Orchard Blossom in Cropthorne, welcomed Keisaku Sandy Sano, chairman of Japan Matsuri – a festival of Japanese food and culture – for refreshments whilst he was on a visit to the Vale. Read the full article here

The Valley on the outskirts of Evesham has received 15 more cherry trees from Japan as part of the Sakura Cherry Tree Project, which hopes to foster better relations between the UK and Japan. The trees mark nearly a year since The

Jersey Trees for Life was at Val de la Mare on Friday to celebrate the first blossom of three new Japanese cherry trees gifted by its Sakura Project. Read the full article here.

A flower-viewing event is taking place at a historic orchard to celebrate Anglo-Japanese relations. Coton Orchard, near Cambridge, is hosting a hanami – the Japanese tradition of enjoying blossoms in their spring-time bloom. Anna Gazeley, whose family owns the century-old

The trees were gifted by the Sakura Cherry Tree Project last November, a project supported by the Embassy of Japan in the UK as part of a project to donated over 7,500 sakura trees nationwide. The sakura project celebrates Anglo-Japanese