Whether you're planning to travel to Japan or are already here, the tourist industry is ready to help you explore the best cherry blossom spots. In the heart of Tokyo, cherry trees are beginning ...

The fact that Japanese tattoos have received “recognition in such major Western art museums as the musée du quai Branly in France and general popularity among tattoo enthusiasts abroad are ...

Sackler Gallery Cherry blossom viewing (Part of Triptych) Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Cherry Blossoms at Mukōjima 向島桜 Smithsonian Archives - History Div Postcard of Japanese ...

The cherry blossom season, Japan's traditional sign of spring, has peaked at the earliest date since records began 1,200 years ago, research shows. The 2021 season in the city of Kyoto peaked on ...

School-aged children can enter a Cherry Blossom Festival Haiku Art Contest. The winner receives recognition and a cash award. The festival also hosts Japanese cherry blossom festival pageant ...

Close encounters of a different kind draw hordes of foreign visitors to Japan at this time of year. It’s cherry blossom viewing season, and this spring marks the first since COVID-19 was ...

Weather conditions mean the trees are looking spectacular two weeks earlier than usual Japanese cherry blossom trees at a Gloucestershire park have flowered two weeks earlier than usual ...

Crowds are flocking to view the cherry trees donated by Japan more than 100 years ago. In 1912, Tokyo's mayor gave about 3,800 of them to Washington. The flowers there reached their peak more than ...

According to the fiscal 2023 survey on reading and Japanese language, 70.9% of respondents ages 16 to 19 said they read fewer books because they spent more time on devices such as smartphones; 67. ...

Rob Sloan was only 1 when his father died but he still holds onto two pieces of his art — a pair of airbrushed pants and a graffiti-covered boombox. The items have helped Sloan, a tattoo and ...

Japan gifted 3,000 cherry trees to Washington DC in 1912 as a symbol of friendship. The festival began in 1934, highlighting cultural exchange and lasting ties between nations. Annual festival events ...

The COVID-19 situation in Japan has calmed ... which is expected to draw large crowds. Before the pandemic, 3 million people visited the Nakameguro district during the cherry blossom season.