Some flowers, like Kawazu blossoms, bloom earlier in the season, usually by late February. But videos from Kawazu, a small town on the east coast of the Izu Peninsula after which the species is ...

Kawazu cherry blossoms were first discovered ... Photo: Minamiizu Town Tourism Association Between February 5 and 28, you can hop of a rickshaw which will take you on a 20-minute cherry blossom ...

According to the Kawazu Tourist Association, the cherry blossoms can be enjoyed until the end of February. The trees will be illuminated at night between 6 and 9 p.m. until March 5.

By the end of February and early March, we're all really looking forward to spring. And what better harbinger of spring than Japan's famous cherry blossoms? They'll be here in just a few more weeks.

Along the Kurashiki River in Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture, about 1,000 early-blooming Kawazu cherry blossoms ... the trees began to bloom in late February, about a week earlier than usual.

While a forecast by the Japan Meteorological Corporation didn't predict its start date until March 22 in Tokyo, the town of Kawazu—a nearly three-hour train ride away from the city—has already ...

With Romancing SaGa 2 finally getting a proper Western release, I spoke with the main designer and director behind the series Akitoshi Kawazu to find out more about the games and how he started ...

Akitoshi Kawazu: “Since we’re expecting a shift to new game consoles soon, we’ve prioritized creating an environment where you can play previous entries, but I would like to release new ...

SaGa series creator Akitoshi Kawazu has teased a remastered version of SaGa Frontier 2. “However, this is not a remaster announcement, so please wait a little longer for that,” Kawazu said.

How would you feel about a Collection of SaGa style worldwide release of those titles? Akitoshi Kawazu: The DS versions would need to be redesigned, but it would be nice to release them if possible.