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Starbucks Japan reveals new sakura drinkware collection, inspired by evening cherry blossoms

• Oona McGee
  Feb 22, 2025
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Tumblers, mugs, Stanley cups…and a blanket to keep you warm during night-time hanami picnics.

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Starbucks Japan unveils new matcha cherry blossom Frappuccino for sakura season

• Oona McGee
  Feb 21, 2025

Special release includes a Sakura Roasted Green Tea Latte filled with Japanese ingredients. 

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Starbucks Japan adds a new sakura latte to its menu for cherry blossom season

• Oona McGee
  Feb 18, 2025

Under-the-radar drinks took Frappuccino customers by surprise on release day.

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Starbucks Japan adds new sakura Frappuccino to its menu for a limited time, but is it any good?

• Oona McGee
  Feb 17, 2025

Find out if this year’s cherry blossom beverage delivers everything it promises. 

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Sakura Totoro collection from Studio Ghibli becomes a hit with anime fans

• Oona McGee
  Feb 13, 2025

Cute plushies, art and pottery make this a hanami flower-viewing experience like no other.

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• (anime • bags • cherry bloassoms • cherry blossoms 2025 • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • hanami • kinchaku • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • pouches • sakura • sakura 2025 • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Starbucks Japan reveals exclusive sakura goods at Reserve Roastery Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Feb 12, 2025

Limited-edition cherry blossom tumblers and mugs bring joy to hanami flower-viewing season.

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• (apron • bags • cherry blossoms • cherry blossoms 2025 • COK • cute • drinkware • furoshiki • glasses • hanami • mugs • Reserve Roastery Tokyo • sakura • sakura 2025 • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks Reserve Roastery • tumblers)

Starbucks Japan reveals new sakura drinkware collection, inspired by cherry blossoms in the sun

• Oona McGee
  Feb 11, 2025

Range includes limited-edition stationery, bags and a gorgeous Stanley cup.

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Starbucks Japan unveils new Sakura Frappuccino for cherry blossom season 2025

• Oona McGee
  Feb 10, 2025

Limited-edition pink drink captures the beauty of hanami flower-viewing picnics.

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Sakura season begins at Lotteria Japan with new mochi pie and parfait shake

• Oona McGee
  Feb 8, 2025

Sweet treats bring hanami cherry blossom-viewing to the menu for a limited time.

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Starbucks Japan unveils new sakura cherry blossom drinks and food at Reserve Roastery Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Feb 8, 2025

A fancy hanami flower-viewing experience at one of Tokyo’s best cherry blossom sites. 

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• (cherry blossom • cherry blossom sweets • cherry blossoms • cherry blossoms 2025 • hanami • Meguro • sakura • sakura 2025 • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks Reserve Roastery • Tokyo)

Reservations are now open for Tokyo’s Meguro River Ohanami Chandon Cruises

• Krista Rogers
  Feb 6, 2025

Beat the crowds on the land and see the sakura like you’ve never seen them before on a luxurious river cruise this spring.

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Starbucks Japan releases new sakura drink for cherry blossom season 2025

• Oona McGee
  Jan 29, 2025

Treat your taste buds to a hanami flower-viewing party.

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Unko Museum Tokyo holds a Japanese poo festival in Odaiba

• Oona McGee
  Jul 5, 2024

A scat twist on a Japanese festival. 

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Solo cherry blossom viewing — 30 percent of young men in survey plan to see sakura alone【Survey】

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 5, 2024

Cherry blossom parties are the archetypal spring social event in Japan, but many see an upside to solo sakura.

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• (alone • cherry blossom-viewing • cherry blossoms • COK • hanami • sakura • society • solo • survey)

Should you get up early to see the sakura cherry blossoms in Tokyo?

• Oona McGee
  Apr 4, 2024

We’ve found the best time to avoid the tourist crowds at one of Tokyo’s top hanami sites.

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• (cherry blossoms • COK • hanami • Mariko Ohanabatake • sakura • sightseeing • sightseeing spots • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Tokyo • tourist sites • travel • Ueno Park)

Sakura season schedule is screwed up, so we had a no-cherry blossom cherry blossom party in the office

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 3, 2024

Spring comes to the inside of SoraNews24 headquarters thanks to cheap Internet shopping.

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• (cherry blossoms • COK • funny • hanami • Masanuki Sunakoma • sakura • SNJO • super cheap online shopping)

Sakura season officially begins in Tokyo, latest start date in 10 years

• Oona McGee
  Mar 29, 2024

Official announcement comes with a new date for full bloom.

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• (cherry blossom forecast 2024 • cherry blossoms • cherry blossoms 2024 • hanami • sakura • sakura 2024 • sakura forecast • sakura forecast 2024 • sample tree • Tokyo • Yasukuni Shrine)

When will the sakura bloom in Tokyo? We visit the famous cherry blossom sample tree to find out

• Oona McGee
  Mar 20, 2024

The tree that officially signals the start of sakura season in the capital has missed the predicted starting date, but we have some new dates to keep an eye out for.

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• (cherry blossom forecast 2024 • cherry blossoms • cherry blossoms 2024 • COK • hanami • Mr. Sato • sakura • sakura 2024 • sakura forecast • sakura forecast 2024 • sample tree • SNJO • Tokyo • Yasukuni Shrine)

Does McDonald’s Japan’s first-ever matcha pie live up to the hype?

• Oona McGee
  Mar 15, 2024

A first not just for Japan but the world.

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• (COK • food • green tea • hanami • Japanese commercials • matcha • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • new • pie • review • sakura • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

Lindt releases a limited-edition sakura and matcha drink in Japan for cherry blossom season

• Oona McGee
  Mar 13, 2024

Rare type of matcha creates a drink with “the ultimate Japanese taste”. 

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• (cherry blossom • cherry blossoms • chocolate • dessert drinks • drinks • green tea • hanami • Lindt • matcha • okumidori • sakura • sakura sweets • Tenku no matcha)

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