OSAKA--Hordes of visitors descended on Osaka ... while eating and drinking. The cherry blossoms were in full bloom two days later than normal and 10 days later than last year.

One of the most famous cherry blossom spots in the Kansai region of western Japan, Osaka Castle Park is home to about 3,000 cherry trees. This year the trees were in full bloom on April 6 ...

The cherry blossom season, Japan's traditional sign ... according to data collected by Osaka University. Increasingly early flowerings in recent decades are likely to be as a result of climate ...

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Foreign visitors descending on Japan during cherry blossom season clearly bring huge economic benefits. Katsuhiro Miyamoto, professor emeritus of economics at Osaka-based Kansai University ...

Neyagawa City, Osaka, City Councilor Daisuke Oku is a humanitarian who played a pivotal role in the adoption of legislation ...

March 21 in Osaka City; March 22 in Kyoto City; March 24 in Kanazawa City; March 25 in Sendai City; and April 20 in Sapporo City. In Tokyo, famous cherry blossoms spots have reopened. Metropolitan ...

Take a ride on the Kyo-Train Garaku if you want to experience all 4 seasons in Kyoto without having to leave the comfort of a ...