TOMIOKA, Fukushima Prefecture--The entire “sakura tunnel” formed by cherry trees here was open to visitors for the first time since the nuclear disaster unfolded nearby in 2011. The crowds of ...

families and couples admired the well-known “sakura tunnel,” where tree branches with their flowers in full bloom arch over the road to form a canopy that paints the street a vivid pink.

The stop is nicknamed Sakura Station. In 1930, to coincide with the opening of the station, locals planted 80 cherry blossom trees and have carefully maintained them through the years.

Picture over 30,000 sakura trees setting the Kii Mountains ablaze ... where you’ll chug through a tunnel of Japanese cherry ...

The early-blooming Kawazu cherry blossoms are in full color, with 850 trees forming a stunning 4-kilometer tunnel along the river in Shizuoka Prefecture. The trees are expected to be at the peak ...