Every year at the Fuji Shibazakura Festival, a beautiful carpet of bright pink flowers rolls out beneath Japan’s tallest and ...

Travelers to Japan should seek out this mirror-like lake near Mount Fuji that promises unbeatable views of the mountain and ...

Fourteen-year-old go prodigy Sumire Nakamura is preparing to take her powerful game to South Korea and compete against the best players in the world. And similar to baseball two-way superstar ...

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Several families went to the Kenwood neighborhood Friday to see the cherry blossoms in peak bloom. People say they chose to go there because it’s a peaceful, ...

Mount Fuji is taking another step toward curbing overtourism by doubling its entry fee this summer. A bill passed last week set an entrance fee of ¥4,000 (about $26.66) for hikers wanting to ...

Japanese authorities have issued guidance on how the public should respond if the famous Mount Fuji volcano, near Tokyo, were to erupt. Experts recommend sheltering at home and maintaining a two ...

VIRGINIA BEACH — Red Wing Park will reopen temporarily Saturday for the city’s annual Cherry Blossom Festival, even though a park improvement project remains underway. The 97-acre park ...

Cherry blossoms typically reach peak bloom in the ... The small garden features Mount Fuji cherry trees, azaleas, bamboo and ornamental grass. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Tokyo’s cherry blossom viewers saw the first ...

Cherry blossom season has begun blooming in Washington, D.C. as cherry trees reach just one step away from peak bloom. The National Park Service, on Sunday, announced the capital's famed cherry ...

The National Park Service has officially called it: Peak bloom for the iconic Yoshino cherry trees was Sunday, March 23. That means 70% of blossoms are open, and the Tidal Basin is about to turn into ...