Each year, Philadelphia shows its romantic side as cherry blossoms paint the city in shades of pink and ... dating back to the late 1800s. In 1926, the Japanese government gifted the city 1,600 ...

Damien Hirst knows a canny marketing opportunity when he sees one—hence his plan to show his Cherry Blossom paintings in Japan during the country’s wildly anticipated cherry blossom season.

Cherry blossom season holds cultural significance in Japan and heralds new beginnings. Taking the Somei-Yoshino variety as a benchmark, the Meteorological Agency officially declared Tokyo's sakura ...

Stumpy, a scraggly, fan-favorite Japanese cherry blossom tree on the National Mall, ... have settled 5 feet since they were built in the late 1800s and the early 1900s, ...

At the turn of the 20th century, Japanese Americans settling in the city had a special name for Sacramento. Merging their community’s appreciation for the cherry blossom tree, or sakura, they ...