The city of Fujiyoshida in Yamanashi Prefecture, to the west of Tokyo, on Tuesday announced its annual festival had been scrapped this year. It is notable for a coveted view of Mount Fuji, the iconic ...

A cherry blossom festival boasting a highly Instagrammable view of Japan's Mount Fuji has been cancelled after residents complained of overtourism fueled by the weak yen. The city of Fujiyoshida, ...

Tokyo: The Japanese cherry blossom festival is widely considered the world's most iconic and deeply rooted festival, which is known as Hanami. While other countries like the United States and South ...

Officials in Japan have taken the unusual step of cancelling one of the country’s most celebrated spring traditions — the Arakurayama Sengen Park Cherry Blossom Festival — after rising concerns that ...

FILE photo. Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, with its view of Mount Fuji, cherry blossom trees and a five-story pagoda, may still see a spike in visitors in spring even with the cancellation of a ...

TOKYO: A cherry blossom festival boasting a highly Instagrammable view of Japan's Mount Fuji has been cancelled after residents complained of overtourism fuelled by the weak yen. The city of ...

If you’ve got even a little bit of interest in traveling in Japan, odds are that on multiple times over the past few years you’ve seen a photo taken from the exact same vantage point as the one above, ...

The Arakurayama Sengen Park Cherry Blossom Festival has been cancelled this year due to concerns over tourist behaviour. Credit: Pexels A cherry blossom festival at a popular Mount Fuji viewing spot ...

Authorities in the Japanese city of Fujiyoshida have decided to cancel a long-running spring cherry blossom festival at one of the country’s most photographed Mount Fuji viewpoints after residents ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The city government in Yamanashi prefecture said on 3 February that it would not stage the annual Arakurayama Sengen Park Cherry ...