sakura (Page 7)
The extremely Instagrammable museum ushers in sakura season with gorgeous displays of real fish, illuminations, and cherry blossom decorations galore.
Branch also adds incredibly long-named, immensely delicious-looking matcha donut made with regional green tea to its menu.
Sakura Saku Saku Matcha Frappuccino is the one you’ll see on the menu, but the option is there for any and all of them.
Seven places that aren’t Starbucks where you can get delicious sakura cherry blossom drinks in Japan
Sure, those cherry blossom Frappuccinos are great, but they’re not the only sakura sips waiting for you in Japan.
Updated prediction has sakura starting to appear in Tokyo almost a week earlier than expected.




















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