Standing before a field carpeted with flowers is a beloved ... February–April Japan is known as the place to go for cherry blossoms. The first blooms happen in the southernmost prefecture ...

TOKYO -- In Japanese, “sakura” means cherry blossoms and “hanami” roughly translates to “flower viewing.” On my fourth visit ...

The park is one of Japan’s top destinations for wisteria, boasting 350 trees that bloom from mid-April to mid-May. The stunning flowers, which dangle from wooden trellises, come in a riot of ...

Places like Akitakata, on the other hand, are accessible by car or highway bus from Hiroshima City. “Demon Slayer” fans can find wisteria gardens throughout Japan. These flowers can bloom from about ...

Some 20% of grown flowers for sale in Japan are discarded as substandard. Nakanishi Megumi uses them to make candles. Just like the flawed beauty of humanity, waste flowers, too, have a unique charm.