As small town only 2.5 hours by train from Kyoto by train, every spring the Kinosaki Onsen's Otani River is flooded with cherry blossom petals!
 

Now is the best time to catch the cherry blossoms around Tsuruga Castle!

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!