Sakura is the Japanese for the flower ... Nikko is a small, but significant, mountain town in Japan’s Tochigi Prefecture. It can be reached from Tokyo on a two-hour scenic train ride.

Night - Partly cloudy with a 40% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 5 to 9 mph (8 to 14.5 kph). The overnight low will be 27 °F (-2.8 °C). Mostly sunny with a high of 49 °F (9.4 °C ...

Honda Motor has unveiled a new demonstration production line for all-solid-state batteries at its facility in Sakura City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. The demonstration line is planned to commence ...

Tochigi is a lush green inland prefecture on the Kanto Plain, north of Tokyo. It's the height of spring, fields glistening ...

People in Japan are enjoying cherry blossom season — and for the first time in four years they can gather under the sakura trees with family, friends, and coworkers to celebrate. Many of the ...

Out of all the places in Japan to see cherry blossoms, the town of Yoshino, in Nara Prefecture, just might be the very best. That’s because there are more than 30,000 sakura trees on the slopes of ...

Cold air fronts have covered Japan since December 2022, bringing temperatures to record lows in late January. The chill helped put cherry blossom buds through a cold period they need to prepare to ...