KAWAZU, Shizuoka Prefecture--Cherry blossom viewers wanting a sneak peek at the season ahead are flocking to see the famed early-blooming sakura here, which are about half in bloom. The Kawazu ...

About 800 Kawazu cherry blossom trees and plenty of yellow rape blossoms line the 4.2-km-long stretch along the Aono River. Kawazu cherry blossoms were first discovered in 1972 in Kawazu ...

Shizuoka has swiftly risen to prominence as ... Experience the formidable landscapes at the Izu’s highest peak, Mt. Amagi, and its Kawazu Nanadaru hike. A network of seven waterfalls is woven ...

This year, they flowered later than normal, but are now in full bloom in the town of Kawazu, Shizuoka Prefecture. On March 2, the weather was warm like spring. Many people visited and took photos ...

Shizuoka is also home to some of the earliest ... Promenade Sakura Festival (mid-January to early February) and the Kawazu Cherry Blossoms Festival (February). Each year in Japan, a Doll Festival ...

KAWAZU, Shizuoka -- A Chinese pond turtle with rare horn-like projections on both of its eyelids has been on display at a zoo in this central Japan city, with the zoo director suspecting it to be ...