Japan announced the official start of Tokyo’s cherry blossom season on Tuesday, 10 days earlier than usual and tied with a record early start seen only twice before. | AFP
The blooms are traditionally celebrated with hanami, or viewing parties, with picnics — and sometimes boozy festivities — organized beneath the trees.
Borders reopened last October, and Tokyo parks have announced blossom revelers will be allowed to gather freely for the first time since 2019. “Today, on March 14, we hereby declare the sakura blossoming in Tokyo,” he said, in an announcement that came six days earlier than last year.
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