Mount Yoshino has been known for its sakuras since antiquity. Most of the 30,000 trees are shiroyamazakura, but some 200 other varieties can also be found growing there. When they blossom, the entire ...

A part of the Nara prefecture, Mount Yoshino is a cherry blossom (Sakura) paradise and is replete with some thousands of such trees. Home to an array of shrines, this place constantly exudes ...

The most famous cherry blossom area in Japan is also the sacred place of mountain worship: Mount Yoshino in Nara. Once the leaves of the cherry blossom trees begin to turn red in mid-October and into ...

Out of all the places in Japan to see cherry blossoms, the town of Yoshino, in Nara Prefecture, just might be the very best. That’s because there are more than 30,000 sakura trees on the slopes of ...

For inbound travelers seeking traditional, yet one-of-a-kind experiences in Kansai and central Japan, Nara Prefecture and adjacent Mie Prefecture to the east are two areas worth exploring. What awaits ...

Spring once again blushes the face of Japan, nowhere more so than in Yoshino, the nation's most famous sakura (cherry blossom) viewing destination and UNESCO World Heritage site. Each year, the sleepy ...

The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, (MOMAT) will display 200 works carefully selected from over 13,000 in its possession in an exhibition from February 11 to June 14. During the first half, ...