Spring in Japan is a magical time, with cherry blossoms (sakura) painting the country in shades of pink and white. This ...

Tower of the Sun, designed with three faces on the outside and a fourth inside, and cherry blossoms The Expo '70 Commemorative Park was built on the site of the Japan World Exposition (Osaka Expo) ...

Normally Japan's parks are full of people admiring the famous cherry blossom trees this time of year - but not any more. Osaka native Hiroshi Nakajima, 65, gazes at the cherry blossoms in Osaka ...

Japan’s tourism industry is experiencing an unprecedented surge, with the country poised to welcome over 40 million ...

The famous blossoms in Kyoto, Japan, peaked on March 26, the earliest date in 1,200 years, according to data collected by Osaka University. People walk under cherry blossoms in Tokyo, March 30, 2021.

Japan’s famous cherry blossoms reached their peak earlier than ever before this year, with experts suggesting the record-setting date is the result of climate change. Peak bloom was reached on ...

Yasuyuki Aono, a researcher at Osaka Prefecture University, looked through records going back to 812 AD and found the earliest peak bloom day to be a day later, on March 27, in the years 1612 ...