Glico brings back sakura and sakura-matcha Pocky flavors for an early taste of spring
Just as surely as people in Japan await the first bloom of cherry blossoms every year, it’s also just as sure that when spring draws…
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Botanist Tokyo’s Spring Sakura Menu Includes Pink Hot Chocolate and Pink Vegan Carbonara
Although Botanist are a hair and body care brand, they’ve crossed into the world of cafes with their trendy set-up in Harajuku. The cafe has…
Shake Shack Japan’s Cherry Blossom Shack-ura Shake Returns with Two Spring Flavours
US burger chain Shake Shack hasn’t been on the fast food scene in Japan for that long, but they already have a spring treat up…
Japan’s Cherry Blossom Royal Milk Tea is Perfect for a Relaxing Sakura Season Teatime
As spring inches nearer, inhabitants of Japan can prepare themselves, not just for an oncoming flurry of pretty pink petals, but a deluge of products…
Coca-Cola Japan Reveal Cherry Blossom 2020 Spring Bottle Design Ahead of Sakura Season
While Japan may still be in the chilly throes of winter, the end of the New Year holiday has pretty much given us permission to…
North Japan’s Magical Cherry Blossom Scenes Captured by Photographer as Sakura Season Ends
For those of us in Tokyo, cherry blossom season already seems like a distant memory. But residents of the chillier north of Japan are only…
Video Shows Penguin’s Reaction to Seeing Japanese Cherry Blossom for the First Time
Every cherry blossom season in Japan we get not just beautiful scenery, but some pretty precious animal and sakura interactions too (like this shiba inu…
Drone Captures Breathtaking Photography Of Riverbed Cherry Blossoms In Japan
Just last week, photographers in Japan took advantage of long-staying sakura during a strong cold front that turned Japan’s most famous cherry blossom spots into…
Photographers Are Sharing The Beautiful Snowy End To A Special Cherry Blossom Season In Japan
As Japan’s beautiful sakura season begins to approach its end and people wrap up their hanami, or cherry blossom viewing parties, photographers have flocked to…
Traditional Japanese Paper cutting Art Turns Pop Up Greeting Cards Into Beautiful Messages
Artists practiced in kirie, the traditional art of Japanese paper cutting, often take washi paper and make such beautiful and intricate carvings that it’s hard…
A Beautiful Spring Rhapsody Of Sakura and Nemophila Flowers in Fukuoka Prefecture
In Hakata City, Fukuoka Prefecture, there’s a large, sprawling, family-oriented national park stretching about six kilometers on a narrow sandbank called Uminonakamichi Seaside Park 海の中道海浜公園….
Sakura Dessert Made from Mount Fuji Ice is the Most Japanese Cherry Blossom Treat Possible
Sakura themed items are currently all over the place in Japan. The cherry blossom motif and taste take over every spring, as everyone celebrates Japan’s…
Photographer Captures Cherry Blossom Path “Suddenly Appearing” In The Middle of Tokyo
The end of March and beginning of April was one of the most eventful few days in recent memory here in the Tokyo area. Not…
Elegant Glassware Leaves Sakura Petal Dewprints On Your Tablecloth
Long celebrated by Japanese poets for their ephemeral beauty and delicate scent, Japanese cherry blossoms (sakura) also provide the ideal backdrop for a picnic with…
Tokyo Tower’s New Digital Sakura Mapping Installation Lets You Make Cherry Blossoms Fall With Your Hands
While the traditional way to celebrate Japan’s famed cherry blossom season is to enjoy sakura viewing with a hanami party, in recent years artistic digital…