The largest and oldest festival of its kind in the Pacific Northwest, the Seattle Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival dates back to 1976, when Japan's then-Prime Minister Takeo Miki ...

Updated: Mar 27, 2025 / 12:16 PM PDT PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — While the cherry blossoms trees on the Portland Waterfront are fading, the trees at the Portland Japanese Garden are at peak bloom.

A record 3.1 million tourists visited Japan during its peak cherry blossom season in March 2024. There's even a special word in Japanese, "hanami," for the country's long-held tradition of cherry ...

In Golden Gate Park, the Japanese Tea Garden provides a tranquil setting to view cherry blossoms, which bloom from mid-March to mid-April. The setting includes pagodas, bridges, and a teahouse.