Weeping willow, eat your heart out. The Shidare-zakura (literally ‘weeping cherry tree’) bloom is another human-made cultivar ...

The cherry blossom trees along the Meguro River are well past their peak, with most branches showing green leaves. However, some blooms still remain, with trees holding on to around 30 percent of ...

Sano himself is the 16th-generation owner. After the blossoms fall, the sakura tree becomes cloaked in lush, young green leaves. And upon surviving the heat of summer, the leaves turn yellow and ...