Tokyo's iconic cherry blossom season is being overshadowed by safety concerns as many of its beloved Somei Yoshino trees, planted during Japan's post-war boom, are now succumbing to old age. The ...
TOKYO — Many of Tokyo's popular and iconic Somei Yoshino cherry blossom trees were planted during Japan's postwar advancement in the 1960s, and are now getting old and frail. Some have fallen and many ...
Cherry blossoms mark the beginning of spring. Various festivals are regularly organized in California, Colorado, Georgia, Tennessee and Washington, D.C., to celebrate the bloom of cherry trees. The ...