Tag: cherry blossoms
Record early start again for Tokyo’s cherry blossoms
Tokyo, Japan (AFP) – Japan announced the official start of Tokyo’s cherry blossom season on Tuesday, 10 days earlier than usual and tied with a record early start seen only twice before. In past years the country’s meteorologists have linked the increasingly early blooms to climate change, and temperatures in Tokyo have been unseasonably mild in recent days. Tokyo’s official cherry bloom records go back 70 years and the delicate white-pink flowers have only appeared […]
#EBCPhotography: Cherry Blossom trees line path to INC chapel in Temple Hills
#EBCPhotography: Sunset at Washington DC tidal basin
Seattle cherry blossoms set mood for spring (EBC Seattle correspondent report)
By Marie Francisco-Weir EBC Seattle correspondent Eagle News Service SEATTLE, Washington, US – (Eagle News) — Hues of pink align the Liberal Arts Quadrangle, also known as the Quad at the University of Washington. The blooming of the Yoshino cherry trees is a pleasant sight to see as they are viewed to coincide with the beginning of spring. Drawn by the beauty of the blossoms, you may see students’ venturing from a study […]
Invasive beetle threatens Japan’s famed cherry blossoms
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Across Japan’s capital, delicate pink and white cherry blossoms are emerging, but the famed blooms are facing a potentially mortal enemy, experts say: an invasive foreign beetle. The alien invader is aromia bungii, otherwise known as the red-necked longhorn beetle, which is native to China, Taiwan, the Korean peninsula and northern Vietnam. The beetles live inside cherry and plum trees, stripping them of their bark. In serious cases, an infestation can […]
DIGITAL NEST Feature: Cherry Blossoms in Newark New Jersey?
DIGITAL NEST|Newark, New Jersey By: Tennie Sumague, New York Bureau April is known as cherry blossom season and the best place to see a plethora of trees in its splendor? Not in Washington D.C. but in Newark, New Jersey. Only 40 minutes away by train from New York Penn Station, one can travel to Newark Penn Station and take the New Jersey Light Rail to Branch Brook Park, the first county park and home to […]
Boating along cherry blossoms in Chidorigafuchi Park in Tokyo, Japan
It is a wonderful experience to paddle a boat along the moat in Chidorigafuchi Park in Tokyo, Japan where about 300 cherry trees are planted. The trees are now in full bloom this sakura or Cherry blossom season. Located in the northwest of the Imperial Palace, it is a historic moat which was constructed during the early Edo Period. From late March to early April, the 700m-long pedestrian path will be covered with […]
Cherry blossom season in Japan
Among the must see spots during this Sakura or commonly known as Cherry blossom season in Tokyo Japan, is a place called Chidorigafuchi park. Located in the northwest of the Imperial Palace. It is a historic moat which was constructed during the early Edo Period. From late March to early April, the 700m-long pedestrian path will be covered with the blossoms of cherry trees of different species. This spot for cherry blossom viewing […]
Cherry blossoms as seen in a street in Canada
(Eagle News) — These photos taken by Neil Duazo in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada show the cherry blossoms in full bloom as seen in a quiet neighborhood in the area. These were taken in late February of this year.
