From riverside strolls to illuminated sakura nights, explore the best hanami spots in Japan to see cherry blossoms this ...

As if they'd been waiting for the holiday-studded Golden Week to start, the "somei-yoshino" cherry trees at Goryokaku Park in Hakodate, Hokkaido, are now in full bloom. Blossoms were confirmed on ...

Cherry blossoms began blooming in central Tokyo on March 14, tying the record for the earliest sighting since 1953 when data on the event was first collected. The Tokyo Regional Headquarters of ...

1. Cherry trees belong to the rose family of flowering plants, Rosaceae, which includes roses, apples, pears, almonds, quinces, apricots, plums, cherries, peaches ...