Winter cherry blossoms in full bloom

ONISHI, Japan - Tourists trek under winter cherry blossoms at the Sakurayama Park in the town of Onishi in Gunma Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Nov. 15. Unlike an ordinary cherry, the winter cherry blooms between November and December each year. Sakurayama Park has about 7,000 winter cherry trees, which have been designated by the state as a ''natural monument.''

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