In bloom: 2013 Cherry Blossoms
![Rikugi-En Garden in Tokyo, Japan, a garden built in the Edo Period, is famous for drooping cherry trees and blossoms are illuminated after sunset during the bloom. This photo is from 2012. Norio Muroi/Stars and Stripes](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130301103423im_/http://www.stripes.com/polopoly_fs/1.174179.1334162523!/image/1849011204.jpg_gen/derivatives/large_article/1849011204.jpg)
Rikugi-En Garden in Tokyo, Japan, a garden built in the Edo Period, is famous for drooping cherry trees and blossoms are illuminated after sunset during the bloom. This photo is from 2012.
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Cherry blossom info
A 2012 map of the cherry blossom forecast in Japan
A history of hanami, the Japanese tradition of cherry blossom viewing
2012 blooming dates in South Korea
2012 information on the cherry blossom trees in Washington, D.C.
Check back for more on the cherry blossoms in Japan and South Korea.
Get a forecast of the blooming in Japan here.