Many associate spring with being Japan's season of cherry blossoms, but did you know that this is also the peak season for azaleas? At  Aomori's Tenno-jinja Shrine, about 500 mountain azaleas bloomduring this season, decorating the shrine grounds a stunning red.

Yamagata's Okitama Cherry Blossom Corridor earns its name from the overwhelming number of massive, old-growth sakura that the area is home to. Read on to learn more.

Previously rendered inaccessible due to the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, rhis year, the Yonomori Cherry Blossom Festival returns in full-swing, with an event featuring a variety of stage shows and stalls!

From April 2026, a series of changes in Japan's tax-free shopping policies will begin to take effect. Read on to learn more.