The oldest cherry tree is thought to be around 2,000 years old. The Yamataka Jindai Sakura is 10.3m tall and is a Natural Monument of Japan. 6. 'Sakura' is the Japanese word for 'cherry blossom ...

Held annually in Kyoto during July, the Gion Matsuri is among Japan's most renowned festivals. It began in 869 as a religious ...

There, around 500 mountain cherry blossom trees line a 1.5-kilometer slope leading to the gate of Shinpukuin temple of the Shingon Buddhism sect. An old traditional Japanese house with a ...

The 5-acre, 40-plus-year-old Japanese garden is one of Fresno’s most notable attractions and was built partly in dedication ...

But the Japanese side did not give up ... "These trees will remind me of Scidmore and the cherry tree story," said a 12-year-old girl. "I'll come back to watch them grow even after I graduate." ...

Weather conditions mean the trees are looking spectacular two weeks earlier than usual Japanese cherry blossom trees at a Gloucestershire park have flowered two weeks earlier than usual ...

Japan is famous for its cherry blossom trees, with Bloomberg reporting that the country attracted 3.1 million foreign tourists in March. The blossoming trees are known as Sakura in Japanese.

As a 41-year-old Vietnamese tour guide put it ... t be hanami season without the rowdy crowds of Japanese eating and drinking under cherry trees at places like Ueno Park in Tokyo.

Unlike the ornamental varieties of Japanese cherry trees, the ones here produce prized fruit ... Hilton fans will want to head to the Waldorf Astoria Washington DC, which occupies the Old Post Office ...

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For a fabulous stay, opt for Hôtel Reisen in the Old Town right along the waterfront ... Kew Gardens is considered one of the best places in London to see cherry blossom trees, especially around the ...

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