Japan’s official cherry blossom spotters on Monday confirmed the first blooming of the country’s favorite flower, declaring ...

Blooming cherry blossoms are pictured at Yasukuni Shrine as the blossom viewing season begins in full in central Tokyo ...

Built in 1920, this revered Shinto shrine in Tokyo sees around 3 million visitors every year. Despite this, it's an oasis of ...

Tourists and locals enjoy 'ephemeral' Tokyo cherry blossoms Tourists and Japanese locals marvelled at Tokyo's cherry trees on Monday at the peak of the annual blossom season that traditionally ...

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A priest at a central Tokyo shrine was puzzled at first when a worshipper thanked him for helping him score a concert ticket for a famous pop group. Hiroyuki Korehisa, 37, who serves as a ...

A special scaled down “mikoshi” portable shrine for children featured for the first time in the 700-year history of the bustling Sanja Matsuri festival in Tokyo’s downtown Asakusa district.

The blooming Somei Yoshino cherry tree at the specimen tree at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Monday March 24, 2025. (Kyodo Photo via AP) The blooming Somei Yoshino cherry tree at the specimen tree at ...

comes into bloom at Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on March 24, 2025. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Cherry blossoms bloomed on Monday in central Tokyo, with the flowers appearing on the same date as in an ...

People take photos of a blooming Somei Yoshino cherry tree at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Monday. The Japan Meteorological Agency officially confirmed the first blooming of the country's favorite ...