including Kyoto, where Kawazu cherry blossoms have popped open in the fine weather. Kawazu blossoms appear earlier than normal sakura, and the dark pink flowers were in full bloom along the Yodo ...

KYOTO -- Cherry blossoms are almost in full flower in various locations across Kyoto Prefecture, with tourists from both Japan and abroad enjoying blossom viewing in Arashiyama Park on April 3.

the Philosopher's Walk is a roughly mile-long pathway along the Lake Biwa Canal in the Higashiyama district of northern Kyoto. In the spring, the cherry trees overhang the canal blossom ...

Beat out the worst of the bamboo crowds by skipping the leaf-peeping fall foliage period or the springtime cherry blossom boom ... Hidden away in Higashiyama, east of Kyoto, Kodai-ji Temple ...

Japan’s cherry blossom season is set to kick off on March ... March 22 Arashiyama in Kyoto Prefecture: March 28 Hirosaki Park in Aomori Prefecture: April 18 Fukuoka, Kagoshima, Kochi, Yokohama ...

Explore top hotels in Kyoto like Six Senses and Banyan Tree to witness sakura season with scenic views and unbeatable cultural access.

The festival of Hanami (a cherry blossom viewing tradition ... yet tourists are increasingly drawn to the nation's former capital, Kyoto. Indeed, almost a third of all foreign travelers to ...