(Kyodo Photo/The Associated Press) Cherry blossoms, or "sakura," are Japan's favourite flower and usually reach ... comes just one day after the blooming of the nation's first cherry blossom ...

Japan’s official cherry blossom spotters on Monday confirmed the first blooming of the country’s favorite flower, declaring the official start of the festive season in the Japanese capital.

The flowers can apparently be enjoyed until around the beginning of April. Japanese original Easy Japanese news is taken from the Mainichi Shogakusei Shimbun, a newspaper for children. This is ...

Children in western Japan are enjoying a labyrinth of yellow canola flowers to brighten up their spring break season. The maze in Sumoto City, Hyogo Prefecture is made up of about 200,000 canola ...