Joyo, Japan, is a small city on the outskirts of Kyoto 5,000 miles from Vancouver. But each spring, Clark College’s Sakura Festival plays a part in making that distance feel smaller. Dignitaries past ...
Cherry blossoms in Kyoto, Japan reached peak bloom on March 26 this year — the earliest the event has occurred in 1,200 years of records. Why so soon? Climate change, constantly pushing our warming ...
TOKYO — Japan’s famous cherry blossoms have reached their flowery peak in many places earlier this year than at any time since formal records started being kept nearly 70 years ago, with experts ...
For years, Japan has been defined internationally by its iconic cherry blossom season. But a new behaviour shift is emerging ...
After a lifelong fascination with Japan, Elisa Garcia, a retired attorney, dreamt of walking hand-in-hand with her husband under the falling cherry blossoms. But when she went online to reserve a ...