a pink rice cake confection wrapped in a pickled sakura leaf. Sakura mochi, as it appears in the Kanto region in and around Tokyo (left) and the Kansai region in and around Osaka (right). Image: ...

pink rice cake wrapped in a pickled sakura leaf). The flowers also appear on merchandise ranging from postcards to kimonos. There’s even a specific word, hanami, tied to the custom of picnicking ...

The move comes ahead of the beloved Sakura season in Spring, with the pink blossoms forecast to bloom from late March in the capital Tokyo, according to the latest estimates. After welcoming a ...

Sakura Gozen offers players a mesmerizing visual-novel experience that brings them to a meticulously designed Japanese-inspired setting with compelling narrative elements. The game takes place in a ...

Nothing signals the arrival of spring in Japan like the seasonal sakura treats and drinks making their debut at popular cafes across the country. This year, cafe chains like Starbucks, Doutor Coffee, ...

Deeper down in the cup you’ll also find pieces of warabimochi, a jiggly mochi confectionery which for this drink also has salted sakura leaf kneaded into its rice flour dough. However, the Sakura Hot ...

Canada's iconic red-and-white maple leaf flag may be the country's most recognizable symbol today, but it wasn’t always so ubiquitous. The Canadian flag has had a rich and storied past which helped ...

Sakura leaf, Yuzu peel, Sencha green tea, Gyokuro refined green tea and Sanshō pepper. The result is a highly refreshing drink that's perfect with posh tonic – or try it with sake for a ...

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In other words, the 2024 Tokyo sakura season will soon be upon us. According to this year's forecast, cherry blossoms are expected to start blooming on March 24 and will potentially reach full ...

Chl a and Chl b absorb sunlight at different wavelengths (Chl a mainly absorbs red-orange light and Chl b mainly absorbs blue-purple light), leading to the assumption that the total amount leaf ...