The collection of Yoshino cherry trees on the Tidal Basin are hit peak bloom, treating visitors to a sweeping panorama of ...

Did you know there’s a special word in Japanese just to describe cherry blossom viewing? It’s hanami — and there’s no better ...

The festival, which is one of the largest celebrations of the iconic cherry blossom trees in the United States, is just over a week away and often draws hundreds of thousands of visitors.

In 1912, the mayor of Tokyo donated 3,000 cherry trees as a gesture of goodwill to D.C. Ever since, the District has celebrated the friendship and the blossoms, with the first ever festival ...

Held to commemorate the gift of 3,000 cherry trees from Tokyo’s then-mayor Yukio Ozaki to Washington, D.C., the festival draws more than 1.5 million to a range of programs, according to its website.