Out of consideration for the new government, 'Edozakura' was substituted by 'Yaezakura' to avoid using the letters 'Edo' as the city of Tokyo had been just established.
なお「江戸櫻」を「八重櫻」に替えたのは、東京奠都日も浅い東京に腰を据えた明治維新をはばかって「江戸」の二字を避けたもの。