The cherry blossom season is officially upon us! On Tuesday morning, agency officials found five flowers on a “someiyoshino” tree in Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward. Tokyo is the first city in the country to meet the standard this year, five days earlier than average. According to the latest predictions by Weather Map Co., Fukuoka is likely to see someiyoshino bloom on Friday, followed by Nagoya (March 29), Osaka (April 2), Sendai (April 11), Niigata (April 13), Aomori (April 25) and Sapporo (May 1). Full bloom is generally seen seven to 10 days from the kick-off. Happy hanami! (Yoshiaki Miura photos) #sakura #hanami #cherryblossoms #yasukuni #tokyo #桜 #花見 #靖国
AloJapan.com