Sample cherry tree blooms in Sapporo

Sample cherry tree blooms in Sapporo

A "Somei Yoshino" sample cherry tree used to declare the official start of the spring sakura season in the northern Japan city of Sapporo comes into bloom on April 15, 2023, the earliest blossoming since record-keeping began in 1953.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA001262818
  • Registered date
  • 2023/4/15 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2023 Kyodo News
  • Media size
  • 1349 × 932 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 240 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 192.43(KB)*
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