Japan: Tokyo’s Iconic Rikugien Weeping Cherry Tree Reaches Full Bloom

Rikugi-en Garden in Bunkyo, Tokyo, is home to a stunning weeping cherry tree that becomes one of the city's most beloved cherry blossom spots each spring. The large, centuries-old tree is beautifully illuminated at night during the blooming season, creating a magical atmosphere reflected in the garden's traditional pond. The contrast between the delicate pink blossoms and the classical Japanese landscape makes it a must-visit destination for cherry blossom viewing in Tokyo.

Japanese imperial garden party

Japanese imperial garden party

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako communicate with one of the guests with the empress using sign language at the autumn imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2025. (Pool photo)

White House

White House

President Donald Trump walks in the Rose Garden at the White House after disembarking from Marine One Sept. 30, 2025. Photo by Francis Chung/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - The Senate Building - Paris

Illustration - The Senate Building - Paris

Illustration - The Senate building on its Luxembourg Garden façade, in Paris, France, on August 30, 2025. The Senate is one of the two chambers that make up the french parliament. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - The Senate Building - Paris

Illustration - The Senate Building - Paris

Illustration - The Senate building on its Luxembourg Garden façade, in Paris, France, on August 30, 2025. The Senate is one of the two chambers that make up the french parliament. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - The Senate Building - Paris

Illustration - The Senate Building - Paris

Illustration - The Senate building on its Luxembourg Garden façade, in Paris, France, on August 30, 2025. The Senate is one of the two chambers that make up the french parliament. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - The Senate Building - Paris

Illustration - The Senate Building - Paris

Illustration - The Senate building on its Luxembourg Garden façade, in Paris, France, on August 30, 2025. The Senate is one of the two chambers that make up the french parliament. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - The Senate Building - Paris

Illustration - The Senate Building - Paris

Illustration - The Senate building on its Luxembourg Garden façade, in Paris, France, on August 30, 2025. The Senate is one of the two chambers that make up the french parliament. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - The Senate Building - Paris

Illustration - The Senate Building - Paris

Illustration - The Senate building on its Luxembourg Garden façade, in Paris, France, on August 30, 2025. The Senate is one of the two chambers that make up the french parliament. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - The Senate Building - Paris

Illustration - The Senate Building - Paris

Illustration - The Senate building on its Luxembourg Garden façade, in Paris, France, on August 30, 2025. The Senate is one of the two chambers that make up the french parliament. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Nagasaki - Japan

Illustration - Nagasaki - Japan

JAPAN. NAGASAKI. ONE OF THE SCULPTURES GIVEN BY A FOREIGN STATE FOR THE OPENING OF THE PEACE GARDEN IN 1978. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Nagasaki - Japan

Illustration - Nagasaki - Japan

JAPAN. NAGASAKI. ONE OF THE SCULPTURES GIVEN BY A FOREIGN STATE FOR THE OPENING OF THE PEACE GARDEN IN 1978. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Nagasaki - Japan

Illustration - Nagasaki - Japan

JAPAN. NAGASAKI. WOMAN IN KIMONO LOOKING AT ONE OF THE SCULPTURES GIVEN BY A FOREIGN STATE FOR THE OPENING OF THE PEACE GARDEN IN 1978. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Nagasaki - Japan

Illustration - Nagasaki - Japan

JAPAN. NAGASAKI. ONE OF THE SCULPTURES GIVEN BY A FOREIGN STATE FOR THE OPENING OF THE PEACE GARDEN IN 1978. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

US: Flash Flood Hits Durham, NC Days After Tropical Depression Chantal

Several parts of North Carolina experienced severe flash flooding on Wednesday, July 9, as a strong line of thunderstorms moved into the region, just days after Tropical Depression Chantal brought intense flooding to Chapel Hill. The Durham Fire Department responded to multiple calls as a result of flooding across the city and surrounding areas, including rescue operation.

