Ironically, the weather in central Tokyo on March 14 was not typical for “hanami” cherry blossom viewing as sleet fell mixed with rain. The temperature at 2 p.m. was just 2.5 degrees.

you can still catch beautiful sakura during winter from mid-February onwards in several parks, gardens and shrines around Tokyo. You’ll most commonly come across kawazu-zakura, a pastel pink ...

Spring is in the air in many parts of Japan, with reports of sakura starting to bloom bringing cheer to the hearts of those tired of winter. The Tokyo District Meteorological Observatory on ...

People in Japan are enjoying cherry blossom season — and for the first time in four years they can gather under the sakura trees with ... had started blooming in Tokyo, 10 days earlier than ...