Dive into a Pool of Sakura at Tokyo’s Cherry Blossom Bar This Spring
As Japan’s favourite season rolls around, everyone is looking forward to seeing the spring cherry blossom in full bloom. After waiting all year for the…
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Lindt Japan Unveils Cherry Blossom Chocolate Drink to Rival Starbucks’ Sakura Frappuccino
The Starbucks sakura Frappuccino, which appears every spring in Japan without fail, has become the envy of the world. For fans of both the corporate…
Starbucks’ First Seasonal Cherry Blossom Drink for Spring 2019 is Revealed
The limited time only sakura inspired Frappuccino and hot beverage duo is Starbucks Japan’s main event every year. But before the big announcement revealing this…
Japan’s Raindrop Jellies Are Back with Real Cherry Blossoms Inside
Cherry Blossom season is coming, and it’s coming even earlier than usual according to forecasts. The pink floodgates have opened, and all manner of sakura-themed…
Japan Cherry Blossom Forecast 2019 Reveals An Unusually Early Start To The Season
If you’re planning on visiting Japan in Spring, you’re probably looking forward to enjoying the beautiful and subtly fragrant blossoms of the cherry trees, or…
Coca-Cola Japan Reveal Cherry Blossom 2019 Spring Bottle Design Anticipating Sakura Season
Coca-Cola continue to capitalise on Japan’s cherry blossom obsession by releasing their yearly limited edition sakura themed coke bottles. The design is predictably floral and…
Cherry Blossom-Themed Airbnb Apartment Opens in Harajuku, First Offering From MOSHI MOSHI ROOMS
MOSHI MOSHI NIPPON, the Harajuku-centric organization promoting news on Japan and famous for their yearly festival to which foreigners can attend free of charge, has…
Japanese Scientists Create World’s First Drinkable Alcohol Made from Trees
Researchers at Japan’s Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, announced that they have discovered a technique to make a drinkable alcoholic beverage…
Fallen Cherry Blossoms Create Mysteriously Beautiful Nighttime Flower Raft in Aomori, Japan
You may have thought cherry blossom season was over but while Tokyo is caught in the post-sakura blues, Tohoku region is still in the pink….
Japanese Photographer Perfectly Captures His Grandmother’s Playful Nature in Touching Portraits
Portrait photography becomes compelling when the photographer seems to capture something about the subject through the image, something that becomes clear to the audience as…
Ethereal Spring Scenes of Deer and Cherry Blossom in Nara Captured by Japanese Photographer
Japan’s stunning natural scenes make for a breathtaking spring every year, whichever part of the country you’re in. But it seems Nara is aiming for…
Talented Japanese Night Photographer Stumbles Across Heart Cherry Blossom Formation in Tokyo
Visiting Naohiro Yako (@yako_flpr3)’s Instagram, you will be struck by his arresting urban photography taken in major Japanese cities. Armed with his camera, he’s managed…
Japanese Photographers Capture Magical Cherry Blossom Scenes in Unexpected Spring Snow
After the particularly frosty winter, peaking at the January snowstorm, Tokyo’s inhabitants finally thought it was safe to say springtime has arrived. We enjoyed agreeable…
Famous Kyoto Green Tea House Releases Their Prettiest Matcha and Sakura Sweets Lineup Yet
If you’re a green tea sweets fan visiting or living in Japan and can’t quite make the trek to Kyoto, you can always settle for…
Complement Your Starbucks Japan Sakura Frappucino with Cherry Blossom Desserts This Spring
Starbucks Japan have already rolled out their Sakura Series drinks range which means, never mind the freezing temperatures that continue here in Tokyo, spring is…