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Want Vivid Pink Sakura Indoors? Hirosaki University Researchers Might Just Make That Possible
Cherry blossoms beautifully color the landscape of Japan at this time every year. Now, a research team at Hirosaki [&h
Culture
Cherry, Peach, and Plum Blossoms – Can You Tell Them Apart?
Spring is slowly but surely sweeping across Japan. And every year it brings…well hay fever for the unlucky. But also [&h
Culture
[Kimono Style] The Exclusive Sakura Kimono That Makes A Spring Luxury
Japanese have been enjoying cherry blossom viewing for a long time. Well, to be precise, it may have been […]
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Cherry Blossom Viewing Guide 2020: Kanto Region
The beautiful ethereal blossoms of spring have arrived sooner than usual. As forecast by the Japan Weather Association,
Politics & Security
Japan Braces for Emergency Measures After WHO Calls Coronavirus a ‘Global Pandemic’
The novel coronavirus, which broke out in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December and has been labeled a […]
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Japan’s 2020 Cherry Blossom Season About to Start
Just as the cherry blossoms were declared in full bloom on February 3 in Okinawa, and the Kawazu […]
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These Japanese Castles are Best for Sakura Viewing
Japan’s castles are very popular for both inbound and outbound travelers as a source of relics of the past […]
Special Reports
Top 25 JAPAN Forward Reader’s Favorites of 2019: 10-6
Thanks to you, our dear readers, JAPAN Forward reached new milestones in monthly and daily readerships in 2019. Millions
Travel
2019 April 16 – 22 – Sakura Photos by JAPAN Forward Readers
Since JAPAN Forward asked readers and followers at the end of March to send us their original sakura photos this [&hel
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2019 April 9 – 15 – Sakura Photos by JAPAN Forward Readers
Since JAPAN Forward asked readers and followers at the end of March to send us their original sakura photos this [&hel
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2019 April 2 – 8 – Sakura Photos by JAPAN Forward Readers
Since JAPAN Forward asked readers and followers at the end of March to send us their original sakura photos this [&hel
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Enjoy Late Cherry Blossoms at Tokyo’s Beautiful Shinjuku Gyoen
A few days ago on April 9, after the entrance ceremony at the high school my younger son is […]