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Tokyo banks on cherry blossom peak as foreign tourists return

Donican Lam, Kyodo News
Posted at Mar 13 02:57 PM

Japan is preparing to welcome foreign visitors for the cherry blossom season for the first time in 3 years after loosening COVID-19 border controls. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 27, 2023

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Posted at Jan 28 12:00 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Taiwan cherry blossoms in bloom

Ritchie B. Tongo, EPA-EFE
Posted at Jan 27 11:25 PM

Visitors take a photo under cherry blossoms in Taipei, Taiwan on Friday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 28, 2022

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Posted at Mar 28 11:43 PM

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A fresh sight after two years

Kimimasa Mayama, EPA-EFE
Posted at Mar 28 08:34 PM

The Japan Meteorological Agency on 27 March 2022 declared full bloom of cherry blossoms in Tokyo and the bloom will spread northward. Read more »

Cherry blossoms in bloom

Anna Moneymaker, Getty Images via AFP
Posted at Mar 26 01:27 PM

Two Pembroke Welsh Corgis pose for their owners as they visit the cherry blossoms surrounding the Tidal Basin in Washington, DC, USA. Read more »

US cherry blossom festival opens ahead of peak bloom

Kyodo News
Posted at Mar 21 11:26 AM

The annual spring festival returned to an in-person format for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic started. Read more »

Kyoto's earliest cherry blooms in 1,200 years point to climate change, says scientist

Aaron Sheldrick, Reuters
Posted at Apr 01 11:50 AM

The famous pink cherry blossoms of Kyoto reached full bloom this year on March 26, the earliest date in the 12 centuries since records began, according to a Japanese university.  Read more »

Cherry blossoms viewing in Tokyo

Kim Kyung-Hoon, Reuters
Posted at Mar 28 01:17 PM

Visitors ride a boat next to blooming cherry blossoms at Chidorigafuchi Park in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday.  Read more »

Sakura selfies: Tokyo enjoys cherry blossoms despite virus warning

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 26 05:51 PM

People in Tokyo flocked to admire cherry blossoms in full bloom at parks, shrines and rivers on Friday, despite coronavirus warnings against holding traditional parties under the delicate flowers.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 24, 2021

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Updated as of Aug 16 03:39 PM

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Tokyo's cherry blossoms in full bloom

Kazuhiro Nogi, AFP
Posted at Mar 24 05:56 PM

Pedestrians stand on a bridge covered by cherry blossoms which bloomed almost two weeks earlier than usual, in Tokyo on Wednesday. Read more »

Here's how you can view Japan's cherry blossoms from home

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Posted at Apr 03 04:23 PM

Missing Japan? The Land of the Rising Sun has come up with a way for people across the globe to view its sakura, or cherry blossoms, from the comfort of their home. Read more »

Snowfall and cherry blossoms

Issei Kato, Reuters
Posted at Mar 29 02:03 PM

A woman wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of COVID-19, walks under blooming cherry blossoms in a snow fall during the first weekend since Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike urged Tokyo residents to stay indoors in a bid to keep the coronavirus disease from spreading, in Tokyo on Sunday. Read more »

'Joy of spring': Japan fetes cherry blossoms despite virus

Shingo Ito, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 23 02:19 PM

The crowds might be thinner and parties smaller, but warnings from officials over the coronavirus have done little to stop Japanese celebrating as the country's famed cherry trees explode into bloom. Read more »

Cherry blossoms amid COVID-19 epidemic

Franck Robichon, EPA-EFE
Posted at Mar 22 07:01 PM

A man and a woman wearing masks look at their smartphones after taking pictures of cherry blossoms at Ueno Park in Tokyo on Sunday.  Read more »