Japan has officially welcomed its cherished cherry blossom season, with government spotters announcing the first blooms in three cities on Monday. The declaration, made by officials from the Japan ...

Cherry blossoms may be synonymous with Japan—and there’s good reason to add a visit Tokyo during sakura season to your bucket list—but the soft pink blooms have taken root far beyond the country’s ...

Climate scientist Yasuyuki Aono, who died last summer, learned to read ancient Japanese script to compile records on peak bloom dating back to the ninth century C.E.

The spring bloom of cherry blossoms is a stunning sight. Across Japan, Korea, and places like Washington, D.C., the trees burst with dense, pink flowers for just one or two weeks, bringing millions of ...

Peak bloom hit a few days earlier than expected for the cherry blossom trees in Washington, D.C.The National Park Service declared Thursday morning that the pink and white icons decorating the ...