12 Culture Shirakawa-go at Golden Week Cathy Cawood Week, and spring was in full force, although I just missed most of the cherry... blossom.
Beauty & Spa Kinosaki Hot Springs Ben Humphreys A couple of old blokes chattering away in the corner, cheery-eyed and relaxed... Cherry blossom trees and weeping willows also adorn the Otani-gawa river
13 Culture Kyoto Tenryu-ji Temple in Spring Tomoko Kamishima Kyoto Tenryu-ji Temple in Spring: Enjoy its delicate and graceful weeping cherry trees!
Culture Introducing Tokyo's Parks & Gardens Peter Sidell There are also a good number of cherry blossom trees, so it's a delight... of shady trees around its lawns and fountains, which also explode into cherry-blossom
8 Activities Hanegi Park, Umegaoka Nicole Bauer Hanegi Park, a small public park in western Tokyo, is a prime spot for plum blossom viewing.
Activities Noko Island Park Isamu Yoneda Enjoy a picnic overlooking Hakata Bay decorated by a flood of Rape Blossoms or take a dream-like stroll through the Azalea Garden.
12 Culture Kyoto Kodai-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Kodai-ji Temple is located at the foot of Kyoto’s Higashi-yama Mountain, south of the famous cherry blossom spot, Maruyama Koen Park.
13 Activities Kyoto Gion Shirakawa Street Tomoko Kamishima Kyoto Gion Shirakawa Street in Spring: Charming cherry tree walkway along a stream