Melissa Breyer was Treehugger’s senior editorial director before moving to Martha Stewart. Her writing and photography have been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, National Geographic, ...

For just a few weeks every spring, Japan celebrates an annual ritual known as hanami. In theory, it’s a simple pleasure: stopping to view and appreciate the beautiful spring blossoms, most commonly ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Get your cameras ready for the annual Hanami Flower Viewing in Mobile! This year’s event will kick off on March 23rd at the Mobile Japanese Garden. Visitors will have from 10am ...

When thinking of Japan in spring, you'll no doubt picture the annual cherry blossom celebrations taking place around this time of year. That custom, known as Hanami, goes back thousands of years and ...

TOKYO -- In Japanese, “sakura” means cherry blossoms and “hanami” roughly translates to “flower viewing.” On my fourth visit to Japan - my daughter lives there - I planned the trip around the annual ...

Saratoga’s historic Hakone Estate and Gardens is hosting “Hanami at Hakone” — special nighttime viewing of cherry blossoms. As evening descended on the gardens, visitors used their cameras and cell ...

The Meguro River is arguably Tokyo’s premier spot to engage in hanami (flower-viewing) when the sakura are in full bloom. Approximately 800 cherry trees, mostly of the Somei Yoshino variety, line both ...

After a few years of underwhelming results, Chicago’s cherry blossoms are back in bloom. People from across Chicagoland flocked to Jackson Park over the weekend to see the pink and white trees in ...