SPRING

This city up north is no stranger to natural beauty. Nicknamed as the City of Trees, Sendai is an urban center that boasts of numerous tree-lined avenues, shrines, and parks. Come spring time, like the rest of Japan, it awaits that brief time period when pink cherry blossoms (sakura) take over t...

Hanami, cherry blossom viewing, is a very important part in Japanese culture. I, as a Japanese, participate in Hanami at least once in a year, like most Japanese people do. I will introduce how local Japanese enjoy Hanami. The history of Hanami The history of Hanami, cherry blossom viewing dates...

The weather got warmer a little bit, and we started seeing plum flowers on streets in Tokyo! Plum flowers, in Japanese “Ume”, is iconic flowers to us Japanese like cherry blossoms. In the past, when Japanese think about flowers, they imagined about plum flowers. Plum flowers often appear in old ...

Most of Japanese go out for cherry blossom viewing in spring. Here are top 3 places in Tokyo: Rikugien, Chidorigafuchi, and Yasukuni Shrine which are able to visit in one day!

Japan is not only famous for all-year-round sushi or premium seasonal fruits, but also for every April and May, people are craving for Sakura, not for sightseeing but because it makes the best flavor ever! Sakura petals after salted and processed, have a very unique flavor (just like the uniquen...

Are you about to have your first trip ever to Japan during Golden Week? Brace yourself and get ready for this upcoming madness by following the checklist.

Of the many symbols one can think of when hearing Japan, the Cherry Blossom is definitely one of the most popular. But have you wondered why the Sakura trees and their flowers are so important to the Japanese culture? Let’s find out! The Importance of the Cherry Blossom in Japanese Culture The S...