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 ...

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 ...

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 crowds of cherry-blossom viewers were a positive sign for ... secretary-general of the Fukushima prefectural branch of the Japan Tree Doctors Association, who has been examining cherry trees ...

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

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

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 ...

Twenty cherry trees gifted by Japan to celebrate 150 years of friendship with Wales have been vandalised. The trees were planted in Heath Park, Cardiff, as part of the Sakura Cherry Tree Project.

The annual flowering of these cherry trees serves as a reminder of Japan and the United States' long-standing friendship and hospitality. In the early 20th century, the Cherry Blossom Festival in ...