Cherry blossoms, or sakura (桜), are one of Japan’s most iconic natural spectacles. Every spring, millions of people travel to ...

With the cherry blossoms’ ephemeral beauty immortalized in art and literature for centuries, there's plenty of artworks to ...

Crowds flocked to the city’s top locations to take photos and hold picnics under the elegant dark branches bursting with pink and white flowers, known as sakura in Japanese. “Honestly it feels ...