TW Sakura Photo Contest: Our Top 15 Entries of 2021 Last fall we hosted our first photo contest celebrating Japan’s autumn foliage. This spring, we…
Japan’s Cherry Blossoms Through the Ages Every year we try and predict the time when cherry blossoms will bloom exactly. The…
What’s New in Kamakura This Month: April 2021 As the vast area of Japan starts to bedazzle in pink of spring blossoms, you…
3 Places to See Blooming Sakura in Tohoku Cherry blossom season in Japan is one of the most anticipated events after the New…
Alternative Cherry Blossom Viewing Ideas in Tokyo “The cherries’ only fault: the crowds that gather when they bloom” — Saigyo, a 12th-century…
Celebrate Spring: The TW Sakura Photo Contest is Officially Open We launched our very first photo contest at the end of 2020 to encourage our…
Hotel New Otani Opens its Sakura-Filled Gardens to a Celebration of Japanese Culture It’s the time of year we’ve all been waiting for: cherry blossom season. Hotel New…
Get a Head Start on Sakura Season at the “Flowers by NAKED” Exhibition Still shivering in big coats on windy days (it’s even been snowing!), many Tokyoites can’t…
Unpicking a Paradox: Japan’s Bond with Nature After the recent earthquakes in Kumamoto, Brian Christian reflects on the country’s continued child-like delight…
Fly South for Winter Cherry Blossoms in Okinawa Just when the rest of Japan is buried in white snow, Okinawa is pretty in pink.…
