Japan is currently right in the middle of plum blossom season. Though they don’t get as much attention internationally as cherry blossoms, plum, or ume (as they’re called in Japanese) flowers are also ...

KITAKYUSHU -- Plum trees have finally started blooming in the southwestern Japan city of Kitakyushu, with trees at a local park coming into flower some three weeks later than last year following a ...

Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, known as a famous plum blossom viewing spot, has about 1,500 plum trees. Many people visit the shrine, not only from Japan but also from overseas. The early-blooming plum trees ...

Kairakuen Garden in Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture, is one of the most famous places in Japan to see plum trees. The garden is home to over 3,000 plum trees, spanning about 100 varieties.

The sprawling, nine-hectare grove contains around 4,000 plum trees of 28 varieties, which are nearly at full bloom. The early-blooming Ryokugakushidare trees are particularly striking.

Tourists visit Yanghu National Wetland Park in Changsha, Hunan province, to enjoy the beautiful plum blossoms. [Photo by Shi Liang/For chinadaily.com.cn] The plum blossoms at Yanghu National ...

KYOTO—Geisha served tea beneath a cloud of pink petals at Kitano Tenmangu shrine’s plum blossom festival, which commemorates the virtues of the shrine’s deity, on Feb. 25. The shrine, a ...

Climate change is rearing its ugly head on beautiful things – cherry blossom trees in Japan and the US are blossoming earlier because of warmer temperatures. No country is more associated with ...