The blooms started opening out in Okinawa on January 13, and are expected in Tokyo around March 18.
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Cherry blossoms beautifully color the landscape of Japan at this time every year. Now, a research team at Hirosaki University in Japan’s northern Aomori prefecture...
Spring is slowly but surely sweeping across Japan. And every year it brings…well hay fever for the unlucky. But also FLOWERS! Tourists from all over the...
Japanese have been enjoying cherry blossom viewing for a long time. Well, to be precise, it may have been plum blossom viewing. At least as...
The beautiful ethereal blossoms of spring have arrived sooner than usual. As forecast by the Japan Weather Association, with some forecasts even giving the cherry blossom...
The novel coronavirus, which broke out in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December and has been labeled a health risk since January, is now...
Just as the cherry blossoms were declared in full bloom on February 3 in Okinawa, and the Kawazu sakura are in full swing as...
Japan’s castles are very popular for both inbound and outbound travelers as a source of relics of the past for each region, especially during the...
Thanks to you, our dear readers, JAPAN Forward reached new milestones in monthly and daily readerships in 2019. Millions of users around the world followed our...
Since JAPAN Forward asked readers and followers at the end of March to send us their original sakura photos this year, we’ve been getting really amazing...
Since JAPAN Forward asked readers and followers at the end of March to send us their original sakura photos this year, we’ve been getting really amazing...
