Japan's official cherry blossom spotters on Monday confirmed the first blooming of the country's favorite flower, declaring ...

(cherry blossoms) have a magical effect on the Japanese scenery during springtime. Sakura symbolizes nature’s fleeting beauty ...

Springtime in Japan is synonymous with sakura. Since time immemorial, the cherryblossom has been immortalised in poems and ...

The sakura wave will make its way farther north ... of “someiyoshino,” the most common variety of cherry tree in Japan. Cold air fronts have covered Japan since December 2022, bringing ...

As winter fades, the world eagerly anticipates one of nature’s most breathtaking spectacles: cherry blossom season. This year ...

Check out my sakura sightings here. Now, let’s explore the 12 blooming hotspots for cherry blossoms in Japan. Imagine this: you’re smack in the middle of crazy-busy Tokyo, but you step into this ...

“In a colder part of Japan such as Hokkaido, the sakura’s roots can end up freezing ... crafted from bamboo harvested from the forests around Kitakyushu. Remarkably, the festival is a ...