The blossoms are heavy, and they fall to the ground soon after they bloom, says James Ulak, senior curator of Japanese art at the Freer Gallery and the Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C ...

Damien Hirst knows a canny marketing opportunity when he sees one—hence his plan to show his Cherry Blossom paintings in Japan during the country’s wildly anticipated cherry blossom season.

Celebrate the Cherry Blossoms With Hokusai, the Old Man Mad About Art Meditate on “36 Views of Mt. Fuji” by Japan’s most famous artist, Katsushika Hokusai, at the Sackler Gallery March 24 ...

Cherry Blossoms (Skira Rizzoli, $22.50), available now, is a joyous celebration of Japanese art inspired by the flowering branches.

Admiring Japan’s gift of cherry trees along the Tidal Basin isn’t the only way to celebrate the National Cherry Blossom Festival.At the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art, for ...

He was working back in Japan, commissioned by a Japanese art dealer living in San Francisco named Shiota Takezo. Shiota was probably the person who supplied the artist with a photograph on which ...

Hanami, or flower viewing, is a tradition dating back more than 1,000 years in Japan. Cherry blossoms signify impermanence and are one of the most important motifs in Japanese art and popular culture.

One of the most tantalizing highlights of a visit to Japan is seeing sakura—cherry blossoms—which paint the landscape in cities and countryside a magnificent pale pink from March through May ...

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 ...

Tickled Pink: Japanese Friendship Garden's Cherry Blossom Festival is Returning Crafts, interactive activities and face painting can entertain kids while adults can indulge at the beer and sake garden ...

Enjoy a traditional Japanese puppet show and other unique local traditions. Spend a few days in Kyoto, where awe-inspiring temples await, and with a touch of luck, witness the ethereal beauty of ...