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Cherry blossoms in Hokkaido

A Somei Yoshino cherry tree at a meteorological observatory in Sapporo, Hokkaido, comes into bloom on April 23, 2025.

Cherry blossoms in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, March 25 Kyodo - A Somei Yoshino cherry tree, which the Japan Meteorological Agency uses as a benchmark tree to declare the official start of the spring cherry blossom season, comes into bloom at Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on March 24, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Cherry blossoms in Tokyo

A Somei Yoshino cherry tree, which the Japan Meteorological Agency uses as a benchmark tree to declare the official start of the spring cherry blossom season, comes into bloom at Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on March 24, 2025.

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Cherry blossoms in Tokyo

A Somei Yoshino cherry tree, which the Japan Meteorological Agency uses as a benchmark tree to declare the official start of the spring cherry blossom season, comes into bloom at Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on March 24, 2025.

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Cherry blossoms in Tokyo

A Somei Yoshino cherry tree, which the Japan Meteorological Agency uses as a benchmark tree to declare the official start of the spring cherry blossom season, comes into bloom at Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on March 24, 2025.

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Cherry tree comes into bloom in Kumamoto

A sample "Somei Yoshino" cherry tree comes into bloom in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto on March 23, 2025, marking the country's earliest bloom together with the western Japan city of Kochi.

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Cherry tree comes into bloom in Kumamoto

A sample "Somei Yoshino" cherry tree comes into bloom in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto on March 23, 2025, marking the country's earliest bloom together with the western Japan city of Kochi.

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Cherry tree comes into bloom in Kochi

A sample "Somei Yoshino" cherry tree comes into bloom at Kochi Castle in the western Japan city of Kochi on March 23, 2025, marking the country's earliest bloom together with the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto.

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[Breaking News]Cherry blossoms in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, March 29 Kyodo -A "Somei Yoshino" sample cherry tree used by the Japan Meteorological Agency for observation comes into bloom at Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on March 29, 2024.(Kyodo)

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Cherry blossoms in Tokyo

A "Somei Yoshino" sample cherry tree used by the Japan Meteorological Agency for observation comes into bloom at Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on March 29, 2024.

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Cherry blossoms in Tokyo

A "Somei Yoshino" sample cherry tree used by the Japan Meteorological Agency for observation comes into bloom at Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on March 29, 2024.

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Cherry blossoms in Tokyo

People gather around a "Somei Yoshino" sample cherry tree at Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo, used by the Japan Meteorological Agency for observation, as the start of the blossom season is declared in the region after it came into bloom on March 29, 2024.

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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.

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Cherry blossoms reach full bloom in Tokyo

STORY: Cherry blossoms reach full bloom in Tokyo DATELINE: March 23, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:57 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1 various of cherry blossoms in Tokyo STORYLINE: The Japan Meteorological Agency announced on Wednesday that cherry blossoms in Tokyo are in full bloom, which came nine days earlier than average and five days earlier than in 2022. A cherry tree monitored in Tokyo has reached full bloom when about 80 percent or more of its buds are open, becoming this year's first sample cherry tree to do so in Japan. The Somei-Yoshino cherry tree, used by the agency as a yardstick to measure the annual event, started blooming on March 14, also the earliest in the country this year. According to the agency, the full bloom matched 2013, 2020, and 2021 to become the second-earliest day in the year for the seasonal phenomena to occur since records began. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tokyo. (XHTV)

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Osaka sample cherry tree blooms

A "Somei Yoshino" sample cherry tree used to declare the official start of the spring sakura season in Osaka city comes into bloom at Osaka Castle Park in western Japan on March 19, 2023, matching 2021 as the earliest blossoming date since record keeping began in 1953.

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Osaka sample cherry tree blooms

A "Somei Yoshino" sample cherry tree used to declare the official start of the spring sakura season in Osaka city comes into bloom at Osaka Castle Park in western Japan on March 19, 2023, matching 2021 as the earliest blossoming date since record keeping began in 1953.

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Osaka sample cherry tree blooms

A "Somei Yoshino" sample cherry tree used to declare the official start of the spring sakura season in Osaka city comes into bloom at Osaka Castle Park in western Japan on March 19, 2023, matching 2021 as the earliest blossoming date since record keeping began in 1953.

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Osaka sample cherry tree blooms

A "Somei Yoshino" sample cherry tree used to declare the official start of the spring sakura season in Osaka city comes into bloom at Osaka Castle Park in western Japan on March 19, 2023, matching 2021 as the earliest blossoming date since record keeping began in 1953.

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Tokyo cherry blossoms bloom early

A "Somei Yoshino" sample cherry tree used to declare the official start of spring sakura season flowers at Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine on March 14, 2023, matching 2020 and 2021 as the earliest blossoming date since record keeping began.

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Tokyo cherry blossoms bloom early

A "Somei Yoshino" sample cherry tree used to declare the official start of spring sakura season flowers at Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine on March 14, 2023, matching 2020 and 2021 as the earliest blossoming date since record keeping began.

