One of the most famous cherry blossom spots in the Kansai region of western Japan, Osaka Castle Park is home to about 3,000 cherry trees. This year the trees were in full bloom on April 6 ...

OSAKA--For the first time in three years, the Japan Mint has announced that it will open its gates and host its popular cherry blossom viewing event in the spring. The annual event, held on the ...

OSAKA--Hordes of visitors descended on Osaka ... while eating and drinking. The cherry blossoms were in full bloom two days later than normal and 10 days later than last year.

The cherry blossom season, Japan's traditional sign ... according to data collected by Osaka University. Increasingly early flowerings in recent decades are likely to be as a result of climate ...

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While Japan is the undisputed leader in hanami (“flower viewing”), the U.S. offers a plethora of popular spots to bask ... a ...

The car-sharing service also revealed regional cherry blossom spots where visitors can enjoy beautiful nocturnal scenes based on flowering times. In Gyeongsangbuk-do, which is the southern area of ...

March 21 in Osaka City; March 22 in Kyoto City; March 24 in Kanazawa City; March 25 in Sendai City; and April 20 in Sapporo City. In Tokyo, famous cherry blossoms spots have reopened. Metropolitan ...