Cherry blossom trees are believed to be dwellings of the gods of rice fields and homes to spirits. Japan cancelled the Mount Fuji cherry blossom festival due to overtourism and disruptive behaviour ...

On March 27, 1912, two women stood in West Potomac Park in Washington, D.C., and planted the first two cherry blossom trees in the United States. These two women, former first lady Helen Herron Taft ...

The Tidal Basin, the entry point to Washington, D.C. and home to the Jefferson Memorial, is at its most colorful and vibrant this weekend. The city’s historic cherry blossoms are in full bloom. Lisa ...

Cherry blossoms, or sakura, are far more than a beautiful spring spectacle in Japan, they are an enduring symbol of Japanese ...

Małgorzata (Gosia) K. Citko-DuPlantis does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant ...

As cherry blossom season returns, parks and gardens across the United States transform into landscapes of soft pink and white. The tradition dates back to 1912, when the mayor of Tokyo gifted 3,000 ...

Japan recently cancelled the cherry blossom festival near Mount Fuji due to overtourism and increasing disruptive behaviour from travellers. While cherry blossom festivals in Japan, known as sakura ...