TOKYO — Japan’s cherry blossoms, a hallmark of spring, are expected to bloom on schedule this year, with Tokyo’s first flowers appearing ... Sapporo in northern Hokkaido to Kagoshima in ...

Though spring evokes mild, warm weather across most of Japan, Hokkaido remains a stunning winter wonderland ... in hand with the famous cherry blossoms or sakura. These delicate flowers typically ...

Here are 13 of the best spots across the world to spot beautiful flowers, whether you want to see tulips in the Netherlands or cherry blossoms in Japan.

There is something about hanami — the centuries-old tradition of cherry blossom viewing — that makes spring in Japan feel ...

Shikisai-no-oka, aka Four Seasons Hill, is a 7ha flower garden located in central Hokkaido. Aside from the rows upon rows of ...

Hokkaido holds a sacred place in the culinary identity of Japan. Many believe that ... to cherry blossoms and mountain flowers that pepper the landscape in spring, the views are staggering.

Rugged, beautiful, untamed and steeped in a unique culture, the island of Hokkaido in north Japan has emerged as ... kaleidoscopic fields of colourful flowers. New Chitose Airport makes Hokkaido ...