Bask in the golds, oranges and reds of these spots where you can witness the beautiful changing of the color guard on the flip side of the equator.

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Mount Yoshino in Nara Prefecture, Japan, is home to over 30,000 trees and is one of the best places to see cherry blossoms in ...

The word “onigiri” became part of the Oxford English Dictionary this year, proof that the humble sticky-rice ball and mainstay of Japanese food has entered the global lexicon. The rice balls ...

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Mt. Yoshino is one of the top destinations for cherry blossom viewing in Japan.

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The festival celebrates the 3,000 cherry trees given to Washington, DC by Tokyo in 1912. “Like the cherry trees, Japan, U.S. relationship continues to flourish,” said Japan’s Ambassador to the U.S.