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Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo’s gorgeous sakura-inspired drinks and sweets are back

• Katie Pask
  Feb 13, 2023
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Enjoy the upcoming cherry blossom viewing season in style with these beautiful-looking drinks and sweets.

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• (cherry blossom • cherry blossom sweets • drinks • food • sakura • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks Reserve Roastery • Tokyo)

Lindt blends sakura with pistachios for cherry blossom season in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Feb 12, 2023

Swiss chocolatier’s take on the cherry blossoms includes a new macaron that captures the scent of spring. 

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• (cherry blossom • cherry blossom sweets • cherry blossoms • drinks • food • hanami • lindor • Lindt • macarons • pistachio • sakura • sakura sweets • sweets)

Sakura Frappuccino arrives at Starbucks Japan with a slew of cherry blossom treats

• Oona McGee
  Feb 8, 2023

It all looks blooming delicious!

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Japan’s cherry blossom forecast for 2023 is here! Tokyo among cities to see sakura first

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 12, 2023

Cherry blossom viewing party/travel planning season is officially underway.

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• (cherry blossom forecast • cherry blossom forecast 2023 • cherry blossoms • COK • hanami • sakura • sakura forecast • sakura forecast 2023 • travel)

The top five Starbucks Frappuccinos in Japan in 2022

• Oona McGee
  Dec 30, 2022

It was a year of great flavours, but which ones were the best?

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• (COK • cute • dessert drinks • desserts • drinks • Frappuccinos • K. Masami • review • sakura • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • taste test)

Cherry blossoms are going to bloom on Tokyo’s new license plates

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 2, 2022

Can you spot the Tokyo cultural salute in the sakura’s pattern?

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• (cars • cherry blossoms • cool • driving • license plates • number plates • sakura • Somei Yoshino • Tokyo • Tokyo Tower)

Line of Japanese-smelling watches sold through Japan Post Office

• Master Blaster
  Aug 1, 2022

Wear your love of a certain Japanese scent on your sleeve.

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• (accessories • COK • fashion • fragrances • hinoki • Japan Post • Maruzeki • matcha • sakura • Seiko • watches • wristwatches • yuzu)

The one place in Japan where you can buy epic, super-long dango sweets

• Oona McGee
  Apr 12, 2022

Sword-like sweets take the phrase “hana yori dango” to a whole new level.

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Mother and son duo dancing beneath the sakura trees will bring a smile to your day

• Oona McGee
  Apr 12, 2022

Viral video from Japan proves you’re never too old to pop and lock. 

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• (cherry blossoms • cute • dance • dancing • family • hanami • heartwarming • mother and son • mothers • sakura • twitter • videos • viral video)

Enjoy one-handed cherry-blossom viewing picnic with this McHanami hack

• Master Blaster
  Apr 6, 2022

You deserve a break today.

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In Japan, you can buy bloom-at-home cherry blossom bouquets for super-easy hanami【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 2, 2022

All you need is a vase and some water to bring sakura season to your living space.

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• (cherry blossoms • COK • cool • flowers • hanami • interior • sakura • SNO)

McDonald’s pink pie vs. KFC pink pie: Which one does it better?

• Oona McGee
  Mar 31, 2022

Two very different takes on springtime in Japan.

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Pikachus perform classical Japanese dance routine for Japan’s most famous cherry blossom song【Vid】

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 24, 2022

With sakura in bloom, a trio of dancing Pokémon give us a moment of beauty, something to smile about, and a Japanese language lesson.

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• (anime • cherry blossoms • cute • dance • Japanese language • learning japanese • linguistics • music • Pikachu • Pokemon • sakura • Sakura Sakura • video • video games)

McDonald’s celebrates sakura season in Japan with a new Teritama burger

• Oona McGee
  Mar 24, 2022

Bringing the heat to hanami with habanero.

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Sakura season officially begins in Tokyo as cherry blossoms bloom at Yasukuni Shrine

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 21, 2022

Early start for Japan’s favorite springtime event.

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• (cherry blossoms • COK • flowers • sakura • Tokyo)

Sakura Skytree photos take Tokyo’s breath away, give kick-start to cherry blossom season【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 18, 2022

No need to wait for April as this special type of cherry blossom is already in bloom.

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• (beautiful • cherry blossoms • Kawazu Sakura • kawazuzakura • sakura • Skytree • Tokyo)

McDonald’s adds a hot sakura pie to its menu in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Mar 17, 2022

New cherry blossom dessert takes its inspiration from a traditional Japanese springtime sweet.

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Lush releases sakura bath bomb as part of new designed-in-Japan floral lineup【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 17, 2022

Hanami, Kochi, and Hinamatsuri bath bombs are inspired by Japan’s three favorite springtime flowers.

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• (bath bombs • baths • cherry blossoms • COK • flowers • Hinamatsuri • Lush • plum blossoms • sakura • ume)

Sakura and matcha combine forces in new desserts from Kyoto’s Itohkyuemon

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 5, 2022

No need to choose between Japan’s two best sweets flavors as tea merchant gives you both.

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• (cherry blossoms • COK • food • green tea • ice cream • Itohkyuemon • Kyoto • matcha • parfaits • sakura • sweets • Uji • Uji Matcha)

Is Starbucks really the best place to go for sakura drinks in Japan?

• Oona McGee
  Mar 4, 2022

Fans of Japanese coffee chain Doutor say: “Doubt it”. 

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• (cherry blossoms • cherry blossoms 2022 • COK • Doutor • drinks • hanami • sakura • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

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