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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, March 14 Kyodo - A woman walks on the grounds of Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on March 14, 2020. "Somei Yoshino" cherry blossoms at the shrine came into bloom the same day amid falling snow.

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Cherry trees in full bloom in southern Hokkaido

HAKODATE, Japan - Residents of Hakodate, Hokkaido gather for picnics at Goryokaku park in the city on April 26 as Somei-Yoshino cherries are in full bloom in southern Hokkaido. According to the local weather observatory, Somei-Yoshino this year are in full bloom at Goryokaku eight days earlier than last year.

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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 blossoms out in Fukuoka

FUKUOKA, Japan - 'Somei-Yoshino' cherry blossoms are seen in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on March 15, 11 days earlier than usual.

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Cherry blossoms out in Fukuoka

FUKUOKA, Japan - 'Somei-Yoshino' cherry blossoms are seen in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on March 15, 11 days earlier than usual.

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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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Home of "Somei Yoshino" places pink mailbox

Photo taken March 8, 2016, shows a pale pink-colored mailbox with a cherry blossom pattern set up in front of JR Komagome Station in Tokyo. The mailbox replaced a conventional red one in 2014, as the Komagome district is the cradle of "Somei Yoshino," the representative cherry blossom. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cherry blossom blooms in central Tokyo

Photo taken March 21, 2016, shows a "Somei Yoshino" cherry blossom that bloomed on the premises of Yasukuni Shrine in central Tokyo, five days earlier than usual. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cherry blossom blooms in central Tokyo

Photo taken March 21, 2016, shows a "Somei Yoshino" cherry blossom that bloomed on the premises of Yasukuni Shrine in central Tokyo, five days earlier than usual. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Cherry blossom front" begins tour north through Japan archipelago

Photo taken March 19, 2016, shows a "Somei Yoshino" cherry blossom that bloomed in the central Japan city of Fukuoka seven days earlier than usual. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Cherry blossom front" begins tour north through Japan archipelago

Photo taken March 19, 2016, shows a "Somei Yoshino" cherry blossom that bloomed in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka four days earlier than usual. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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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 trees in full bloom in southern Hokkaido

HAKODATE, Japan - Residents of Hakodate, Hokkaido gather for picnics at Goryokaku park in the city on April 26 as Somei-Yoshino cherries are in full bloom in southern Hokkaido. According to the local weather observatory, Somei-Yoshino this year are in full bloom at Goryokaku eight days earlier than last year. (Kyodo)

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Ex-BOJ official touts row of cherry trees

TOKYO, Japan - Fujio Miyasaka beams as he stands along the 1-kilometer-long row of Somei Yoshino trees in Tokyo's Fussa city on April 2, 2010. (Kyodo)

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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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A chrysanthemum exhibition at Dangozaka

Chrysanthemum dolls became popular in the Somei and Sugamo districts in the latter part of the Edo Period, but this shifted to the more centrally located Dangozaka in the Meiji Period. Visitors paid an admission charge to view the various chrysanthemum exhibitions set up in buildings. In addition to chrysanthemum dolls, rows of chrysanthemum blossoms were also displayed, as in this photograph. Taken around 1890 at the peak of the exhibition's popularity.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number87‐9‐0]

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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