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo during the visit of the site for the reinstallation of the Olympic cauldron of Paris 2024 Olympics at the Tuileries Garden in Paris, France on June 12, 2025. One of the most popular sights during the Paris 2024 Olympics was not a sports event, but a balloon lift-off at the Tuileries Garden. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron and Paris and Ile-de-France Prefect Marc Guillaume visiting the site for the reinstallation of the Olympic cauldron of Paris 2024 Olympics at the Tuileries Garden in Paris, France on June 12, 2025. One of the most popular sights during the Paris 2024 Olympics was not a sports event, but a balloon lift-off at the Tuileries Garden. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron visiting the site for the reinstallation of the Olympic cauldron of Paris 2024 Olympics at the Tuileries Garden in Paris, France on June 12, 2025. One of the most popular sights during the Paris 2024 Olympics was not a sports event, but a balloon lift-off at the Tuileries Garden. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron and Paris and Ile-de-France Prefect Marc Guillaume visiting the site for the reinstallation of the Olympic cauldron of Paris 2024 Olympics at the Tuileries Garden in Paris, France on June 12, 2025. One of the most popular sights during the Paris 2024 Olympics was not a sports event, but a balloon lift-off at the Tuileries Garden. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo during the visit of the site for the reinstallation of the Olympic cauldron of Paris 2024 Olympics at the Tuileries Garden in Paris, France on June 12, 2025. One of the most popular sights during the Paris 2024 Olympics was not a sports event, but a balloon lift-off at the Tuileries Garden. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron visiting the site for the reinstallation of the Olympic cauldron of Paris 2024 Olympics at the Tuileries Garden in Paris, France on June 12, 2025. One of the most popular sights during the Paris 2024 Olympics was not a sports event, but a balloon lift-off at the Tuileries Garden. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo during the visit of the site for the reinstallation of the Olympic cauldron of Paris 2024 Olympics at the Tuileries Garden in Paris, France on June 12, 2025. One of the most popular sights during the Paris 2024 Olympics was not a sports event, but a balloon lift-off at the Tuileries Garden. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron and Paris and Ile-de-France Prefect Marc Guillaume visiting the site for the reinstallation of the Olympic cauldron of Paris 2024 Olympics at the Tuileries Garden in Paris, France on June 12, 2025. One of the most popular sights during the Paris 2024 Olympics was not a sports event, but a balloon lift-off at the Tuileries Garden. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron visiting the site for the reinstallation of the Olympic cauldron of Paris 2024 Olympics at the Tuileries Garden in Paris, France on June 12, 2025. One of the most popular sights during the Paris 2024 Olympics was not a sports event, but a balloon lift-off at the Tuileries Garden. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

Reinstallation of the Olympic cauldron of Paris 2024 Olympics at the Tuileries Garden in Paris, France on June 12, 2025. One of the most popular sights during the Paris 2024 Olympics was not a sports event, but a balloon lift-off at the Tuileries Garden. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron and Paris and Ile-de-France Prefect Marc Guillaume visiting the site for the reinstallation of the Olympic cauldron of Paris 2024 Olympics at the Tuileries Garden in Paris, France on June 12, 2025. One of the most popular sights during the Paris 2024 Olympics was not a sports event, but a balloon lift-off at the Tuileries Garden. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron and Paris and Ile-de-France Prefect Marc Guillaume visiting the site for the reinstallation of the Olympic cauldron of Paris 2024 Olympics at the Tuileries Garden in Paris, France on June 12, 2025. One of the most popular sights during the Paris 2024 Olympics was not a sports event, but a balloon lift-off at the Tuileries Garden. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, French President Emmanuel Macron and French Minister of Culture Rachida Dati during the visit of the site for the reinstallation of the Olympic cauldron of Paris 2024 Olympics at the Tuileries Garden in Paris, France on June 12, 2025. One of the most popular sights during the Paris 2024 Olympics was not a sports event, but a balloon lift-off at the Tuileries Garden. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron visiting the site for the reinstallation of the Olympic cauldron of Paris 2024 Olympics at the Tuileries Garden in Paris, France on June 12, 2025. One of the most popular sights during the Paris 2024 Olympics was not a sports event, but a balloon lift-off at the Tuileries Garden. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron visiting the site for the reinstallation of the Olympic cauldron of Paris 2024 Olympics at the Tuileries Garden in Paris, France on June 12, 2025. One of the most popular sights during the Paris 2024 Olympics was not a sports event, but a balloon lift-off at the Tuileries Garden. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

Reinstallation of the Olympic cauldron of Paris 2024 Olympics at the Tuileries Garden in Paris, France on June 12, 2025. One of the most popular sights during the Paris 2024 Olympics was not a sports event, but a balloon lift-off at the Tuileries Garden. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

Reinstallation of the Olympic cauldron of Paris 2024 Olympics at the Tuileries Garden in Paris, France on June 12, 2025. One of the most popular sights during the Paris 2024 Olympics was not a sports event, but a balloon lift-off at the Tuileries Garden. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

Reinstallation of the Olympic cauldron of Paris 2024 Olympics at the Tuileries Garden in Paris, France on June 12, 2025. One of the most popular sights during the Paris 2024 Olympics was not a sports event, but a balloon lift-off at the Tuileries Garden. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

Paris and Ile-de-France Prefect Marc Guillaume, Guest, French President Emmanuel Macron, Guest, CEO of EDF Bernard Fontana during the visits of the site for the reinstallation of the Olympic cauldron of Paris 2024 Olympics at the Tuileries Garden in Paris, France on June 12, 2025. One of the most popular sights during the Paris 2024 Olympics was not a sports event, but a balloon lift-off at the Tuileries Garden. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

French Minister of Culture Rachida Dati and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo during the visit of the site for the reinstallation of the Olympic cauldron of Paris 2024 Olympics at the Tuileries Garden in Paris, France on June 12, 2025. One of the most popular sights during the Paris 2024 Olympics was not a sports event, but a balloon lift-off at the Tuileries Garden. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

Reinstallation of the Olympic cauldron of Paris 2024 Olympics at the Tuileries Garden in Paris, France on June 12, 2025. One of the most popular sights during the Paris 2024 Olympics was not a sports event, but a balloon lift-off at the Tuileries Garden. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

French Minister of Culture Rachida Dati and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo during the visit of the site for the reinstallation of the Olympic cauldron of Paris 2024 Olympics at the Tuileries Garden in Paris, France on June 12, 2025. One of the most popular sights during the Paris 2024 Olympics was not a sports event, but a balloon lift-off at the Tuileries Garden. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

Reinstallation of the Olympic cauldron of Paris 2024 Olympics at the Tuileries Garden in Paris, France on June 12, 2025. One of the most popular sights during the Paris 2024 Olympics was not a sports event, but a balloon lift-off at the Tuileries Garden. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

French Minister of Culture Rachida Dati, Paris and Ile-de-France Prefect Marc Guillaume and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo during the visit of the site for the reinstallation of the Olympic cauldron of Paris 2024 Olympics at the Tuileries Garden in Paris, France on June 12, 2025. One of the most popular sights during the Paris 2024 Olympics was not a sports event, but a balloon lift-off at the Tuileries Garden. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

Reinstallation of the Olympic cauldron of Paris 2024 Olympics at the Tuileries Garden in Paris, France on June 12, 2025. One of the most popular sights during the Paris 2024 Olympics was not a sports event, but a balloon lift-off at the Tuileries Garden. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

French Minister of Culture Rachida Dati, French Minister for Sports, Youth and Associative Life Marie Barsacq, French President Emmanuel Macron, CEO of EDF Bernard Fontana, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo during the visite of the site for the reinstallation of the Olympic cauldron of Paris 2024 Olympics at the Tuileries Garden in Paris, France on June 12, 2025. One of the most popular sights during the Paris 2024 Olympics was not a sports event, but a balloon lift-off at the Tuileries Garden. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

Reinstallation of the Olympic cauldron of Paris 2024 Olympics at the Tuileries Garden in Paris, France on June 12, 2025. One of the most popular sights during the Paris 2024 Olympics was not a sports event, but a balloon lift-off at the Tuileries Garden. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

French Minister of Culture Rachida Dati and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo during the visit of the site for the reinstallation of the Olympic cauldron of Paris 2024 Olympics at the Tuileries Garden in Paris, France on June 12, 2025. One of the most popular sights during the Paris 2024 Olympics was not a sports event, but a balloon lift-off at the Tuileries Garden. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

French Minister of Culture Rachida Dati and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo during the visit of the site for the reinstallation of the Olympic cauldron of Paris 2024 Olympics at the Tuileries Garden in Paris, France on June 12, 2025. One of the most popular sights during the Paris 2024 Olympics was not a sports event, but a balloon lift-off at the Tuileries Garden. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

French Minister of Culture Rachida Dati and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo during the visit of the site for the reinstallation of the Olympic cauldron of Paris 2024 Olympics at the Tuileries Garden in Paris, France on June 12, 2025. One of the most popular sights during the Paris 2024 Olympics was not a sports event, but a balloon lift-off at the Tuileries Garden. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

French Minister of Culture Rachida Dati, Paris and Ile-de-France Prefect Marc Guillaume and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo during the visit of the site for the reinstallation of the Olympic cauldron of Paris 2024 Olympics at the Tuileries Garden in Paris, France on June 12, 2025. One of the most popular sights during the Paris 2024 Olympics was not a sports event, but a balloon lift-off at the Tuileries Garden. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron visiting the site for the reinstallation of the Olympic cauldron of Paris 2024 Olympics at the Tuileries Garden in Paris, France on June 12, 2025. One of the most popular sights during the Paris 2024 Olympics was not a sports event, but a balloon lift-off at the Tuileries Garden. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron with French designer and creator of the olympic cauldron Mathieu Lehanneur during the visit of the site for the reinstallation of the Olympic cauldron of Paris 2024 Olympics at the Tuileries Garden in Paris, France on June 12, 2025. One of the most popular sights during the Paris 2024 Olympics was not a sports event, but a balloon lift-off at the Tuileries Garden. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron, French Minister of Culture Rachida Dati and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo during the visit of the site for the reinstallation of the Olympic cauldron of Paris 2024 Olympics at the Tuileries Garden in Paris, France on June 12, 2025. One of the most popular sights during the Paris 2024 Olympics was not a sports event, but a balloon lift-off at the Tuileries Garden. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

Macron Visits The Olympic Cauldron Reinstallation Site - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron, French Minister of Culture Rachida Dati and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo during the visit of the site for the reinstallation of the Olympic cauldron of Paris 2024 Olympics at the Tuileries Garden in Paris, France on June 12, 2025. One of the most popular sights during the Paris 2024 Olympics was not a sports event, but a balloon lift-off at the Tuileries Garden. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM