Japan imported from China its way of writing and numerous aspects of its culture. Over time, he adapted and redefined them according to his own tastes. The Kana calligraphic style is perhaps the most representative example. From the flower of the plum to the flower of the cherry tree explains how this step occurred, through the symbols par excellence of the two cultures, because if the first flower was the symbol of beauty, when the Chinese influence was at its peak in Japan , The Japanese went on to define their own over the years with the cherry blossom.