Yoshino in Nara Prefecture is Japan’s cherry blossom mecca. Picture over 30,000 sakura trees setting the Kii Mountains ablaze ...

Good luck booking a guide this spring, but travelers who are willing to try something new will find value in luxury hotels ...

Cherry blossom trees in Mitake no Sakura originate from the trees that a Buddhist monk called Rigen Daishi planted there in around 900, in the middle of the Heian Period (794-1185). The site was ...

another there until all the trees were in full bloom to form a magnificent sakura tunnel. “You might be feeling lonely in the new town, but you will be all right,” the cherry blossom trees ...

Cherry Blossom trees, also known as Sakura trees, are known for their delicate flowers and attractive bark. When choosing a Cherry Blossom tree for bonsai cultivation, look for a young tree with a ...

The opening ceremony of the annual National Cherry Blossom Festival was ... opened buds on a Somei-yoshino tree. Check our daily updated map of the nationwide "sakura front" by clicking the ...

Cherry blossoms (sakura) in Japan are more than just pretty flowers – They’re a cultural phenomenon. Every spring, the ...

As an architect, he is used to working closely with wood, and cherry blossom trees have always been a symbol of the town. Endou Kazuyoshi says his baumkuchen resemble the rings of a tree.

Dean & DeLuca may have closed their stores in the U.S. (save for a few remaining independently owned franchise branches), but ...