The iconic magical girl anime, Cardcaptor Sakura, is releasing a real-life replica of Sakura's Star Wand. This Special Memorize Star Wand, measuring 58 cm, features gold leaf, a spinning star ...

TOKYO -- In Japanese, “sakura” means cherry blossoms and “hanami” roughly translates to “flower viewing.” On my fourth visit to Japan - my daughter lives there - I planned the trip ...

The Sakura Festival at Tenbou Park on the 60th floor of Sunshine City’s Sunshine 60 skyscraper runs through May 11. Located in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro entertainment district, the indoor display ...

“It’s an odd sensation when you get out and are standing on a work platform and ... rubbing off so much of the galvanized paint on the tower.” “It has an elevator and we’d get in and ...

The trees, also known as sakura, mark the onset of spring in the ... when the specimen tree of the Somei Yoshino at Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine had more than five blossoms flowering on it - the ...

The cherry blossoms are now in full bloom, and sakura-flavoured items have been available throughout the city for quite a while now to celebrate the season. But as we know, the sakura don’t ...

A second Amp+ collaboration figure between Hatsune Miku and Rody will appear in the Taito crane game machines as a prize. This Miku’s theme is “fairy tale” and so she’s wearing a dress ...

Sakura season is upon us once again. Japan is home to hundreds of varieties of the fleeting flowers, but do you know your Kanzan from your Ukon? Here’s a quick guide to introduce you to a mere ...

With a visa-free score of 185, these four countries are tied for tenth place. The US is standing strong with its global influence; Latvia with its EU and Baltic status; the UAE with its rapid ...

Kadena Air Base on Okinawa held its two-day America Fest over the weekend, and Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo is set to host its popular Sakura Spring Festival this Saturday. Alex Wilson covers ...