Imperial waka anthologies compiled in Japan between 905 and 1439 C.E. usually contain more spring poems composed about cherry blossoms than plum blossoms. The first cherry blossom viewing was held ...

Cherry blossom season is well and truly upon us, so make a beeline for these destinations to see beautiful blossoms in the ...

While cherry blossoms are often seen as the quintessential Japanese flower, the plum blossom once signaled the arrival of spring. Introduced from China around 1,500 years ago, plums were already ...

Ahead of cherry blossom season, the ume or plum blossoms brighten up the colder months in Japan. This guide introduces the different varieties. This type of ume is close to the original species ...

The plum blossoms might get less hype than the cherry blossoms that follow, but they still make for some gorgeous late-winter scenery. This year marks the 68th run of the Yushima Tenjin Ume Matsuri.

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Wuling Cherry Blossom Festival at Wuling Farm in Taichung's Heping District runs from Saturday to ...

Tourists visit Yanghu National Wetland Park in Changsha, Hunan province, to enjoy the beautiful plum blossoms. [Photo by Shi ...

The winter-blooming plum – or ume – flowers may not be as spectacular as cherry blossoms, which bloom about a month later and are the symbol of spring in Japan. But the white and pink ume ...

It’s cherry blossom viewing season, and this spring marks the first since COVID-19 was downgraded as an infectious disease last May. As a 41-year-old Vietnamese tour guide put it ...