As cherry blossoms near their peak, Tokyo’s parks buzz with locals and tourists enjoying ‘hanami’ picnics, celebrating the ...

Mount Yoshino in Nara Prefecture, Japan, is home to over 30,000 trees and is one of the best places to see cherry blossoms in ...

The estimate is 22.2% higher than last year's ¥1.14 trillion, according to an annual report compiled by Kansai University economist Katsuhiro Miyamoto.

Mix together some tofu, flour, and sugar in a bowl and knead it into a dough and divide it into 3 parts. Add matcha powder to ...

Hanami season is one of the busiest times to be outdoor, and getting to sit beneath a blossoming tree and admire the flowers (read: drink and be merry with friends and busy yourself with ...

As every year from now on, the Parc de Sceaux is the place to be to celebrate Hanami, the Japanese festival of spring, with ...

Weeping willow, eat your heart out. The Shidare-zakura (literally ‘weeping cherry tree’) bloom is another human-made cultivar ...

Spring marks the time for Sakura to be in full bloom. Here are the best places to see cherry blossoms in Japan 2025 for this year's hanami.

Daniella Peled, managing editor of the Institute for War and Peace Reporting, joins Georgina Godwin to discuss the week’s ...

Irasshaimase! Monocle and Trunk invite you to our annual Hanami Market at Dufourstrasse 90. There’ll be plenty of Japanese bites and drinks on offer as well as stalls from selected Japanese brands. We ...