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Japan Sees 1.9 Million Visitors In May, Down From Cherry Blossom Rush

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CNA
 
Japan saw a slight decline in visitors in May from the previous month, when a rush of tourists came to see the nation's famous cherry blossoms without COVID-19 restrictions, official data showed on Wednesday (Jun 21).
The number of foreign visitors for business and leisure came in just belo...

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Starbucks Japan Reveals Second Sakura Frappuccino And Drinkware Goods For 2022

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SORA NEWS
 
The cherry blossoms morph into something new at Starbucks.
Earlier this month, Starbucks revealed the first instalment in their annual sakura series for this year, bringing us strawberries and fragile blooms.
Now, the cherry blossoms have unfurled their delicate petals a little furthe...

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Starbucks Releases A Japan-Exclusive Cherry Blossom Collection For 2022

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TIME OUT
 
Sakura season is coming to Starbucks with a special collection of merchandise, drinks and food
Without a doubt, Starbucks in Japan offers some of the most interesting seasonal merchandise. The coffee chain’s mugs and souvenirs are so popular that you often have to queue to get your han...

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Illuminated Sakura Brighten Up Kyoto Nights

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
KYOTO — Kiyomizudera temple in Kyoto serves as the backdrop to illuminated sakura cherry trees over the weekend.
After a lighting test was conducted Friday, the special nighttime viewing event started Saturday and will run through April 4.
About 1,000 Somei-Yoshino sakura and yam...

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Tokyo Gov't Urges People To Refrain From Cherry Blossom Parties In Parks

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JAPAN TODAY
 
 
TOKYO - The Tokyo government urged residents on Wednesday to refrain from joining parties at parks during the famed cherry blossom season, in the latest disruption caused by concerns over the new coronavirus.
The season, which is expected to start in mid-March, is traditionally ce...

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Starbucks Japan Reveals Second Sakura Frappuccino For Cherry Blossom Season 2020

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SORA NEWS
 
Robust flavours of fruit and flowers steal the limelight in this limited-edition seasonal beverage.
It’s still technically winter here in Japan, but at Starbucks the cherry blossoms are already in full bloom following the release of the chain’s first Sakura Frappuccino for 2020 last w...

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Sakura Shoes! Converse’s New Japan-Exclusive Model Is Made With Actual Cherry Blossoms

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SORA NEWS
 
Putting these sakura-pink kicks on your feet will help put more cherry blossom trees in Japan’s tsunami-struck Tohoku region.
When companies are marketing something that’s meant to be cool and fashionable, they usually want to have a cool, fashionable name for not just the product, bu...

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Sakura Shoes! Converse’s New Japan-Exclusive Model Is Made With Actual Cherry Blossoms

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SORA NEWS
 
Putting these sakura-pink kicks on your feet will help put more cherry blossom trees in Japan’s tsunami-struck Tohoku region.
When companies are marketing something that’s meant to be cool and fashionable, they usually want to have a cool, fashionable name for not just the product, bu...

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Japan Cherry Blossom Forecast 2019! Sakura Coming Earlier Than Usual To Tokyo

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SORA NEWS
 
Japan’s most beloved flowers are often associated with April, but they’ll be at their most beautiful in Tokyo before that, says forecast.
With Christmas and New Year’s over, it’s time to start looking forward to spring, and in Japan, that means looking forward to cherry blossoms. Sure...

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Celebrate The Arrival of The Spring Cherry Blossom Indoors with Virtual Hanami

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Every spring, as Japan comes alive with the arrival of the cherry blossom (sakura) across the archipelago, the cherry blossom viewing parties (hanami) rapidly take over all the parks and an ancillary wave of sakura-themed foods and drinks appear. We particularly like this year’s sa...

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