Cherry blossoms also mean big business for the country. Festivals spring up like wildflowers, tourists flock in droves, and sakura-themed everything takes over (ice cream, KitKats, soda, you name it).

Japan plans to help adorn Washington, D.C., with even more of the capital's famed cherry blossoms, a gift the Asian nation said will continue to serve as a token of an enduring friendship.

Japan announces gift of 250 more cherry blossoms for 2026 DC festival. And the free event wasn't just diplomacy, ... "Like the cherry trees, the Japan and U.S. relationship continues to flourish." ...

Japan is one of the most popular travel destinations in the world—but there’s so much more to see beyond Tokyo. Join Olivia de Bortoli as she goes Off Script thousands of miles from Los Angeles to ...

TOKYO — Japan’s cherry blossoms, a hallmark of spring, are expected to bloom on schedule this year, with Tokyo’s first flowers appearing on March 25, according to commercial weather forecasters.

Seeing Japan’s cherry blossoms by water ((Alamy/PA)) This year’s cherry blossom season began five days earlier than 2024, and the trees are expected to be in full bloom by the end of the week.

Cherry blossoms, or “sakura,” are Japan’s favorite flower and usually reach their peak in late March to early April, just as the country celebrates the start of a new school and business year.

Japan is giving the U.S. 250 new cherry trees to help replace the hundreds that will be ripped out this summer as construction crews work to repair the crumbling seawall around the capital Tidal ...

Cherry blossoms, Paul Simon will be featured at the White House state dinner for Japan The White House is hosting Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his wife, Yuko, during the couple's official ...

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan, center left, with his wife, Yuko Kishida, and President Biden and the first lady, Jill Biden, before a state dinner at the White House on Wednesday.

Dry-aged rib-eye steak, cherry blossoms and the music of Paul Simon are on tap for more than 200 guests who are expected to attend a swanky White House state dinner on Wednesday to celebrate the ...