Cherry blossoms in central Tokyo are officially blooming, weather officials announced around 2 p.m. on March 24.

Built in 1920, this revered Shinto shrine in Tokyo sees around 3 million visitors every year. Despite this, it's an oasis of ...

As the echoes of winter fade away, one of Japan's most cherished seasonal markers emerges: the blooming of cherry blossoms. The Japan Meteorological Agency announced on March 24 that the iconic Somei ...

Map of places to visit around Tokyo Make your first morning in Tokyo ... spirits of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken in 1920, the shrine is a more than 700,000 sq m oasis of calm in the heart ...

Japan 's official cherry blossom spotters on Monday confirmed the first blooming of the country's favorite flower, declaring ...

The Meiji Shrine is a Shinto (Japan's original religion) shrine dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken. Japanese history credits Meiji for modernizing Japan by incorporating Western ...

Visits to the shrine by senior Japanese political figures have drawn criticism from countries such as South Korea, which was under Tokyo’s colonial rule for 35 years, and China, which Japan invaded.

An official from the Japan Meteorological Agency carefully examined the specimen tree of Somei Yoshino variety at Tokyo’s Yasukuni shrine and announced that more than five blossoms — the ...