THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
March 19, 2023 at 16:28 JST
A cherry blossom that opened on March 19 on a Somei-Yoshino tree under watch at Osaka Castle Park’s Nishinomaru Garden in Osaka’s Chuo Ward (Nobuhiro Shirai)
OSAKA—Osaka’s cherry blossom season officially started on March 19, tying the earliest record for the flowers set in 2021, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. [Read More]
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