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Sakura season 2018 officially declared in Tokyo as first cherry blossoms begin to bloom
- Oona McGee
Mar 18, 2018 - Tweet
Hanami flower-viewing season begins nine days earlier than average as the city’s official “sample tree” sprouts its first blossoms.
- Japan
- (cherry blossoms • flowers • hanami • hyoujun-ki • Japan Meteorological Agency • sakura • sakura 2018 • sakura forecast • spring • Tokyo • tourism • tourist sites • travel • Yasukuni Shrine)
Sweet Japanese spring is in full bloom at Kyoto confectioner Gion Tsujiri!
- Kay
Mar 17, 2018
Colorful spring creations from Kyoto green tea confectioner are not only sweet to taste but a delight to behold!
- Japan
- (cherry blossoms • food • Gion Tsujiri • green tea • ice cream • Kyoto • matcha • sakura • spring • sweets • tea)
Starbucks Japan’s new sakura donuts look so good it’s like cherry blossom season is already here
- Casey Baseel
Feb 19, 2018
Sakura sweets lineup also includes mouth-watering cherry blossom cake with two sakura-sourced ingredients.
Cherry blossom forecast 2018: Sakura expected to come to Tokyo earlier than usual this year!
- Casey Baseel
Feb 8, 2018
Sakura speculation map and dates for each prefecture in Japan released by Japan Weather Association.
- Japan
- (cherry blossoms • hanami • nature • sakura • sakura 2018 • spring • travel)
W.T.F. Japan: Top 5 Japanese spring foods【Well-Fed Top Five】
- Scott Wilson
May 11, 2017
Some spring foods are a little… different in Japan.
- Japan
- (food • scotto-sensei • spring • W.T.F. Japan • Weird Top Five • Well-Fed Top Five)
Spring is in the air! Sakura pictures that will make you wish you were in Japan right now【Photos】
- KK Miller
Apr 10, 2017
It’s time to picnic under the trees and bask in the fleeting moment of beauty.
Air-hanami: Could flower-viewing without the flowers be the next trend?
- Kay
Apr 3, 2017
For those of us unable to go see the cherry blossoms in person, how about a new style of flower-viewing… without the actual flowers?
- Japan
- (air-hanami • cherry blossoms • flower viewing • hanami • sakura • spring)
Sakura season officially starts in Tokyo as cherry blossoms begin blooming in the capital
- Casey Baseel
Mar 21, 2017
Japan Meteorological Agency makes the call one day earlier than anticipated.
Starbucks goes to the tropics for new Frappuccino release in Japan
- Oona McGee
Mar 8, 2017
The latest addition to the menu is said to be an irresistible treat for tea lovers.
- Japan
- (cafes • drinks • Frappuccino • fruit • limited edition • spring • Starbucks • Starbucks limited edition • tea)
McDonald’s Japan doubles down on cherry blossom season with new cherry soda and float
- Casey Baseel
Mar 7, 2017
While everyone loves the sakura, you shouldn’t overlook the sakuranbo.
- Japan
- (cherries • cherry blossoms • drinks • fast food • floats • McDonald's • sakura • soda • soft drinks • spring)
Spring comes to McDonald’s Japan in the form of a sakura-flavored dessert!
- Kay
Mar 1, 2017
It’s time to look forward to a taste of Spring — with the “McFlurry Crunchy Sakura“!!
- Japan
- (cherry blossoms • McDonald's Japan • McFlurry • sakura • spring • sweets)
Early-blooming sakura cherry blossoms create pink-tinged wonderlands in Japan
- Oona McGee
Feb 24, 2017
People around the country are sharing stunning photos of the early-blossoming sakura in full bloom.
- Japan
- (cherry blossoms • hanami • Kawazu Sakura • sakura • Shizuoka • spring)
Starbucks Japan unveils new lineup of sakura beverages and drinkware for 2017
- Oona McGee
Feb 3, 2017
The global coffeehouse chain gives us a taste of spring with two new beverages and a drinkware range containing over thirty cherry blossom-themed items.
- Japan
- (cherry blossoms • drinks • Frappuccino • sakura • spring • Starbucks)
Sakuraman services promises to bring you cherry blossoms anytime, anywhere【Video】
- Jamie Koide
May 31, 2016
The sakura season will never slip away from you again!
- Culture, Entertainment, Japan
- (cherry blossoms • hanami • Joseph Tame • LED • sakura • sakuraman • spring • technology)
Japanese Twitter users share gorgeous photos of sakura season coming to an end
- Preston Phro
Apr 9, 2016
Sakura leaves are beautiful whether they’re clinging to trees or fallen on the ground.
- Culture, Cute, Internet, Japan
- (cherry blossoms • ducks • Philosopher's Walk • photography • spring)
New dietary supplement from Japan will make your farts smell “like a flower garden”【Video】
- Philip Kendall
Apr 1, 2016
Because when your ad contains the line “It’s like cherry blossom comes out of your ass hole!” you know it’s going to be a game-changer.
- Japan
- (dietary supplement • Farts • flatulence • Japan • medicine • nonara • sakura • smell • spring • wtf)
Bring spring into your home with pink flower-themed Le Creuset pots and tableware!
- Kay
Feb 25, 2016
Forget seasonal sweets and drinks. In Japan, even pots and tableware get a sakura makeover in the spring, and the results are gorgeous!
- Europe, Japan
- (flowers • kitchenware • Le Creuset • pots • sakura • spring • tableware)
New cherry blossom sneakers from Nike feature real images of sakura in five awesome designs
- Oona McGee
Feb 24, 2016
Enjoy the hanami cherry blossom viewing experience just by looking at your feet this spring.
- Japan
- (cherry blossoms • cool • fashion • Nike • sakura • shoes • sneakers • sportswear • spring)
Get your Garrett Popcorn in beautiful SAKURA Tins this spring — while supplies last!
- Kay
Feb 19, 2016
Sure, Garrett Popcorn is tasty whatever container it comes in, but this makes it extra special!
Get Asahi Super Dry beer in a spring sakura package for a limited time!
- Kay
Feb 6, 2016
It’s still in the middle of winter in Japan, but beer bottles and cans from Asahi are already dressing up for sakura-filled spring!
- Japan
- (Asahi Super Dry • beer • cherry blossom • sakura • spring)
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