Sakura is the Japanese word for cherry tree, and Hanami means watching. So Sakura Hanami literally means watching cherry blossoms. There are ninety-six varieties of Sakura trees in Japan. The day a ...

It’s as Japanese as samurai, bullet trains and anime cartoons. One can even argue that there’s no more enduring symbol that captures Japanese culture than the “sakura” or cherry blossom. Yes, you have ...

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 around the annual ...

TOKYO — Cherry blossoms began flowering in Tokyo on Tuesday, matching earliest-bloom records from 2020 and 2021, according to a government agency that started keeping track in 1953. And for the first ...

For just a few weeks every spring, Japan celebrates an annual ritual known as hanami. In theory, it’s a simple pleasure: stopping to view and appreciate the beautiful spring blossoms, most commonly ...

In Tokyo, flowers are expected to start blooming March 22 and reach full bloom a week later March 29. Kyoto and Osaka are expected to begin their cherry blossom season slightly later, March 25, with ...

SACRAMENTO -- The Hanami Line cherry blossom park is bringing the beauty of Japan to Sacramento. On Thursday, the Sacramento Tree Foundation broke ground for what will soon be 100 new trees, a ...

Saratoga’s historic Hakone Estate and Gardens is hosting “Hanami at Hakone” — special nighttime viewing of cherry blossoms. As evening descended on the gardens, visitors used their cameras and cell ...

Every spring, beginning in Okinawa and spreading north along the Japanese archipelago, all segments of Japanese society keep an eye on the sakura (cherry blossom) front as it envelopes the land in ...

After a few years of underwhelming results, Chicago’s cherry blossoms are back in bloom. People from across Chicagoland flocked to Jackson Park over the weekend to see the pink and white trees in ...