The Sakura Festival at Tenbou Park on the 60th floor of Sunshine City’s Sunshine 60 skyscraper runs through May 11. Located ...

In Japanese, “sakura” means cherry blossoms and “hanami” roughly translates to “flower viewing.” On my fourth visit to Japan - my daughter lives there - I planned the trip around the annual sakura ...

Cherry blossoms bloom over a snow-covered field in the village of Okura, Yamagata Prefecture, on May 1, 2025. Known as one of ...

One of the world’s most populous cities, Tokyo brings together many of the elements that make Japan so popular with travelers ...

Three new Japanese cherry trees in Jersey have blossomed for the first time, a charity says. The trees were gifted by the ...

The trees in Okinawa began blooming in early January, and the flowering season has gradually moved northward along Japan’s ...

Alamy Japanese people have admired sakura's delicate petals for more than a millennium (Credit: Alamy) According to Naoko Abe, cherry blossom expert and author of The Sakura Obsession, skilled ...