THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
April 9, 2022 at 18:23 JST
Cherry trees cover a large part of Mount Yoshinoyama in Nara Prefecture. (Nobuhiro Shirai)
YOSHINO, Nara Prefecture--Thousands of cherry trees have burst into full bloom at Mount Yoshinoyama here, offering visitors a magical spectacle of spring for which the area is so renowned. [Read More]
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