Cherry blossom Current Affairs, GK & News

Climate Change: Japan sees the earliest Cherry Blossoms ever

The Japan Meteorological Agency recently announced that the Cherry Blossom season of Japan is in full bloom. Usually, the Cherry trees of Japan reach their full bloom in April. This time the Cherry Blossom has occurred ten days earlier. This is the first time the Cherry trees have bloomed this earlier in Japan. Previously, the ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021

Category: Environment Current Affairs • International Current Affairs

Topics: Cherry blossom • Cherry Blossom Festival • Cherry blossom flower • Climate change • Global warming • Himalayan Cherry Blossoms

Top 5 Current Affairs Questions on Cherry Blossom

Cherry blossom is the national flower of Japan. That is why it is also known as Japanese cherry and sakura. It is a flower of many trees of genus Prunus or Prunus subg. Cerasus. They usually refer to ornamental cherry trees. Q1. Where is Cherry Blossom found in India? Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Jammu & ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021

Category: Environment Current Affairs • Places in News Current Affairs

Topics: Cherry blossom • Cherry blossom flower • National Cherry Blossom Festival

India-International Cherry Blossom Festival of Shillong cancelled

Every year the cherry blossom festival is hosted by Meghalaya in the starting of November. This year the festival has been cancelled due to covid-19. It is the only Cherry festival being conducted in India. The India International Cherry blossom festival is organised by the Government of Meghalaya every year. The festival hosts live music, ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020

Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News • Places in News Current Affairs

Topics: Cherry blossom • Cherry Blossom Festival • Cherry Blossoms • cherry production • Festivals • Horticulture • India International Cherry Blossom festival • India Tourism • Meghalaya

Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games’ Torch unveiled

Tokyo 2020 Olympics organisers have unveiled a cherry-blossom shaped torch for the Games. The top part of the torch is shaped in the traditional emblem of the sakura, or cherry blossom of the same cutting-edge technology as in production of Japan’s bullet trains. The color of the torch is shiny rose-gold, which is 71 centimetres ..

Topics: Cherry blossom • Flora of Japan • Flowers • Japanese culture • Ornamental trees • Plants • Prunus • Sakura • Sakura-Variationen • Spring • Summer Olympics • Trees

Shillong venue of 2018 India International Cherry Blossom (IICB) festival

The 2nd edition of the India International Cherry Blossom (IICB) festival in Shillong, which is is scheduled to be held from November 14 and 17. It is the world’s only autumn cherry blossom festival. The fest will celebrate the unique mass flowering of autumn Himalayan cherry blossoms with several cultural events in the Meghalaya capital. ..

Topics: Cherries • Cherry blossom • Cherry Blossom Festival • Flora of Japan • Gion • Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce • Meghalaya • Ornamental trees • Plants • Prunus • Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival of Greater Philadelphia • Trees