Sacred Sakura

Sacred Sakura
Point of Interest
World Map	Teyvat
Location	Grand Narukami Shrine, Narukami Island, Inazuma

The sacred tree that protects Inazuma towers proudly over the Grand Narukami Shrine. Its offshoots can be found all over the land.
In the past, the Inazumans be believed that the Sacred Sakura would cleanse the land of its impurity through the Thunder Sakura, defending the safety of earth and water alike.
The Sacred Sakura bestows Electrograna as its envoys to travelers that it favors, helping them to conquer adversity.

The Sacred Sakura (Japanese: 神櫻 Shin'ou) also known as Giant Thunder Sakura and Primeval Sakura is a tree located at the Grand Narukami Shrine in Inazuma. All of the Sakura Blooms around Inazuma have fallen from the Sacred Sakura.

Offering Electro Sigils to the Sacred Sakura's Favor will increase the level to provide rewards and upgrade Electrograna.

Lore

The Sacred Sakura is a tree that represents the power of the Electro Archon. This tree was planted from a seed that Makoto gave to Ei after her present-day duel against the Shogun within Makoto's realm of consciousness. It began to grow thousands of years in the past, even before the great flood that separated the islands of Inazuma, and over time, its roots have spread extensively throughout the land.

The Sacred Sakura is the source of all the sakura trees in the region, with its roots interconnecting to form a single giant entity. The Thunder Sakura, grafted from its side branches, work together to remove evil and purify the land by absorbing filth into its roots. However, the accumulated filth in the roots does not dissipate on its own, so it is necessary to routinely perform a Sacred Sakura Cleansing Ritual to purify the filth. Although it was planted from its own seed, it is likely that it fused its roots with those of the Irminsul, which would cause the characteristic glowing blue streaks that run throughout it and allow functions such as purification and the manifestation of past memories.

Makoto, unable to slowly ease Ei into the role of Electro Archon before her death in Khaenri'ah during the cataclysm 500 years ago, inserted a portion of her consciousness into the Musou Isshin, waiting for the day Ei could draw on its power and release her consciousness. Within this realm, the seed Ei planted retroactively took root in Inazuma's past, allowing it to grow so it could protect Inazuma while Ei eased into her role naturally. Ei speculates that Makoto's plan involved a "higher power," Istaroth.

Trivia

• In the Version 2.0 Special Program, Xiao Luohao, Head of the Creative Concept and Writing Team, explains that the design of the Sakura tree is based on Himorogi (Japanese: 神籬) beliefs and symbolizes Ei's protection over Inazuma. Moreover, the design took inspiration from the quaking aspen tree, namely how the roots of many trees are interconnected and are actually part of one giant tree.
• It is possible that the Sacred Sakura is sentient.
  • Hanachirusato mentions the tree is telling her of its agony and that the Sacred Sakura can tell the one performing the Cleansing Ritual apart from other things and help the performer by creating opportunities for them to attack its tumor.

Gallery

The Sacred Sakura in Inazuma: Sacred Sakura namecard

Sacred Sakura emblem from Dream of Roving Stars web event

Other Languages

Language	Official Name	Literal Meaning
English	Sacred Sakura	—
Chinese (Simplified)	神樱 Shényīng	Divine Sakura
Chinese (Traditional)	神櫻 Shényīng
Japanese	神しん櫻おう Shin'ou	Divine Sakura
Korean	신성신성神聖한 벚나무 Sinseonghan Beotnamu	Sacred Cherry Tree
Spanish	Cerezo Sagrado	Sacred Cherry Tree
French	Cerisier sacré	Sacred Cherry Tree
Russian	Священная сакура Svyashchennaya sakura	Sacred Sakura
Thai	Sacred Sakura	—
Vietnamese	Anh ĐàoAnh Đào櫻桃 ThầnThần神	Divine Sakura
German	Heilige Sakura	Holy Sakura
Indonesian	Sacred Sakura	—
Portuguese	Sakura Sagrada	Sacred Sakura
Turkish	Kutsal Kiraz Ağacı	Sacred Cherry Tree

Change History

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