Beautiful blooms and sweeping canopies make the Yoshino cherry tree, also known as the Prunus × yedoensis, the star of any ...

Out of all the places in Japan to see cherry blossoms, the town of Yoshino, in Nara Prefecture, just might be the very best. That’s because there are more than 30,000 sakura trees on the slopes of ...

Cherry blossom season is well and truly upon us, so make a beeline for these destinations to see beautiful blossoms in the ...

A fond farewell for a treasured tree. Few trees become internet darlings. Yet Stumpy, a Yoshino cherry on the edge of the capital’s Tidal Basin, was no common ornamental. The tree never would have won ...

Students of elementary and junior high schools in the area later installed Yoshino cherry trees on both sides of the 2.2-kilometer road. Those trees now number 420. Before the 2011 disaster ...

“The sakura isn’t only about its blossoms.” Heeding his advice, I gazed up at a Somei-Yoshino cherry tree in my neighborhood, and realized that I had indeed paid next to no attention to it ...

Go witness the mesmerizing cherry blossoms in Yoshino Kansai. Here is our pick of the finest Airbnbs in Yoshino Kansai to ...

4. There are thought to be around 1 million cherry trees in Japan. The single cultivar known as 'Somei Yoshino' represents 80% of all of Japan's cherry trees 5. The oldest cherry tree is thought ...

Weathernews released on January 29 its second forecasts of when Somei Yoshino cherry trees will bloom in Japan in ...

However, each month brings its own special appeal. Unlike the Somei Yoshino cherry trees of Japan’s mainland, Okinawa’s Hikanzakura blossoms bleed deeper pink hues with bell-shaped petals that ...

But cherry trees are still in the bud phase along Tokyo's Sumida River. A Tobu Railway official says he really wishes there were at least a few blossoms. File photo shows Tobu Railway's "Sakura ...

The cherry blossoms in Goergia are a site to behold. Here is our pick of the finest Airbnbs in Macon Georgia to witness this ...