Plum blossoms are at their best in various parts of Kyoto. Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, known as a famous plum blossom viewing spot, has about 1,500 plum t･･･ ...

One of Japan's most famous pieces of literature, "The Tale of the Heike", opens with mention of the flowers to symbolize fragility and the transience of life, because each flower that blooms on ...

Tomioka town, once famous for its spring flowers, lost its color after the 2011 Fukushima Daichii nuclear accident. Now, one ...