Formerly Japan's capital for over a millennium, Kyoto is full of famous temples, shrines, and places of note that appear in classic literature. Many of these places are famous for seeing Kyoto cherry ...

Kyoto needs little introduction: picture glimpsing a geisha disappearing down a narrow alley; the stillness of a stone garden ...

As the days get warmer and spring rolls around, the optimal period to view cherry blossoms in Japan is also coming soon. Check our guide here if you’re unsure when and where to see sakura in Japan ...

Each spring, "The Land of the Rising Sun" wakes up to the tree of the blooming buds. Sakura season begins with the first blush of the cherry blossoms and this city of 1.5 million people is one of the ...

Cherry blossoms in Kyoto, Japan reached peak bloom on March 26 this year — the earliest the event has occurred in 1,200 years of records. Why so soon? Climate change, constantly pushing our warming ...

The famous cherry blossom season in Kyoto, whose pink hue heralds spring, is happening earlier due to climate change and urban development, a new study has found. The delicate flowers now come into ...

The cherry blossom trees also bloomed early in Washington, D.C. Climate change may be causing cherry blossom trees around the world to blossom much earlier than they had in the past. The famous ...

Every winter, the Japan Meteorological Corporation (JMC) releases a cherry blossom forecast that predicts when Japan’s most famous flower – the sakura – will open and reach peak bloom. The forecast ...

Information on the blooming of cherry blossoms in Kyoto has remained since 812 AD, and is seen as an indicator of climate change. Meanwhile, 2021 has become a hot topic overseas as the cherry blossoms ...