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2018 May 14 – 31 – Sakura Photos by JAPAN Forward Readers
This is our final installment of the 2018 Sakura Photo Contest. Thank you to everyone who submitted photos and […]
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2018 April 30 – May 13 – Sakura Photos by JAPAN Forward Readers
Since JAPAN Forward asked readers and followers in mid-March to send us their original sakura photos this year, we’ve been getting […]
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2018 April 15 – 29 – Sakura Photos by JAPAN Forward Readers
Since JAPAN Forward asked readers and followers in mid-March to send us their original sakura photos this year, we’ve been getting […]
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2018 April 1 – 14 – Sakura Photos by JAPAN Forward Readers
Since JAPAN Forward asked readers and followers in mid-March to send us their original sakura photos this year, we’ve been […]
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A Walk Through Tokyo Cemeteries Under the Somei Yoshino Cherry Blossoms
There are hundreds of different types of flowering cherry trees planted in Japan. But, as many others have noted, […]
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Sakura 2018: Where to Catch the Last Cherry Blossoms
The cherry blossom season may be coming to a sudden end. However, while the blooms appeared in most parts […]
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2018 March 16 – 31 – Sakura Photos by JAPAN Forward Readers
Since JAPAN Forward asked readers and followers in mid-March to send us their original sakura photos this year, we’ve […]
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How to Enjoy the Sakura—and the Other Alluring Blooms of Spring
A close-up of a plum (ume) blossom in Tokyo, Japan. As the weather warmed last month, Japan enjoyed […]
Special Reports
Will We Be Seeing Fewer Somei Yoshino, the King of Cherry Blossoms?
Cherry blossom viewing season—better known as hanami—has peaked in Tokyo and throughout much of Japan. Among all of […]
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2018 Cherry Blossom Season Is Officially Here!
Spring has officially begun, despite a rare snowfall in Tokyo in late January, as the Meteorological Society declared the […]
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Kumano Blossoming Cherry: First New Wild Species in a Century Discovered
In days past, Japanese people enjoyed different types of cherry blossoms native to different regions throughout the country. The […]
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2018 Sakura Photo Contest, and the Latest Fashion Craze for Cherry Blossom Photographers
JAPAN Forward Announces 2018 Cherry Blossom Photo Contest The season for Hanami, or cherry blossom viewing, is fast […]