yoshino has also used her webcast show to focus on Fair Trade and has participated in public Fair Trade events. She has also shared that she
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