Sakura season is coming to Japan much earlier than usual this year, and here’s when to expect them to be their most beautiful.
sakura 2018
Hanami flower-viewing season begins nine days earlier than average as the city’s official “sample tree” sprouts its first blossoms.
Sakura speculation map and dates for each prefecture in Japan released by Japan Weather Association.
MOST POPULAR
Now
Detective Pikachu makes his Pokémon Cafe debut with new menu items for the live-action sleuth
30 ways people keep reacting to our born-in-America returnee Japanese writer
“We wasted so much time in English class” — Japanese Twitter user points out major teaching flaw
Japan’s amazing wisteria flowers are here to make us all forget about the cherry blossoms【Photos】
Lone Wolf and Cub’s Kazuo Koike passes away, final tweet is a salute to his manga rival
Handsome Japanese YouTuber surprises fans with photos of his “dorky” high school self
One graffiti artist to be honored by Tokyo while another graffiti artist sits in jail
One-man anime creator is back with a staff and a beautiful new video with two cool twists
TeamLab Borderless: A visitor’s guide to Tokyo’s new jaw-dropping interactive light museum
Giga Big Mac returns to McDonald’s Japan, along with Grand Big Mac and new Big Mac Jr【Taste Test】
Weekly
This nonconformist Japanese schoolgirl is ready for any bullies who tease her about her backpack- “We wasted so much time in English class” — Japanese Twitter user points out major teaching flaw
Distressed about heading to the vet, this kitty breaks into fluent Japanese
All-new World of Thighs Photography exhibition opens in Tokyo’s Harajuku neighborhood this month
The time someone pooped next to us on the train during Tokyo rush hour, and we tried to be nice- Japan’s amazing wisteria flowers are here to make us all forget about the cherry blossoms【Photos】
Hayao Miyazaki still looking for talented staff to join Studio Ghibli for new anime production
Japanese collector shows off 31 Pokémon cards in collection worth a total of… how much?!【Video】
Japanese high school will suspend students who don’t reveal their social media account names- Handsome Japanese YouTuber surprises fans with photos of his “dorky” high school self
Monthly
The train station that stayed open for a single school girl finally closes down
Chinese couple’s wedding crashed by groom’s ex-girlfriend, dressed in her own wedding dress【Vid】
Immigration raid at anime convention ends with five Japanese cosplayers being arrested overseas- This nonconformist Japanese schoolgirl is ready for any bullies who tease her about her backpack
- All-new World of Thighs Photography exhibition opens in Tokyo’s Harajuku neighborhood this month
Disney is making an anime-style dating simulator where you meet handsome villain boys
Japanese net users speculate on a subtle design feature of the Toyota Prius…related to booze
Shiba Inu boss lazes around in flowers while winning Japanese workers’ hearts
Zelda fan’s Sheikah Slate turns charging his phone into a scene from Breath of the Wild【Video】
Japanese reporter laughed at for asking black hole photo team for more on Japan’s contributions
Yearly
New Pokémon dress shirt line lets you dress like an adult in the company of all 151 Kanto species
Prominent boob-centric manga artist shocks fans by revealing she’s a beautiful buxom woman
Ariana Grande “fixes” her 7 Rings Japanese kanji tattoo, but it still says tiny charcoal grill- The train station that stayed open for a single school girl finally closes down
You have One Piece creator’s official permission to have sexy fantasies about his characters- Chinese couple’s wedding crashed by groom’s ex-girlfriend, dressed in her own wedding dress【Vid】
Japanese Penis Festival 2019: Everything you need to know for this year’s Kanamara Matsuri
Japanese Twitter community shocked to learn that train timetables are made with Microsoft Excel
Sonic the Hedgehog creator gets one last blow to his pride on final visit to Sega office in Tokyo
Decorate your whole house like Sailor Moon’s Moon Castle with the new Isetan collaboration
RECOMMENDED STORIES
Handsome Japanese YouTuber surprises fans with photos of his “dorky” high school self
One graffiti artist to be honored by Tokyo while another graffiti artist sits in jail
One-man anime creator is back with a staff and a beautiful new video with two cool twists
TeamLab Borderless: A visitor’s guide to Tokyo’s new jaw-dropping interactive light museum
Giga Big Mac returns to McDonald’s Japan, along with Grand Big Mac and new Big Mac Jr【Taste Test】
20 things to buy at the Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo store
Real-life location of Your Name’s anime-only lake discovered, still holds a beautiful surprise
Catch a movie in bed…at the theater! Four awesome theaters from around the world with beds for seats
10 Japanese expressions that sound delightfully strange and funny when translated
Japanese anime fans shocked by torii gate collapse at Washinomiya aka the Lucky Star Shrine
Watch out! Pokémon Fusion gets a lot more real with some wicked fan art【Photos】
Virtual YouTuber anime girl offers breast milk feeding session as part of crowdfunding campaign
-
