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 a boat next to blooming cherry blossoms at Chidorigafuchi Park in Tokyo, Japan, March 22, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato
People walk and take photos under cherry trees at Ueno Park in Tokyo, Japan, March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou
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 toast as they have a picnic underneath cherry trees at Ueno Park in Tokyo, Japan, March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou
Cherry blossoms are seen along the Tidal Basin in Washington, March 19, 2023. REUTERS/Al Drago
A woman poses for pictures during cherry blossom season in Yuyuantan Park in Beijing, China, March 19, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
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 selfie photos as they look at early-flowering cherry blossoms at a park in Tokyo, Japan, March 1, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato
People wait for the sunrise among cherry blossoms in Washington, March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
A man takes photo of cherry blossoms in Tokyo, Japan, March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
People observe cherry blossoms at Ueno Park in Tokyo, Japan, March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou
People enjoy a cherry blossom party in Tokyo, Japan, March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou
A couple take a selfie with cherry blossoms at Lohas Park in Taipei, Taiwan, February 12, 2023. REUTERS/I-Hwa Cheng
A sparrow sits on a blooming cherry tree branch at Ueno Park, in Tokyo, Japan, March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou
People enjoy cherry blossoms in Tokyo, Japan, March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou
People walk at sunrise among cherry blossoms along the Tidal Basin in Washington, March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Girls feed sparrows and take photos in front of cherry blossom trees at Ueno Park in Tokyo, Japan, March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou
Visitors take a nap under early-flowering cherry blossoms at a park in Tokyo, Japan, March 1, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato
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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