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

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

Ahead of cherry blossom season, the ume or plum blossoms ... the first day of spring in the traditional Japanese calendar, which takes place in early February. It puts forth tiny white and pale ...

the Buffalo Cherry Blossom Festival has highlighted the blossoming Japanese cherry trees that are a harbinger of spring. Visitors stroll through the Japanese Garden in Delaware Park, enjoying ...

the Cherry Blossom Garden features Mt. Fuji cherry trees, azaleas, bamboo and ornamental grass. The garden was created in memory of Akiko Yamashita by her mother, "Kiyoko," and in honor of Hasan Cesi.

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 ...

It might not be a Japanese onsen-ryokan ... The Brooklyn Botanic Garden is a cherry blossom utopia with 26 varieties on ...

native Japanese plants, serene koi ponds, a five-story pagoda and a Zen garden. You’ll want to plan your visit foo March or April when the garden’s cherry blossom trees are in full bloom.

Kyoto showcases the excellence of Japanese culture. Here is our pick of the best Airbnbs in Kyoto to see the cherry blossom.

It’s cherry ... during cherry blossom season could drop as much as 113 billion yen ($745 billion) into the economy. And, of course, the cherry blossoms are a massive draw for Japanese, too.

(Getty Images)| Buffalo's Cherry Blossom Festival will take place this year from April 29 through May 6 at the Japanese Garden of Buffalo located in Delaware Park on Mirror Lake, behind The ...

6. 'Sakura' is the Japanese word for 'cherry blossom' and is the country’s most popular girls name. 7. There are over 300 different varieties of cherry tree – also known as cultivars.