Cherry blossoms, or sakura, are iconic flowers heralding the arrival of spring in Japan. During this season, many take part in hanami, meaning flower viewing, where people gather beneath canopies of ...

Hanami Matsuri (directly translated to “flower viewing festival”) is a fair inspired by Japan’s cherry blossom festival.

Today's Google Doodle celebrates the cherry blossom. The flower is nearing full bloom in Ohio, Washington, D.C., with ...

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom across Japan, prompting the usual rush of impromptu picnics, but prices are surging for the ...

Cherry blossom season has officially begun in Japan, which considers the dainty pink bloom its national flower.

Every spring, Kyoto’s historic temples, gardens, and riversides come alive with cherry blossoms, continuing a tradition of ...

Cherry blossom provides a vital source of pollen and nectar for bees and other pollinators. Preston Park is home to many ...

Right now, at the Hamilton Hotel’s Via Sophia restaurant, the theme is Hanami — meaning “flower viewing” — part of the Japanese traditional custom of enjoying ...

There’s no need to visit Japan for cherry blossom season. Now that hanami – the centuries-old tradition of flower viewing – ...

Springtime means sakura season, which also means the inevitable cherry blossom crowds that you will encounter where the delicate flower blooms ... enjoying hanami (sakura viewing) picnics ...

Cherry blossoms are the national flower of Japan, where the tradition of hanami — flower-viewing parties for the blossoms that only last a few days once they bloom — developed and spread ...