People in traditional costumes paraded through the streets near a shrine in the western Japanese city of Kyoto on Thursday for an annual cherry blossom festival.

Cherry blossom season is ending in Tokyo, with people enjoying one last opportunity to savor the fleeting beauty of the sakura in bloom.

Sunset over Lake Shinji is seen through the branches of blooming cherry trees at Shirakata Park in the western Japan city of ...

Catch the National Cherry Blossom Festival parade and street festival, shop vintage at a ticketed market, or celebrate D.C. Emancipation Day with fireworks.