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Peak bloom in Tokyo and more from cherry blossom season

Visitors ride boats next to blooming cherry blossoms at Chidorigafuchi Park in Tokyo, Japan, March 22. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Visitors ride boats next to blooming cherry blossoms at Chidorigafuchi Park in Tokyo, Japan, March 22. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Visitors ride boats next to blooming cherry blossoms at Chidorigafuchi Park in Tokyo, Japan, March 22. REUTERS/Issei Kato
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Visitors ride boats next to blooming cherry blossoms at Chidorigafuchi Park in Tokyo, Japan, March 22. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Visitors ride boats next to blooming cherry blossoms at Chidorigafuchi Park in Tokyo, Japan, March 22. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Visitors ride boats next to blooming cherry blossoms at Chidorigafuchi Park in Tokyo, Japan, March 22. REUTERS/Issei Kato
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Visitors ride a boat next to blooming cherry blossoms at Chidorigafuchi Park in Tokyo, Japan, March 22, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Visitors ride a boat next to blooming cherry blossoms at Chidorigafuchi Park in Tokyo, Japan, March 22, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Visitors ride a boat next to blooming cherry blossoms at Chidorigafuchi Park in Tokyo, Japan, March 22, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato
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People walk and take photos under cherry trees at Ueno Park in Tokyo, Japan, March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou

People walk and take photos under cherry trees at Ueno Park in Tokyo, Japan, March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou

People walk and take photos under cherry trees at Ueno Park in Tokyo, Japan, March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou
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People walk at sunrise among cherry blossoms, which officials expect to reach their peak in the next few days, along the Tidal Basin in Washington, March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

People walk at sunrise among cherry blossoms, which officials expect to reach their peak in the next few days, along the Tidal Basin in Washington, March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

People walk at sunrise among cherry blossoms, which officials expect to reach their peak in the next few days, along the Tidal Basin in Washington, March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
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People toast as they have a picnic underneath cherry trees at Ueno Park in Tokyo, Japan, March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou

People toast as they have a picnic underneath cherry trees at Ueno Park in Tokyo, Japan, March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou

People toast as they have a picnic underneath cherry trees at Ueno Park in Tokyo, Japan, March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou
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Cherry blossoms are seen along the Tidal Basin in Washington, March 19, 2023. REUTERS/Al Drago

Cherry blossoms are seen along the Tidal Basin in Washington, March 19, 2023. REUTERS/Al Drago

Cherry blossoms are seen along the Tidal Basin in Washington, March 19, 2023. REUTERS/Al Drago
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A woman poses for pictures during cherry blossom season in Yuyuantan Park in Beijing, China, March 19, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

A woman poses for pictures during cherry blossom season in Yuyuantan Park in Beijing, China, March 19, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

A woman poses for pictures during cherry blossom season in Yuyuantan Park in Beijing, China, March 19, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
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Visitors take pictures of cherry blossoms lit up at night at Lohas Park in Taipei, Taiwan, February 12, 2023. REUTERS/I-Hwa Cheng

Visitors take pictures of cherry blossoms lit up at night at Lohas Park in Taipei, Taiwan, February 12, 2023. REUTERS/I-Hwa Cheng

Visitors take pictures of cherry blossoms lit up at night at Lohas Park in Taipei, Taiwan, February 12, 2023. REUTERS/I-Hwa Cheng
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Visitors take selfie photos as they look at early-flowering cherry blossoms at a park in Tokyo, Japan, March 1, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Visitors take selfie photos as they look at early-flowering cherry blossoms at a park in Tokyo, Japan, March 1, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Visitors take selfie photos as they look at early-flowering cherry blossoms at a park in Tokyo, Japan, March 1, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato
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People wait for the sunrise among cherry blossoms in Washington, March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

People wait for the sunrise among cherry blossoms in Washington, March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

People wait for the sunrise among cherry blossoms in Washington, March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
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A man takes photo of cherry blossoms in Tokyo, Japan, March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

A man takes photo of cherry blossoms in Tokyo, Japan, March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

A man takes photo of cherry blossoms in Tokyo, Japan, March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
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People observe cherry blossoms at Ueno Park in Tokyo, Japan, March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou

People observe cherry blossoms at Ueno Park in Tokyo, Japan, March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou

People observe cherry blossoms at Ueno Park in Tokyo, Japan, March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou
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People enjoy a cherry blossom party in Tokyo, Japan, March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou

People enjoy a cherry blossom party in Tokyo, Japan, March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou

People enjoy a cherry blossom party in Tokyo, Japan, March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou
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A couple take a selfie with cherry blossoms at Lohas Park in Taipei, Taiwan, February 12, 2023. REUTERS/I-Hwa Cheng

A couple take a selfie with cherry blossoms at Lohas Park in Taipei, Taiwan, February 12, 2023. REUTERS/I-Hwa Cheng

A couple take a selfie with cherry blossoms at Lohas Park in Taipei, Taiwan, February 12, 2023. REUTERS/I-Hwa Cheng
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A sparrow sits on a blooming cherry tree branch at Ueno Park, in Tokyo, Japan, March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou

A sparrow sits on a blooming cherry tree branch at Ueno Park, in Tokyo, Japan, March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou

A sparrow sits on a blooming cherry tree branch at Ueno Park, in Tokyo, Japan, March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou
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People enjoy cherry blossoms in Tokyo, Japan, March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou

People enjoy cherry blossoms in Tokyo, Japan, March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou

People enjoy cherry blossoms in Tokyo, Japan, March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou
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People walk at sunrise among cherry blossoms along the Tidal Basin in Washington, March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

People walk at sunrise among cherry blossoms along the Tidal Basin in Washington, March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

People walk at sunrise among cherry blossoms along the Tidal Basin in Washington, March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
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Girls feed sparrows and take photos in front of cherry blossom trees at Ueno Park in Tokyo, Japan, March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou

Girls feed sparrows and take photos in front of cherry blossom trees at Ueno Park in Tokyo, Japan, March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou

Girls feed sparrows and take photos in front of cherry blossom trees at Ueno Park in Tokyo, Japan, March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou
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Visitors take a nap under early-flowering cherry blossoms at a park in Tokyo, Japan, March 1, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Visitors take a nap under early-flowering cherry blossoms at a park in Tokyo, Japan, March 1, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Visitors take a nap under early-flowering cherry blossoms at a park in Tokyo, Japan, March 1, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato
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Elizabeth Willson and Garland Phillips greet the sunrise with a picnic breakfast among cherry blossoms in Washington, March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Elizabeth Willson and Garland Phillips greet the sunrise with a picnic breakfast among cherry blossoms in Washington, March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Elizabeth Willson and Garland Phillips greet the sunrise with a picnic breakfast among cherry blossoms in Washington, March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
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