Photos from around the world show cherry blossoms in full bloom this year. Take a look before they're gone. Japan is famous for its cherry blossom trees, known as "sakura" in Japanese.

Embrace Spring With Pictures of Japan's Cherry Blossoms. Japan’s iconic flower represents the beauty and brevity of life. Photographs by Albert Bonsfills. By Gulnaz Khan. March 20, 2017 ...

In 1912, Japan offered 3,000 cherry trees as a token of friendship. Since then, the National Cherry Blossom Festival has attracted nearly 1.5 million visitors each year.

TOKYO -- In Japanese, “sakura” means cherry blossoms and “hanami” roughly translates to “flower viewing.” On my fourth visit to Japan - my daughter lives there - I planned the trip ...

Washington D.C.'s famed blossoms, a gift of Japan in 1912, have begun blooming and are only step away from peak bloom, ... See pictures of cherry blossoms beginning to bloom in Washington D.C.: ...

Cherry blossoms are seen along the Tidal Basin on March 27, 2025, just before peak bloom in Washington, D.C. Kayla Bartkowski / Getty Images The sun rises over the blooming cherry blossoms at the ...

To celebrate the annual emergence of cherry blossoms, the Japanese Program at Franklin & Marshall College hosted a Sakura Festival on Saturday to share Japanese culture, traditions and community with ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Portland's cherry blossoms are in full bloom, a vibrant sign of spring in the Pacific Northwest. The trees, which thrive in the region's mild climate, were a gift from ...

Cherry blossom season has arrived in Washington, D.C., where pink and white flowers dot thousands of trees around the city as this year’s peak bloom approaches.

"We had to 'go big or go home' and try to get all the cherry blossom pictures in - as many as possible!" ... Japan's cherry blossom 'earliest peak since 812' Published. 30 March 2021.