Surveys reveal that 80% of incoming visitors want access to tourism information that's popular with Japanese locals. So the website focuses on cherry blossom viewpoints that possess a very ...

What’s So Special About Japan’s Cherry Blossoms? The cherry blossom is more than a seasonal wonder. It represents renewal and the short life of beauty in Japanese culture. The first imperial hanami ...

The progress of the cherry blossom season is closely monitored, with the Japanese Meteorological Agency issuing forecasts of the first flowers and the peak of the season. This year, the season ...

Weather conditions mean the trees are looking spectacular two weeks earlier than usual Japanese cherry blossom trees at a Gloucestershire park have flowered two weeks earlier than usual ...

(Getty Images)| Buffalo's Cherry Blossom Festival will take place this year from April 29 through May 6 at the Japanese Garden of Buffalo located in Delaware Park on Mirror Lake, behind The ...

the Cherry Blossom Garden features Mt. Fuji cherry trees, azaleas, bamboo and ornamental grass. The garden was created in memory of Akiko Yamashita by her mother, "Kiyoko," and in honor of Hasan Cesi.

native Japanese plants, serene koi ponds, a five-story pagoda and a Zen garden. You’ll want to plan your visit foo March or April when the garden’s cherry blossom trees are in full bloom.

6. 'Sakura' is the Japanese word for 'cherry blossom' and is the country’s most popular girls name. 7. There are over 300 different varieties of cherry tree – also known as cultivars.

TIP: Plan your visit at peak cherry blossom bloom by checking in on the Portland Japanese Garden “Cherry Blossom Watch.” Oh, and another TIP!: Because of the popularity of the Japanese Garden ...

Paula Hinz is a Friend of the Japanese Garden and a co-Founder of Buffalo’s Cherry Blossom Festival.

Credit: SBS Sydney's spring "tradition" Sydney Cherry Blossom Festival in the Auburn Botanic Gardens is in full swing. Let's ask some visitors and Japanese performers what they like about the ...