Cherry blossoms began blooming in the Tokyo area on March 14, the earliest date since record-keeping began in 1953. The Tokyo Regional Headquarters of the Japan Meteorological Agency cited the ...

you can still catch beautiful sakura during winter from mid-February onwards in several parks, gardens and shrines around Tokyo. You’ll most commonly come across kawazu-zakura, a pastel pink ...

Spring is in the air in many parts of Japan, with reports of sakura starting to bloom bringing cheer to the hearts of those tired of winter. The Tokyo District Meteorological Observatory on ...