The blossoms have influenced Japanese art, poetry ... exploring historic sites, or tasting sakura-themed delicacies, experiencing cherry blossoms in Japan is a once-in-a-lifetime event.

The blossoms’ ephemeral beauty has been immortalized in art and literature for centuries, so particularly on rainy days, there's still plenty of sakura (cherry blossom) art to gaze upon inside.

The Pittsburgh Sakura Project (PSP) hosted a cherry blossom viewing party on Saturday ... Kato is a famous Japanese drummer who shares the art of drumming to people across the world.

The National Cherry Blossom Festival is one of ... gorgeous catalogs to export Japanese sakura to the world. These hundred-page works of art featured original woodblock prints by Takejiro Hasegawa ...

From art to live music to fireworks ... finale about 8:30 p.m. It's free and open to anyone. Sakura Sunday: March 30: The National Cherry Blossom Festival comes to National Harbor for Sakura ...

And local festivals celebrate the joys of cherry blossoms ... a modern way with Sakura Matsuri at the Charles B. Wang Center. Credit: Ed Shin "Ikebana is a beautiful art form that blends ...