Japan's Cherry Blossoms In Brief, Beautiful Bloom The pale pink flowers are coming into bloom just weeks after an earthquake and tsunami devastated the country. Japanese art expert James Ulak ...

From Cherry Blossoms To Snow Gardens: The Floating World of Japanese Prints. February 9–March 23, 2013. From Cherry Blossoms To Snow Gardens features woodblock prints by famed ukiyo-e masters of the ...

Cherry blossoms signify impermanence and are one of the most important motifs in Japanese art and popular culture. Cherry blossom season is usually greeted by crowds of locals and tourists taking ...

Cherry Blossoms begin to bloom as the sun rises at the Tidal Basin on Saturday. (Al Drago/For The Washington Post) ... the museum’s Japan Foundation assistant curator of Japanese art.

Cherry blossoms are deeply significant in Japan – you’ll find them in poems, paintings, food and drinks, and yes even in Starbucks. Cherry blossoms, or Sakura, have been revered for centuries.

Japan's Meteorological Agency stopped forecasting cherry blossoms in 2010, after more than five decades, saying other organisations were now making predictions with sufficient accuracy. The agency ...