Melissa Breyer was Treehugger’s senior editorial director before moving to Martha Stewart. Her writing and photography have been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, National Geographic, ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Get your cameras ready for the annual Hanami Flower Viewing in Mobile! This year’s event will kick off on March 23rd at the Mobile Japanese Garden. Visitors will have from 10am ...

For just a few weeks every spring, Japan celebrates an annual ritual known as hanami. In theory, it’s a simple pleasure: stopping to view and appreciate the beautiful spring blossoms, most commonly ...

TOKYO — Cherry blossoms began flowering in Tokyo on Tuesday, matching earliest-bloom records from 2020 and 2021, according to a government agency that started keeping track in 1953. And for the first ...

SACRAMENTO -- The Hanami Line cherry blossom park is bringing the beauty of Japan to Sacramento. On Thursday, the Sacramento Tree Foundation broke ground for what will soon be 100 new trees, a ...

Every spring, beginning in Okinawa and spreading north along the Japanese archipelago, all segments of Japanese society keep an eye on the sakura (cherry blossom) front as it envelopes the land in ...

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom across Japan, prompting the usual rush of impromptu picnics, but prices are surging for the traditional food items often enjoyed while admiring the flowers. A report ...