People take photos of a blooming Somei Yoshino cherry tree at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Monday. The Japan Meteorological Agency officially confirmed the first blooming of the country's favorite ...

TOKYO – Cherry trees started flowering in Tokyo on March 24, the Japan Meteorological Agency announced. That is five days earlier than 2024, and the trees are expected to be in full bloom in ...

The tree is a sample specimen that was being monitored by the agency at Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine. A day earlier, on March 23, the Somei-Yoshino cherry blossoms started to bloom in Kochi and ...

Tokyo, March 24 (Jiji Press) -- Cherry blossoms have started blooming in Tokyo this season, the Japan Meteorological Agency announced Monday. The first buds have now opened on a benchmark ...

Tokyo's cherry blossom season kicked off Monday, five days earlier than last year, as the Meteorological Agency declared a cherry tree at Yasukuni Shrine had bloomed. The Somei-Yoshino variety ...

The tree is a sample specimen that was being monitored by the agency at Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine. A day earlier, on March 23, the Somei-Yoshino cherry blossoms started to bloom in Kochi and ...

comes into bloom at Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on March 24, 2025. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Cherry blossoms bloomed on Monday in central Tokyo, with the flowers appearing on the same date as in an ...

The blooming Somei Yoshino cherry tree at the specimen tree at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Monday March 24, 2025. (Kyodo Photo via AP) Advertisement ...