Yoshino cherry trees are in bloom! Enjoy the blossoms at Hunter's Point South Park in LIC this week. Yoshino cherry trees will reach peak bloom time this week — now's the time to go see them! | New York City Department of Parks & Recreation

This is a timelapse I filmed several years ago of Yoshino cherry blossoms blooming, roughly from the stage they're at now through just starting to turn pink. It compresses multiple days into about 50 seconds. https://cherryblossomwatch.com/timelapse-cherry-blossoms-blooming/ | Cherry Blossom Watch

Japan’s first official Nintendo Store is opening in Shibuya PARCO! Level 6 of Shibuya PARCO has all kinds of Nintendo goods available! Give us a like and get all the latest! | 渋谷パルコ

At the newly renovated Shibuya Parco, shoppers can find not only cutting-edge fashion, but also Mario, Pikachu and 'Akira' merch. | The Japan Times

The Kumano Kodo is a sacred pilgrimage route with over 1,000 years of history. Leading to the three grand shrines of Kumano, this path has been walked by countless pilgrims seeking spiritual purification and rebirth. In the Heian period, emperors and aristocrats embarked on the journey; in the Kamakura and Muromachi periods, samurai followed in their footsteps; and by the Edo period, it became a path for commoners. The route to the Kumano Sanzan (Kumano Hongu Taisha, Kumano Hayatama Taisha, Kuma