Mt. Yoshino is one of the top destinations for cherry blossom viewing in Japan. Mount Yoshino in Yoshino-Kumano National Park is considered one of the best places to view cherry blossoms in Japan.
Spring in D.C. is all about one thing: cherry blossoms. The district’s iconic trees were first planted back in 1912 when the Mayor of Tokyo, Yukio Ozaki, gifted 3,000 yoshino cherry trees to the city.