Japan’s official cherry blossom spotters on Monday confirmed the first blooming of the country’s favorite flower, declaring the official start of the festive season in the Japanese capital.

People in traditional costumes paraded through the streets near a shrine in the western Japanese city of Kyoto on Thursday for an annual cherry blossom festival. The Okasai festival is held every ...

Jersey Trees for Life The charity said 29 people attended the first blossoming ceremony The charity's CEO Alex Morel said it was easy to see why Japanese cherry blossoms were so "iconic" and that ...

But this isn't just any ordinary cherry blossom tree grove; it's also the domain of 97-year-old Tōemon Sano: Japan's most renowned sakuramori (cherry blossom guardian). For more than a millennium ...

It is time to be in Japan. And now ... The agency reported spotting six cherry blossom buds on the verge of blooming at Yasukuni Shrine, Tokyo's official sakura sample tree – an iconic marker ...

Once a year a housing estate in Newtownabbey, County Antrim becomes a special place for the Japanese community in Northern Ireland as rows of cherry blossom trees burst into life. The candy floss ...

Carmel's inaugural Cherry Blossom Festival will celebrate 30 years of cultural exchange with Kawachinagano, Japan, at the ...

According to Naoko Abe, cherry blossom expert and author of The Sakura Obsession, skilled sakura arborists have existed in Japan since time immemorial. But thanks to the popularity of the 1970s ...

Once a year a housing estate in County Antrim becomes a special place for the Japanese community in Northern Ireland as rows of cherry blossom trees burst into life. The candy floss coloured trees are ...