A series of thefts targeting cherry blossom viewers at a park in this southwestern Japan city have been reported, and local ...

"Harumeki" means spring is just around the corner in Japanese, and the early blooming "harumekizakura" cherry trees at a park in Nogata City, Fukuoka Prefecture, are a telltale sign the seasons ...

Key dates: Sakura is predicted to peak between April 10 and April 15. Maizuru Park in Fukuoka is the city’s go-to destination for hanami (cherry blossom viewing) enthusiasts. The park boasts the ...

Fukuoka, Kochi and Yokohama are predicted to follow closely behind on March 22, Weather News Inc. announced on Feb. 26. The company anticipates that the sakura in western and eastern Japan will ...

FUKUOKA -- An illusory "keep" of Fukuoka Castle, a designated national historic site, will again brighten the night skies amid blooming cherry blossom trees this spring, the Fukuoka Municipal ...

While the capital’s “declaration of sakura blooming” was four days earlier ... particularly in warmer parts of Japan to the south. In Fukuoka, cherry blossoms officially started to bloom ...