This is one of my favourite times of year - the sun is shining, the birds are singing and the cherry blossoms are stunning.

The blooming Somei Yoshino cherry tree at the specimen tree at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Monday March 24, 2025. (Kyodo Photo via AP) 32,503 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you ...

Its Tokyo Regional Headquarters announced that day that officials observed 11 flowers of the Somei-Yoshino cherry at 2 p.m. that had opened on a tree under watch at Yasukuni Shrine in Chiyoda Ward.

CBC British Columbia's staff photographer Ben Nelms went around the Lower Mainland to capture photos of cherry blossoms, ...

Green buds popped up on the Yoshino cherry trees along the Tidal Basin in D.C., marking the first of six stages on the journey to peak bloom. The National Park Service posted about the “small ...

Known in Japan as sakura, these flowering cherry trees are revered across the globe for their delicate yet vibrant beauty, an ...

At 2pm, an official at the weather agency confirmed six flowers on a Somei-Yoshino cherry tree, which is more than the five used as a benchmark for making an announcement. The tree is a sample ...

On Wednesday, the Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia kept the tree tradition alive. During a tree-planting ceremony on the lawn of the Horticultural Center in Fairmount Park, they pledged ...

A welcome sight each spring, cherry trees provide some of the first blossoms of the season. Fragrant, single- or double-flowers cover the small tree’s leafless branches. There are two groups of ...

The final stage, peak bloom, is defined as when 70% of the Tidal Basin’s Yoshino cherry tree blossoms have opened. Daily temperatures generally play a role in how fast the blossoms progress ...