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Overtourism Ends an Era: Japan cancels iconic Cherry Blossom Festival at Arakurayama Sengen Park

February 09, 2026 4:39 pm

Badly behaved tourists not only hurt local and public sentiment by crossing boundaries, but also contributed to pollution without any accountability.

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Japan cancels Mount Fuji cherry blossom festival over unruly tourist behaviour: ‘Defecating in private yards’

February 06, 2026 4:31 pm

Officials in Fujiyoshida, a city in central Japan, said that the annual cherry blossom festival at Arakurayama Sengen Park will not be held.

Shillong Cherry Blossom Festival 2025: From Zubeen Garg tribute to The Script, here's what to expect at this cultural extravaganza

November 10, 2025 11:40 am

This November, as cherry blossoms turn Shillong’s hills pink, the city will come alive with music and celebration

Over 100 iconic cherry trees in Washington will be cut down. Here's why

March 22, 2024 1:31 pm

Starting in early summer, crews will begin working to replace the crumbling seawall around the Tidal Basin, the area around the Jefferson Memorial with the highest concentration of cherry trees.

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Cherry blossom time - Sakura - in Japan: When, where and how to experience

February 29, 2024 2:24 pm

Witness the magic of Japan's cherry blossom season - Sakura. Explore bloom dates, top destinations and tips for making the most of the experience!

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'Garden City' decks up in shades of pink as summer approaches; see pictures

March 31, 2023 9:55 am

The neotropical plant tabebuia rosea blooms around February and March every year.

Care, 'magic' help DC's cherry blossom trees defy age

March 29, 2023 5:44 pm

Predicting the timing of peak bloom — defined as when 70% of the blossoms have opened — has been getting harder. In the 1920s, the average peak bloom was April 5. That moved up to March 31 in recent years, and the 2023 peak arrived yet a week earlier, according to the National Park Service on Thursday.

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How the Japanese cherry blossom ritual came to Germany

March 27, 2023 1:09 pm

Germans are gearing up for cherry blossom season. The exotic pink or white-blooming trees made their way to Germany by various routes.

A touch of the vintage, a taste of the modern: making new memories in familiar old Shillong

May 01, 2022 5:28 pm

A writer in search of the nostalgic pineapple soufflé of his childhood in the Meghalayan capital returns with local lore and fresh food memories instead

Bonn's cherry blossom trees: A social media hit

April 11, 2022 1:36 pm

After a two-year pandemic hiatus, the blossoming trees are sure to be a spectacle once again. Just how did the Japanese trees become so popular in Germany?