It has been celebrated for many centuries and has become an important object in various art forms . There are a few hundreds of different cherry trees in Japan. The great majority of them blooms in spring for only a few days. May. Maps indicating the dates when the trees are expected to start blooming are published on television and in newspapers .
Many tourists travel to Kyoto and other famous places when the trees are blooming.
The city of Kyoto with all its shrines and temples during the sakura season may be considered the ultimate tourist attraction of Japan. Please note that we have a special category dedicated to the cherry blossoms in our photo gallery . General Information about Cherry Blossoms. General Information about Cherry Blossoms.