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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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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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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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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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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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Spring has arrived in Tokyo, bringing with it sunny and warm days, blustery winds and their accompanying first bouts of pollen allergies, and a wealth of spring-related foods and other products. This year, we particularly like the Coca-Cola Sakura Cherry Blossom Spring 2018 Design....

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ROCKET NEWS
 
Sakura season is coming to Japan much earlier than usual this year, and here’s when to expect them to be their most beautiful.
Last weekend, the cherry blossoms proved once again that they’re Japan’s most fickle flowers, as the sakura began to bloom on the Somei Yoshino cherry tree ...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - A normally restricted section of the Imperial Palace grounds in Tokyo opened to the public on Saturday, allowing people to stroll through the blooming cherry blossoms there for the first time since 2016.
About 3,700 people lined up for their chance to walk the 750-meter Inui...

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ROCKET NEWS
 
The taste of sakura can now be found in dairy sections across the country.
Danone Japan has been blending sakura with their Bio range of fermented milk products in seasonal releases for several years now but it’s only this year that we finally managed to get our hands on a four-pack...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Visitors enjoy the fragrance of soshin robai (a variety of winter sweet) flowers on Saturday at Showa Kinen Park, which straddles Tachikawa and Akishima in Tokyo.
There are about 650 trees at the park with these sweet flowers, which turn completely yellow as they bloom. The flow...

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