It is time to be in Japan. And now. On Monday (March 24), the Japan Meteorological Agency confirmed that the 2025 cherry blossom season has officially begun in Tokyo. Cherry blossoms, or sakura, ...

People in Okinawa's Nago City held their first Sakura Festival in three years after a pause due to the pandemic. The annual cherry-blossom spectacle takes place in late January at Nangusuku Park ...

Japan's cherry blossom buds first appear in February in Okinawa, the southernmost prefecture, and move northward, ending in late April in Hokkaido, the largest and northernmost prefecture.

Sakura season typically starts in the south, on islands like Kyushu and Okinawa, and ends in cooler regions up north, like Sapporo in Hokkaido. Here, cherry blossoms often bloom from April to ...

The festival, set for April 26-27 at Memorial Park, celebrates the sister city relationship between Cupertino and Toyokawa, Japan. Outdoor entertainment includes Taiko drum groups, Japanese dancers, ...