Japan’s 97-year-old cherry blossom guardian
(Credit: Tōemon Sano) For 16 generations, master gardeners in this one family have dedicated their lives to preserving one of the nation’s most cherished – and highly sought-out – symbols. Each spring during sakura (cherry blossom) season, the Ninna-ji and Daikaku-ji temples in Kyoto’s leafy Ukyo ward are overwhelmed by busloads of tourists who come to [...]