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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Sunset over Lake Shinji is seen through the branches of blooming cherry trees at Shirakata Park in the western Japan city of Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, April 7, 2025. Cherry blossoms were in full ...

In this two-weekend event, San Francisco’s Japantown hosted the 58th Annual Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival.

The 12th annual Buffalo Cherry Blossom Festival will take place Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day in the Japanese Garden, located behind the Buffalo History Museum. The festival ...

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 ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan ‘s official cherry blossom spotters on ... Yoshino variety at Tokyo’s Yasukuni shrine and announced that more than five blossoms — the minimum required for the ...

Three new Japanese cherry trees in Jersey have blossomed for the first time, a charity says. The trees were gifted by the Embassy of Japan in the UK last November as part of a project to donated ...