The season is not just about the flowers—it’s a cultural phenomenon deeply rooted in Japanese history, traditions, and aesthetics ... During the samurai era, sakura became a metaphor for ...

We tried to recreate the aesthetic photographs of young ... except she was speaking (or moaning, rather) in Japanese! Hopefully, our “sakura trip” has given you a rough idea on how to plan ...

I think Sakura (cherry blossoms ... the flower petals that fall off the tree at the onset of a breeze. In Japanese aesthetics, be it tea art, flower arrangement, or garden design, such ...

Donmai curates a delectable and aesthetic Sakura Festival keeping in tune with the arrival of Spring in Japan. Up for grabs are dishes like Hamachi Tartare, Mune Robata, Sakura Inari, Shishito ...

But this isn't just any ordinary cherry blossom tree grove; it's also the domain of 97-year-old Tōemon Sano: Japan's most renowned sakuramori (cherry blossom guardian). For more than a millennium ...

In Japan, the long-awaited arrival of spring comes with a flurry of sakura-themed food in stores, and over at McDonald’s they celebrate with a burger called the Teritama. An amalgamation of the words ...