“I always feel a sense of peace when I gaze at sakura, and I am also happy that more international travelers are visiting Japan to enjoy the cherry blossoms.” Before the declaration, JMA ...

TOKYO -- People are happy because cherry blossom season has begun in Tokyo, Japan's capital. Everyone loves the soft pink petals of sakura flowers. But what is the science behind these beautiful ...

Tagai has never since returned to the sakura path because she wants to keep the perfect blossoms in her mind's eye. This article is part of a series of stories about memories of cherry blossoms ...

Sakura Blossom wins the 2024 Arizona Oaks at Turf Paradise Coady Photo Sakura Blossom wins the 2024 Arizona Oaks at Turf Paradise Coady Photo Sakura Blossom wins the 2024 Arizona Oaks at Turf ...

After a long gray winter, there are few things that can lift my mood like seeing the first pink cherry blossoms of spring ...

Artists in every era have tried to capture the fleeting beauty of the blossoms in sketches, paintings and brief snippets of poetry. The Japan Times is celebrating this most social of traditions with ...

The best time to enjoy cherry blossoms is right around the corner in most regions across Japan. But many places are already holding events for sakura blossoms. A Tokyo park put on a sakura ...

Sakura (cherry blossoms) are renowned for their beauty and color that inspire chefs every spring. Selected eateries at Grand Hyatt Tokyo have created seasonal menus celebrating the iconic bloom.

A Taiwanese woman says she's come to Japan many times just to see the cherry blossoms. With the beauty of Japan's sakura season becoming renowned worldwide, the tourist industry hopes it will ...

6. 'Sakura' is the Japanese word for 'cherry blossom' and is the country’s most popular girls name. 7. There are over 300 different varieties of cherry tree – also known as cultivars.

The Ikon Gallery will display winning pictures of the cherry blossom in a competition People have been gathering to enjoy and photograph blossoming trees which have brought a flourish of pink to a ...