Cherry blossoms are now in full bloom in Tokyo

Flowering cherry blossoms and buds from a sample Somei Yoshino cherry tree at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo earlier this month
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The Japan Meteorological Agency said Saturday that its sample Somei Yoshino cherry tree at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward has reached full bloom.The announcement came three days earlier than average and two days earlier than last year
On March 19, the agency declared the start of blooming in Tokyo.Shortly after 3 p.m
on Saturday, temperatures at an observation point in nearby Kitanomaru Park climbed to 19.6 degrees C.This season's first cherry blooms in Japan were reported on March 16 in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Gifu City and Kochi City
Full bloom was announced on Tuesday in Kofu and on Thursday in Gifu.Most of the agency's sample trees have already flowered in the Kanto-Koshin central to eastern region, the Tokai central region and western Japan.

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