The delicate pink cherry blossoms of Japan attract tourists in droves each year. The blossoms, known as sakura, are a hallmark of Japanese culture. With a short lifespan and presence that comes out ...

In Western countries, we take the blooming of the cherry blossoms as just another sign of spring, like the budding of the forsythia and azaleas. But in Japan, where the flowering cherry, or sakura, ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - As we prepare to turn the page to 2026, the Japan Meteorological Corporation (JMC) has also marked the transition by releasing its first forecast for the sakura season. The outlook ...

Lecturer in Japanese Studies (Japanese and Comparative Literature), University of Sheffield As a lecturer in Japanese studies, the first questions I ask my students is: “What sort of images come to ...