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Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms are lit up at Hirosaki Park in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 22, 2025.

Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom at Hirosaki Park in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 22, 2025.

Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms are lit up at Hirosaki Park in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 22, 2025.

Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom at Hirosaki Park in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 22, 2025.

Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms are lit up at Hirosaki Park in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 22, 2025.

Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

HIROSAKI, Japan, April 18 Kyodo - Cherry blossoms are in full bloom at Hirosaki Park in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 18, 2024. (Kyodo)

Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms are lit up at Hirosaki Park in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 18, 2024.

Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms are lit up at Hirosaki Park in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 18, 2024.

Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom at Hirosaki Park in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 18, 2024.

Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom at Hirosaki Park in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 18, 2024.

Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom at Hirosaki Park in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 18, 2024.

Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom at Hirosaki Park in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 18, 2024.

Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom at Hirosaki Park in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 18, 2024.

Cherry-blossom managing team in Hirosaki

Cherry-blossom managing team in Hirosaki

AOMORI, Japan - Licensed "tree doctors" Masaru Kobayashi (L) and Makiko Hashiba closely examine cherry trees at Hirosaki Park in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, on May 3, 2014. Veteran cherry-blossom keeper Kobayashi teaches novice Hashiba how to maintain cherry trees as part of the city's new effort to hand down its unique tree-care method to the younger generation at the northeastern Japanese park, one of the most beautiful spots for cherry blossoms in Japan.

Cherry blossoms in full bloom at Hirosaki Park

Cherry blossoms in full bloom at Hirosaki Park

HIROSAKI, Japan - Visitors look at cherry blossoms in full bloom at Hirosaki Park in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, on April 28, 2014, before the start of a 10-year project to repair Hirosaki Castle's stone walls from this fall.

Hirosaki Castle Snow Lantern Festival starts for 4-day run

Hirosaki Castle Snow Lantern Festival starts for 4-day run

The tower of Hirosaki Castle, surrounded by Japanese garden style lanterns made out of snow, is illuminated in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, on Feb. 11, 2016, as the Hirosaki Castle Snow Lantern Festival started for a four-day run. About 140 snow lanterns, which are 2.5 meters high on average, are constructed throughout Hirosaki Park. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom at Hirosaki Park in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 21, 2021.

Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom at Hirosaki Park in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 21, 2021.

Cherry Blossoms in Japan

Cherry Blossoms in Japan

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom at Hirosaki Park in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 26, 2020. The park is closed amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Cherry Blossoms in Japan

Cherry Blossoms in Japan

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom at Hirosaki Park in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 26, 2020. The park is closed amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Cherry Blossoms in Japan

Cherry Blossoms in Japan

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom at Hirosaki Park in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 26, 2020. The park is closed amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

New coronavirus

New coronavirus

People look at cherry blossoms from outside a closed park in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 25, 2020, the first day of Japan's Golden Week holiday season, amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

New coronavirus

New coronavirus

People take pictures of cherry blossoms from outside a closed park in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 25, 2020, the first day of Japan's Golden Week holiday season, amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Cherry blossoms in Japan

Cherry blossoms in Japan

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom at Hirosaki Park in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 23, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Cherry blossoms in Japan

Cherry blossoms in Japan

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom at Hirosaki Park in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 23, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Cherry blossoms in Japan

Cherry blossoms in Japan

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom at Hirosaki Park in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 23, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Cherry blossoms in Japan

Cherry blossoms in Japan

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom at Hirosaki Park in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 23, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Snow "blossom" light-up

Snow "blossom" light-up

Snow-covered trees are lit up in pink to look like cherry blossoms at Hirosaki Park in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 9, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Cherry blossoms in Japan

Cherry blossoms in Japan

Visitors look up at a heart-shaped opening cut in the branches of two blooming cherry blossom trees at a park in Hirosaki, northeastern Japan, on April 22, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Cherry blossoms in Japan

Cherry blossoms in Japan

Visitors look up at a heart-shaped opening cut in the branches of two blooming cherry blossom trees at a park in Hirosaki, northeastern Japan, on April 22, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Cherry blossoms in full bloom at Aomori park

Cherry blossoms in full bloom at Aomori park

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom in the rain at Hirosaki Park, with Hirosaki Castle in the background, in the northeastern Japan city of Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, on April 26, 2017. The park is home to around 2,600 cherry trees of 52 varieties. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Cherry blossoms in full bloom at Aomori park

Cherry blossoms in full bloom at Aomori park

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom in the rain at Hirosaki Park in Hirosaki in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Aomori on April 26, 2017. The park is home to around 2,600 cherry trees of 52 varieties. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Cherry blossoms in full bloom at Aomori park

Cherry blossoms in full bloom at Aomori park

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom in the rain at Hirosaki Park in Hirosaki in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Aomori on April 26, 2017. The park is home to around 2,600 cherry trees of 52 varieties. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Cherry blossoms in full bloom at Aomori park

Cherry blossoms in full bloom at Aomori park

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom in the rain at Hirosaki Park in Hirosaki in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Aomori on April 26, 2017. The park is home to around 2,600 cherry trees of 52 varieties. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo