Even when the sakura aren't in season ... Roppongi Hills is the perfect vantage point to catch the iconic Tokyo Tower. You'll find a few prime spots around the central terrace area just behind ...

TOKYO — In Japanese, “sakura” means cherry blossoms and “hanami” roughly translates to “flower viewing.” On my fourth visit to Japan - my daughter lives there - I planned the trip ...

Tourists and Japanese locals marvelled at Tokyo’s cherry trees earlier this ... bursting with pink and white flowers, known as sakura in Japanese. “Honestly it feels pretty amazing to be ...

And for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, picnics and parties will be permitted beneath the cherry blossoms, or sakura, in the city’s public parks, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike said at a ...

And since those trees are cherry blossom trees, Chidorigafuchi is also one of Tokyo’s most breathtaking sakura spots. Chidorigafuchi is especially beautiful in sakura season after dark…or, to be more ...

The Tokyo Tower also has its own cafe, where patrons can sip tea while admiring the views, as well as Club 333, a music venue that hosts performances daily. And if you're on the hunt for souvenirs ...

One of Tokyo’s two spring drinks was in stock the day I came in: the Teavana Spritzer Sakura Allure, made with tea, gin, white wine, lime, bitters, simple syrup, and sparkling fermented tea ...

TOKYO – Tokyo is poised to buck historical trends and become the first area on mainland Japan where the famous sakura (cherry blossoms) flower and enter full bloom. In fact, the ephemeral flower ...

The Meguro River has one of the longest stretches of cherry trees in Tokyo. Extending nearly 4 kilometers and consisting of some 800 trees, the rows of sakura were planted in the early part of the ...