For 16 generations, master gardeners in this one family have dedicated their lives to preserving one of the nation's most ...

Nothing elicits more excitement in Japan than cherry blossom season ... Visit the well-preserved samurai village of Kakunodate, famous for its weeping cherry trees. Alternatively, the Hinokinai ...

Walk Japan, a tour company known for its “off-the-beaten-path” routes through Japan, leads a remarkable 11-day, 10-night ...

Cherry trees, or sakura, symbolize the evanescence of human life in Japanese culture—their blossoms are both brilliant ... They decorated the armor of samurai, were tucked into the elaborately ...

TEMPO.CO, Taiwan - The delightful beauty of cherry blossoms is present across Taiwan, with many locations adorned with the blooming white and pink flowers as spring awakens. Tempo visited the Tamsui ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) — It’s almost spring which means cherry blossom season is nearly in ... folk dancing and immersive samurai sword performances with a follow-up boot camp.

"Cherry blossoms reflect the way of life of the samurai in the old days: beautiful in the way they fall with grace and dignity," Shinichi said. Shinichi's 38-year-old son, Tomoaki, who has started ...