Japan gifted 3,000 cherry trees to Washington DC in 1912 as a symbol of friendship. The festival began in 1934, highlighting cultural exchange and lasting ties between nations. Annual festival events ...

Washington DC's annual cherry blossom festival is in full swing. The roughly 3,800 cherry trees were gifted by the mayor of Tokyo in 1912. This year, the cherry blossoms reached their peak more ...

Everyone knows about the DC Tidal Basin. The Japanese cherry blossom trees are famous and plenty of domestic and ...

Whether you're planning to travel to Japan or are already here, the tourist industry is ready to help you explore the best cherry blossom spots. In the heart of Tokyo, cherry trees are beginning ...

12. Cherry blossom appears on the Japanese 100 yen coin. 13. Every year in America, 1.5 million people enjoy a cherry blossom festival in Washington DC, where thousands of cherry trees were ...

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 ...

The people of Japan and millions of tourists should now be enjoying the start of the cherry blossom viewing, or hanami, season. It's an extremely important time of year for the country ...