Tourists on Saturday (April 12) enjoyed the view of cherry blossoms and tulips in full bloom alongside the snow-capped Northern Alps in Asahi, Toyama Prefecture.

Japan's cherry blossom buds first appear in February in ... 3/29 (forecasted flowering); 4/6 (forecasted full bloom) Nagano: 4/11 (forecasted flowering); 4/16 (forecasted full bloom) Kanazawa ...

Cherry trees planted along the trail on Mt. Hikarujo in Azumino, Nagano Prefecture, are now in full bloom. It's said the cherry blossoms form the shape of a dragon climbing the mountain. Local people ...

In Japan, the Chestnut-cheeked Starling is also known as the ‘cherry blossom bird’, as it arrives during cherry ... Togakushi Forest Botanical Garden and the Chikuma River basin in Nagano Prefecture.

We are entering Cherry Blossoms season in Japan, and in many US cities, like Washington DC. In New York, I have been invited to a tea ceremony by Yoshitsugu Nagano, the youngest high ranking tea ...