A weeping cherry tree said to be more than 400 years old is blooming at a temple in Fukui Prefecture along the Sea of Japan.

Katsuo-ji offers visitors two different types of Darumas: the Kachi-Daruma, the classic doll known as “the winning Daruma” ...

One of the largest is the 600-year-old tree measuring 15 meters in height and having a circumference of three meters at its base. It is called a "weeping" cherry tree as it has blossoms on spreading ...

The illumination event began on Nov. 18, with the main hall, known as the “stage of Kiyomizu,” and around 1,000 maple trees in the temple grounds stunningly lit up by approximately 500 lights.