Several naval ships of Japan have been named :
, lead ship of her class of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War I , a of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II JDS Sakura (PF-290), a Kusu-class patrol frigate of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, formerly USS Carson City (PF-50) , lead ship of her class of offshore patrol vessels of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
See also Sakura (disambiguation) , a class of destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy , a class of offshore patrol vessels of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force