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Cherry blossoms in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A blossoming Somei-Yoshino cherry tree at the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on March 22. The Japan Meteorological Agency said cherry trees had started to bloom in Tokyo, Shizuoka and Kumamoto prefectures on March 22, the first this season in designated observation areas across Japan.

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Cherry blossom in Tokyo

Visitors look at a sample Somei Yoshino cherry tree coming into bloom at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on March 14, 2021.

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Cherry blossoms in southwestern Japan

A "Somei Yoshino" cherry tree in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, used as a sample for official declarations of start of cherry blossom season in region reaches full bloom on March 22, 2021.

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Cherry blossoms in southwestern Japan

A "Somei Yoshino" cherry tree in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, used as a sample for official declarations of start of cherry blossom season in region reaches full bloom on March 22, 2021.

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Cherry blossom in Nagoya

A sample "Somei Yoshino" cherry tree comes into bloom in Nagoya, central Japan, on March 17, 2021.

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Cherry blossom in Nagoya

A sample "Somei Yoshino" cherry tree comes into bloom in Nagoya, central Japan, on March 17, 2021.

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Cherry blossom in Kyoto

A "Somei Yoshino" cherry tree blooms on the premises of Nijo Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Kyoto, western Japan, on March 16, 2021.

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Cherry blossom in Kyoto

A "Somei Yoshino" cherry tree blooms on the premises of Nijo Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Kyoto, western Japan, on March 16, 2021.

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Cherry blossom in Kyoto

A "Somei Yoshino" cherry tree blooms in Kyoto on March 16, 2021.

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Cherry blossom in Kyoto

A "Somei Yoshino" cherry tree blooms in Kyoto on March 16, 2021.

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Cherry blossom in Tokyo

A sample "Somei Yoshino" cherry tree comes into bloom at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on March 14, 2021.

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Cherry blossom in Tokyo

Visitors look at a sample "Somei Yoshino" cherry tree coming into bloom at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on March 14, 2021.

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Cherry blossom in Tokyo

A sample "Somei Yoshino" cherry tree comes into bloom at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on March 14, 2021.

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Cherry trees bloom in southwestern Japan

A sample "Somei Yoshino" cherry tree comes into bloom in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on March 12, 2021.

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Cherry trees bloom in southwestern Japan

A sample "Somei Yoshino" cherry tree comes into bloom in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on March 12, 2021.

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Cherry blossoms in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A blossoming Somei-Yoshino cherry tree at the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on March 22. The Japan Meteorological Agency said cherry trees had started to bloom in Tokyo, Shizuoka and Kumamoto prefectures on March 22, the first this season in designated observation areas across Japan. (Kyodo)

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Season's 1st blooming of cherry trees in Japan

A "Somei Yoshino" cherry tree comes into bloom in Nagasaki on March 20, 2019, marking the first blooming of the variety in Japan this spring. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cherry blossom in Fukuoka

A "Somei Yoshino" cherry tree comes into bloom in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on March 21, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Season's 1st blooming of cherry trees in Japan

A "Somei Yoshino" cherry tree comes into bloom in Nagasaki on March 20, 2019, marking the first blooming of the variety in Japan this spring. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Season's 1st blooming of cherry trees in Japan

A "Somei Yoshino" cherry tree comes into bloom in Nagasaki on March 20, 2019, marking the first blooming of the variety in Japan this spring. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cherry blossom blooms in Tokyo

Tourists look at Tokyo Tower, lit up in pink, on March 21, 2017 as a Somei Yoshino cherry tree began to bloom at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo the same day, the earliest cherry tree to bloom in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cherry blossom blooms in Tokyo

Tourists take a selfie in front of Tokyo Tower, lit up in pink, on March 21, 2017 as a Somei Yoshino cherry tree began to bloom at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo the same day, the earliest cherry tree to bloom in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cherry blossom blooms in central Tokyo

A "Somei Yoshino" cherry tree comes into bloom at Yasukuni Shrine in central Tokyo on March 21, 2017. The species is the earliest cherry tree to bloom in Japan, and the blossoms appeared on the same date as in the previous year and five days earlier than usual. It will take up to 10 days more to reach full bloom. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cherry blossom blooms in central Tokyo

A "Somei Yoshino" cherry tree comes into bloom at Yasukuni Shrine in central Tokyo on March 21, 2017. The species is the earliest cherry tree to bloom in Japan, and the blossoms appeared on the same date as in the previous year and five days earlier than usual. It will take up to 10 days more to reach full bloom. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cherry blossom blooms in central Tokyo

A "Somei Yoshino" cherry tree comes into bloom at Yasukuni Shrine in central Tokyo on March 21, 2017. The species is the earliest cherry tree to bloom in Japan, and the blossoms appeared on the same date as in the previous year and five days earlier than usual. It will take up to 10 days more to reach full bloom. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo