Once again, Japan will soon embrace the upcoming spectacular season to view the widely-known cherry blossoms. The country's weather forecasters face one of their biggest missions: predicting exactly when the famed cherry blossoms will bloom.

Japan has a great enthusiasm for world heritage. From their first 4 most important world heritage sites at the end of 1993, there have been new projects almost every year. So far, 21 sites have been listed in the world heritage list, including 17 cultural heritage sites and 4 natural heritage sites.