In Washington D.C., the National Park Service issues bloom predictions with remarkable accuracy. In Japan, meteorologists carefully track the "sakura front" as it moves northward through the ...

Cherry blossoms symbolize many things: delicate beauty and transience, new beginnings, friendship of the US and Japan.

An earlier version of this article misstated that there were 2,000 cherry trees in Sakura Park. It does not have 2,000 cherry trees but got its name from the 2,000 cherry trees that were sent to ...

taking place at the village’s Sakura Park Kampos Community Council, together with the Japanese embassy and the Kampos Cultural Development Association, with the support of Wagamama, is ...

Another recommended place to see sakura blossoms in Japan is Hirosaki Park in Tohoku. Stretching over nearly 50 hectares, ...