An important part of Japanese culture for centuries, the cherry blossoms known as sakura bring visitors from all across the world.
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Crowds are gathering in Tokyo to enjoy Japan's famed cherry blossoms, which are blooming later than expected in the capital because of cold...
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We've found the best time to avoid the tourist crowds at one of Tokyo's top hanami sites. Sakura season has finally arrived in Tokyo,...
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Even among Tokyo's innumerable flower-viewing spots, Ueno Park stands out with its sheer scale and tasteful lantern decorations.
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In Tokyo, locals and tourists fill parks for picnics and selfie shoots underneath the blooming cherry blossoms.
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Here are some of the best places in Tokyo to visit to catch cherry trees in full bloom.
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Sakura (cherry blossom) marks the beginning of spring. The sakura's fleeting life span, analogous to that of human life, encourages us to infuse our lives...
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Japan hosted a record number of tourists in March as the country's early start to cherry blossom season and a weakening yen drew in holidaymakers.
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Join us for a virtual-reality tour of some of Tokyo's oldest and most acclaimed cherry blossom spots.
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Cherry trees bloom in springtime around the world. A white-eye bird is seen on an early-flowering Ookanzakura cherry blossoms in full bloom in Tokyo.
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