A cherry blossom festival held here as a harbinger of early spring in the Izu Peninsula is now under way, but ironically not ...

Anyone bent on bypassing the heavy traffic and taking in the famous “Kawazuzakura” (Kawazu cherry blossoms) now has a luxury option—helicopter day trips from Tokyo to the Izu Peninsula.

The early-blooming Kawazu cherry blossoms are in full color, with 850 trees forming a stunning 4-kilometer tunnel along the river in Shizuoka Prefecture. The trees are expected to be at the peak ...

In the case of sushi chef Migaku Inaba, who came across the ocean to practice in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood, his early ...

You’ll most commonly come across kawazu-zakura, a pastel pink cherry blossom native to Shizuoka prefecture that usually peaks between February and March depending on the location. Unlike the ...