Cherry Blossom Charm: A Global Guide to Sakura Spotting From Japan’s sake-soaked traditions to America’s bizarre pet parades, discover the the world’s most beautiful spring spectacle.

Where to go for blossoms: County Rd. 633 in Leelanau County; Elk Rapids; Old Mission Peninsula. For routes, check out these scenic drives that pack a flowery wallop for cherry blossom viewing.

Most cherry blossom trees only live for 30 to 40 years, according to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden (which is home to some of the oldest cherry blossoms in the United States).

April is prime time for cherry blossom viewing in New York City. China News Service via Getty Images “It’s a signal to everybody that winter is over and spring has begun,” Todd Forrest, the ...

The Cherry Blossom Festival grew out of this ceremony. In 1927, school children re-enacted the initial planting, holding the first "festival." The celebration was greatly expanded in 1935.

In Washington, D.C., David Coleman’s cherry blossom tracker, which he started around 2010, has about 42,000 followers on Facebook who read his regular reports on the trees.