When over 80% of Sakura flowers open up, it is called a ‘Full Bloom’ and the Japanese go out to picnic in parks to enjoy the dawn of spring. The trees in Kumamoto were a few days prior to a full bloom ...

Japan’s beloved flower is the cherry blossom. According to the traditional Japanese calendar, spring officially starts on February 4, the day known as risshun. Kicking off spring in Japan is the ...

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Soldiers from Wisconsin National Guard's 64th Troop Command visited the local fortress Kumamoto castle Jan. 24 as part of Yama Sakura 59's cultural exchange programs.

Timed to coincide with the best viewing season is the Yuyama Onsen Sakura Festival featuring a fireworks display, performances of traditional kagura dance, and a marathon. Ichifusa Dam Lake (Kumamoto) ...

Kumamoto Castle is known as one of Japan’s three major castles and is also famous for its cherry blossoms. Some areas are still closed following the devastating 2016 earthquake, but the majestic ...

Kochi/Kumamoto – The sample Somei-Yoshino cherry trees monitored by the Japanese Meteorological Agency bloomed in the cities of Kochi and Kumamoto on Sunday, marking the earliest blooming in the ...

YAMAGA, Kumamoto -- About a thousand ... 1,000 dancers light the way at Kumamoto Pref. festival. August 17, 2017 (Mainichi Japan) Japanese version. Women with lanterns danced in Yamaga, Kumamoto ...

Born in Fukuoka, Toshio Katsuki , 56, is one of Japan's few experts on sakura, or cherry trees.His professional field is dendrology, the study of trees, and he has worked at the Kyushu branch of ...

And while we may not have cherry blossoms swaying in the breeze, there’s a Sakura Matsuri food festival that’s bringing Japan’s hanami flavours right to Singapore this March, featuring ...

The new Sakura Butter chips are already available in the Kyushu region (Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Ooita, Miyazaki, Kagoshima and Okinawa Prefectures), and will go on sale in the Chugoku ...