NHK
 
Cherry blossoms of the Somei-Yoshino variety have started blooming in a town on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido.
Officials in Matsumae Town on the southern tip of the island announced on Sunday that the blooms had appeared. They confirmed more than five blossoms on the benchmark tree in...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Cherry blossoms have come into full bloom in Yamagata, the Yamagata Meteorological Office announced Monday. It was four days earlier than usual and four days later than last year.
At around 9 a.m., the office’s staff confirmed 80% of the flowers blooming on the Someiyoshino benchmark...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Cherry blossoms are forecast to come into bloom on Monday in central Tokyo, earlier than in any other region of the country, a weather forecasting company said.
The blooms are expected to appear in Hiroshima and Kochi in western Japan and Miyazaki in southwestern Japan on Tuesday, f...

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SORA NEWS
 
Go east, and north, Japan travelers!
The recent price increase for the all-across-Japan Japan Rail Pass may turn out to be, in some ways, a blessing in disguise for travelers. Yes, it is sad that the deeply discounted method for zipping all across the country is now prohibitively expe...

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TIME OUT
 
Here’s what the warmer temperatures mean for sakura this year, with blooming dates for Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Sapporo and more
The new year has barely started, but the Japan Meteorological Corporation already has its sights set on spring with the release of its first official cherry blos...

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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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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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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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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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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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