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It’s February, and Okinawa Is Abloom With Cherry Blossoms
Are you in parts of Japan where cherry blossoms have yet to bloom? You can get into the spring […]
Travel
2019 Cherry Blossoms Forecast: From Kyushu to Hokkaido
Despite the blistering cold at this time of year in Tokyo, the Japan Meteorological News Agency has released […]
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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 […]