At least six cherry blossom buds opened up on the specimen tree in Sannomaru at the Kochi Castle in the southwest ... of tourists from across the world. Kumamoto city declared the blooming of ...

The City of Kitakyushu announced that cherry blossoms had bloomed on Wednesday, March 25, outside Kokura Castle. Footage shared by the city shows the blooming sakura trees around the Castle in ...

A historic city on Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s four main islands, Kumamoto is renowned for its imposing castle, rich regional food culture and friendly, welcoming inhabitants.

Tokyo's cherry blossom season kicked off Monday ... On Sunday, the agency declared Somei-Yoshino trees in Kochi and Kumamoto prefectures had also started blooming. Kochi matched last year's ...

Japan’s 2025 cherry blossom season kicked off on March 23 with the first blooms in the cities of Kōchi and Kumamoto. Tokyo soon followed on March 24. See below for details on the sakura status ...