The most famous cherry blossom area in Japan is also the sacred place of mountain worship: Mount Yoshino in Nara. Once the leaves of the cherry blossom trees begin to turn red in mid-October and into ...

Mount Yoshino in Yoshino-Kumano National Park is considered one of the best places to view cherry blossoms in Japan. There are more than 30,000 cherry blossom trees in the area, and some are believed ...

Yoshimizu Shrine on Mount Yoshino affords views of thousands of cherry trees at a glance. An observation deck known as Onodachi-ato is located near the sightseers’ parking area in the shimo-senbon ...

Nara's cherry blossom (sakura) season usually starts from the last week of March and into the first two weeks of April. This region, home to spectacular natural scenery, is one of Japan's popular ...

Mount Yoshino has been known for its sakuras since antiquity. Most of the 30,000 trees are shiroyamazakura, but some 200 other varieties can also be found growing there. When they blossom, the entire ...

Spring once again blushes the face of Japan, nowhere more so than in Yoshino, the nation's most famous sakura (cherry blossom) viewing destination and UNESCO World Heritage site. Each year, the sleepy ...

YOSHINO, Nara -- Cherry blossoms on Mount Yoshino in this western Japan town have come into full bloom, covering the area in a sea of pale pink. Cherry trees are seen in full bloom on Mount Yoshino in ...