The Splendor Of Cherry Blossoms - As Seen By MATCHA's Readers

We thank all our readers who took part in our Sakura Photo Project and sent us their wonderful pictures of cherry blossoms!

Photo by Thuy Minh Nguyen

From the many photos we received, we have selected 15 pictures which convey the delicate beauty of the cherry blossoms and how special is the short span of time when we can admire them.

If you would like to recall the cherry blossom season or if you would like to see suggestions of beautiful sakura spots you could visit next year, take a look at this collection of photos kindly provided by MATCHA's readers!

Daytime Cherry Blossoms - The Everyday Landscape Transfigured

Arashiyama (Kyoto) - Photo by Genevieve Pung

Shibuya (Tokyo) - Photo by Maria Cristina Bresciani

A sakura tunnel - Photo by Kshiteej Pant

In Yoyogi Park (Tokyo) - Photo by Klara Alvarez

Gion Shirakawa Canal (Kyoto) - Photo by Riko Kojima

Osaka Castle (Osaka) - Photo by Paula Kano

Toshimaen (Tokyo) - Photo by Maria Cristina Bresciani

Meguro River (Tokyo) - Photo by Diana Rivera

Nighttime Cherry Blossoms - A Dreamlike Landscape

Yozakura at Kumamoto Castle (April 2015) - Photo by Klara Alvarez

Sankeien Garden (Yokohama) - Photo by Cindy Palmer Sunday

Sakura and the moon at Suikatenmangu Shrine (Kyoto) - Photo by Thuy Minh Nguyen

Meguro River (Tokyo) - Photo by Lucy Pasma Dewi

After They Scatter...

Takarazuka Grand Theatre's Hana no Michi (Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture) - Photo by Riko Kojima

Yaezakura. Around Matsue Castle in Shimane Prefecture - Photo by Norma Argelia Rodriguez Guzman

In Conclusion

For all those who have had the chance to witness it, the sight of the cherry blossoms is a treasured memory of the beginning of spring. Those who will be traveling in Japan at the end of April - beginning of May can still catch this year's sakura in the northern areas, such as Tohoku and Hokkaido, as well as in the mountainous areas at higher altitudes.

We hope that this collection of photos provided by MATCHA's readers will inspire other travelers to catch the first chance to view the cherry blossoms in Japan at least once in their life!

Thank you all for the beautiful pictures of sakura! We wish you a wonderful spring.

*Disclaimer: The copyrights of the photos featured in this article belong to their authors. The pictures were used with permission within the frame of MATCHA's Sakura Photo Project. Apart from resizing the pictures according to the standards of our website, MATCHA's editors have not altered in any way the quality of the original pictures.