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~ You were busy and missed out on the cherry blossoms this year? Fear not! Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost island, is where the sakura season makes its final stop. Despite the prefecture being best known for its powder snow, it has some spectacular and charming cherry blossom spots to offer. As it is the coldest region in Japan, cherry blossoms appear a month or more later than in Tokyo. Sakura season in Hokkaido only starts around the end of April in Hakodate. It then proceeds to the prefecture’s capital city of Sapporo in early May and reaches Nemuro, in Eastern Hokkaido, in late May. ....