The opening ceremony of the annual National Cherry Blossom Festival was held Saturday in Washington DC, with the trees in full bloom. Crowds are flocking to view the cherry trees donated by Japan ...

People in Japan are enjoying cherry blossom season — and for the first time in four years they can gather under the sakura trees with family, friends, and coworkers to celebrate. Many of the ...

The shrine is known for its “sample” someiyoshino cherry tree—a single ... that the Japan Meteorological Agency uses to gauge the start and peak of cherry blossom season in Tokyo.

The cherry blossom season, Japan's traditional sign of spring ... the phenological data for full flowering date of cherry tree (Prunus jamasakura) from many diaries and chronicles written by ...

1. Cherry trees belong to the rose family of flowering plants, Rosaceae, which includes roses, apples, pears, almonds, quinces, apricots, plums, cherries, peaches ...

There, around 500 mountain cherry blossom trees line a 1.5-kilometer slope leading to the gate of Shinpukuin temple of the Shingon Buddhism sect. An old traditional Japanese house with a ...

Cherry blossom time in Japan is – with good reason – famous the world over. For the Japanese, however, autumn is equally ...

The 5,000 trees create a cotton candy skyline for a week in early April that banishes all thoughts of bleak winter days. I'm not the only one who feels the cherry blossoms' positive mood pull. The ...

Climate change is rearing its ugly head on beautiful things – cherry blossom trees in Japan and the US are blossoming earlier because of warmer temperatures. No country is more associated with ...

Discover the best time to visit Japan according to travel experts. Explore cherry blossom season, stunning fall foliage, and ...

Each year, the National Cherry Blossom Festival attracts thousands of visitors, drawn by the breathtaking beauty of pink and white blooms blanketing the nation's capital. This annual event traces its ...