Japan celebrates the cherry blossom or Sakura (the Japanese word for cherry blossoms ... with Meghalaya anchoring this cross-border love letter. If cherry blossoms are a cultural symbol of ...

I have personally had the good fortune to attend some of the sakura festivities and can only describe the experience in one word: awesome. In sakura season, cherry blossom chocolate and candy are ...

A record 3.1 million tourists visited Japan during its peak cherry blossom season in March 2024. There's even a special word in Japanese, "hanami," for the country's long-held tradition of cherry ...

6. 'Sakura' is the Japanese word for 'cherry blossom' and is the country’s most popular girls name. 7. There are over 300 different varieties of cherry tree – also known as cultivars.