Totoro from Ghibli’s iconic movie My Neighbor Totoro is getting involved in the celebrations for the upcoming sakura season.

People in Japan are enjoying cherry blossom season — and for the first time in four years they can gather under the sakura trees with family, friends, and coworkers to celebrate. Many of the ...

TOKYO -- Everyone has been waiting for it, and now it's here: the cherry blossom season has begun in Japan's capital. Everyone loves the pink sakura blossoms' gently falling petals, but what's the ...

With sakura season fast approaching, stores around Japan are getting ahead of the game by releasing limited-edition cherry blossom treats. One of the first big names to get in on the act is fast food ...

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 ...

Every January, Starbucks heralds the coming of spring in Japan, way before its actual arrival, by unveiling its limited-edition chilled cup for sakura season. This annual release is known to feature ...

Japanese people are seen enjoying the Sakura or cherry blossoms season in Tokyo, Japan, March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou Reported by Sora News 24, Weather News forecasters predict that ...

In Japan, you’ll find beautiful varieties of winter sakura trees that bloom from as early as January through to March. If you’re planning on blossom hopping outside of Tokyo, here are some of ...

The Tokyo Regional Headquarters of the Japan Meteorological Agency cited the record unseasonable warm winter weather and noted that trees began blooming 12 days earlier than average years and ...