Sakurayama Shrine, located in the center of Morioka, remains an essential part of daily life. This shrine, along with the ...

It was in the late spring of 1955 that Japanese literature scholar Donald Keene first traveled to northeastern Japan's Tohoku ...

By Jinggoy I. SalvadorIt’s springtime, and one of the most awaited phenomena in Japan transpires. The cherry blossoms trumpet ...

I am smitten with Tokyo's eclectic mix of modern cosmopolitanism and old world Japan,' confesses Dinesh Raheja.

At Arakurayama Sengen Park, tourists have the opportunity to see sakura trees against the background of Mount Fuji and the Arakura Fuji Sengen Shrine pagoda, while here, it is the Himeji Castle that ...

The location of the hotel also offers easy access to prime hanami spots like Kamogawa, Heian Shrine and Maruyama Park ... the picturesque river literally lined with hundreds of Sakura trees also ...

Sakura is a flowering cherry tree in Japan, known for its beautiful pink blossoms. If you have been planning a trip to Japan, now might be the perfect time! The world-famous cherry blossom season ...

Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine has more than 150 cherry blossom trees and is one of the most popular spots in the city to see them. Other cherry blossom locations in Baltimore ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan ‘s official cherry blossom spotters on ... carefully examined the specimen tree of Somei Yoshino variety at Tokyo’s Yasukuni shrine and announced that more than five ...

nps.gov/cahi. The trees: Oxon Run Park in Southeast D.C. boasts “one of the largest groves of cherry trees outside of the Tidal Basin,” according to the National Cherry Blossom Festival ...

Tokyo’s cherry blossom viewers saw the first blooms of Japan’s favorite flower on Monday as officials declared the start of the festive season. The blooming Somei Yoshino cherry tree at the specimen ...