With the cherry blossoms in full bloom, a giant shogi board with human shogi pieces was set up on a 15-meter square on the top of...
Try a walk or hike for another way to experience spring in Japan. Cherry blossoms are only the beginning of the beauty you'll find along the...
The Week is a podcast for busy people who want to keep abreast of views from Japan ー how global events are perceived, and even community...
Three years of pandemic restrictions have curtailed donations along this beautiful hanami path, and now there is a new public effort to raise funds to care...
There is a lot going on in the world, and many don’t have time to keep up with reading the latest news every day, yet want...
Very early on in the pandemic Japan focused on airborne transmission, but it should not relax. In other countries, a loosening of restrictions has been associated...
A photo essay of cherry blossoms at their peak in Tokyo in public gardens and spaces bringing everyone the beauty of spring.
Arashiyama's beauty is well known. Now a 150 year old dying gallery is providing a new way to enjoy the seasons there through Ikebana.
Cherry blossom season and the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions are bringing a sense of hope to restaurants and other businesses in Japan.
Flowers, beloved since the dawn of human history, have been the chosen subjects of countless paintings. See them in a new exhibition timed to enjoy alongside...
From a distance, the water looked like a flower raft where the cherry blossom petals have scattered in the wind at the end of Spring, attracting...
But the attraction is probably making the Chinese people recall the cultural scent of “good old China” that they have lost.