Cherry blossoms are associated with the image of death.

長野県安曇野市
Azumino City, Nagano Prefecture

Mountains, rivers and cherry blossoms

Weeping cherry tree and grave

Weeping cherry trees are often planted in graves.
Japanese people sometimes superimpose the image of death on cherry blossoms.
The cherry blossoms gracefully fall all at once, which may be in line with the ancient Japanese view of life and death.
The following are famous novels that superimposes the image of death on cherry blossoms.

“In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom”
Ango Sakaguchi

“Under the cherry trees”
Motojiro Kajii