‘Tis the season for hanami once again, with people across Japan looking to admire cherry trees’ pale pink petals and celebrate the spring season with family and friends.
This year, Sunday marked the start of the cherry blossom-viewing season in Tokyo, coming just before the final day of COVID-19 quasi-state of emergencies in the capital and 17 other prefectures on Monday.
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