At Kyoto City's Hirano Shrine, built in 794, the 400 cherry trees are at their peak. A green and yellow carpet of blossoming rape flowers throws the pink petals overhead into stark relief.

Spring has begun early in Japan, and that's official. How do we know? Well the cherry ... Shrine is one of the places where weather officials observe a tree to see whether its in blossom or ...

Spring has begun early in Japan, and that's official. How do we know? Well the cherry trees have blossomed six days earlier than usual. Chris Hogg visited the Yasukuni Shrine to take a look ...

Cherry blossoms started blooming in central Tokyo on March 14, tying the earliest record set in 2020 and 2021, according to the Japan Meteorological ... watch at Yasukuni Shrine in Chiyoda Ward.

According to the shrine, this cherry blossom is a variety called "Yokozakura," donated by locals about 30 years ago. As the tree grew, the branches naturally began to resemble the shape of a heart.