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Enjoy viewing Kyoto’s cherry blossoms from above on a guided zipline tour
- Krista Rogers
Apr 9, 2024 - Tweet
The Kyoto Zipline Adventure offers a a new way to enjoy Kyoto when it’s in full bloom.
- Japan
- (cherry blossom • fun • Kyoto • Kyoto Zipline Adventure • recreation • sakura • Uji • ziplining)
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.
- Japan
- (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.
- Japan
- (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.
- Japan
- (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.
- Japan
- (cherry blossom forecast 2024 • cherry blossoms • cherry blossoms 2024 • hanami • sakura • sakura 2024 • sakura forecast • sakura forecast 2024 • sample tree • Tokyo • Yasukuni Shrine)
What are McDonald’s macarons really like in Japan?
- SoraNews24
Mar 27, 2024
We find out if budget fast food macarons are worth the hype.
- Japan
- (adzuki • COK • commercials • desserts • Japanese commercials • matcha • McCafe • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • news • sakura • sweets • TV commercials)
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.
- Japan
- (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.
- Japan
- (COK • food • green tea • hanami • Japanese commercials • matcha • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • new • pie • review • sakura • SNJO • sweets • taste test)
McDonald’s sells Japanese red bean and matcha drinks with a zany sakura tea ceremony commercial
- Oona McGee
Mar 15, 2024
Traditional flavours make hanami flower-viewing more captivating than ever before.
- Japan
- (adzuki • COK • commercials • desserts • Japanese commercials • matcha • McCafe • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • news • sakura • sweets • TV commercials)
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”.
- Japan
- (cherry blossom • cherry blossoms • chocolate • dessert drinks • drinks • green tea • hanami • Lindt • matcha • okumidori • sakura • sakura sweets • Tenku no matcha)
The most popular places in Japan for viewing sakura in 2024, according to local travel agency
- Krista Rogers
Mar 12, 2024
Here are the most popular picks for cherry blossom-viewing in both eastern and western Japan, based on bookings.
- Japan
- (best • cherry blossom • Club Tourism • flower viewing • ohanami • ranking • sakura • spring • tour • travel)
Want to enjoy sakura season but have allergies? Tokyo indoor park offers the perfect solution
- Krista Rogers
Mar 12, 2024
The Tenbou-Park Sakura Festival in Ikebukuro’s popular Sunshine City shopping complex promises a sneeze and itchy eyes-free flower-viewing experience.
- Japan
- (allergies • cherry blossoms • COK • hanami • hay fever • Ikebukuro • sakura • Sakura Matsuri • Sunshine 60 • Sunshine City • Tenbou-Park • Tokyo)
Japanese convenience store chain now sells Sakura Lattes!
- Oona McGee
Mar 10, 2024
A konbini way to hanami.
- Japan
- (cherry blossoms • COK • combini • convenience stores • drinks • hanami • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • Lawson • Machi Cafe • review • sakura • sakura drinks • SNJO • taste test)
Cherry blossom taxi tours are a great way to save steps and see sakura in Tokyo and its neighbors
- Casey Baseel
Mar 8, 2024
Sakura season is short, and Sanwa Koutsu wants to help you see as much of it as you can.
- Japan
- (cars • cherry blossoms • cool • Kawagoe • Saitama • sakura • taxi tour • taxis • Tokyo • tourism • travel • Yokohama)
McDonald’s Japan releases first-ever matcha pie, perfectly timed for sakura season
- Oona McGee
Mar 8, 2024
Three traditional fillings make this one of the most Japanese McDonald’s pies in the history of the chain.
- Japan
- (commercials • food • green tea • hanami • Japanese commercials • matcha • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • new • pie • sakura • sweets)
Cherry blossom forecast updated with later start date, full-bloom predictions added
- Casey Baseel
Mar 7, 2024
Behind-schedule buds mean we’re going to have to wait just a little longer to see sakura.
- Japan
- (cherry blossom • cherry blossom forecast 2024 • flowers • nature • sakura • sakura forecast • sakura forecast 2024 • tourism • travel)
Sakura Pizza from Domino’s Pizza Japan is here, but is it any good?【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Mar 7, 2024
A pizza like none we’ve ever had before arrives just in time for cherry blossom season.
- Japan
- (cherry blossoms • COK • Domino's Pizza Japan • dominos pizza • food • pizza • sakura • sakura food • SNJO • sweets • tapioca • taste test)
We try a sakura drink from a Japanese coffeehouse chain that isn’t Starbucks
- Oona McGee
Mar 6, 2024
Local chain from Harajuku proves it can cherry blossom with the best of them.
- Japan
- (cherry blossom season • cherry blossoms • cherry blossoms 2024 • Doutor • Doutor Coffee • drinks • hanami • sakura • sakura 2024 • sakura season • seasonal menu)
Starbucks has a mochi ice cream Frappuccino? New hanami dango hack goes viral in Japan
- Oona McGee
Mar 6, 2024
Secret dessert drink becomes a hit, but it’s only available to those who know how to order it.
- Japan
- (customization • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • hanami dango • ice cream • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccinos • limited edition • sakura • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • taste test • Yukimi Daifuku)
Krispy Kreme Japan reveals mouthwatering sakura donuts for springtime snacking
- Casey Baseel
Mar 6, 2024
Some are for all of Japan to enjoy, while others are available in one town only.
- Japan
- (cherry blossoms • COK • donuts • food • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Japan • sakura • sakura food • sakura sweets • sweets)
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