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Five ways to experience Japan’s sakura season in all its beauty
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In spring, visit lesser-known prefectures in Japan, like Iwate in the Tohoku region, to avoid massive crowds.
PHOTO: IWATE PREFECTURE TOURISM ASSOCIATION
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SINGAPORE – Every year, travellers flock to Japan in early springtime, from March to April, to revel in the ephemeral beauty of delicate cherry blossoms in bloom.
The sakura season – endlessly admired for its vista of multitudinous pink clusters on cherry trees that sweep the country – has become only more popular in the post-Covid-19 era.
