By KAZUSHIGE KOBAYASHI/ Staff Writer
April 7, 2023 at 18:22 JST
Children stroll at Takada Joshi Park with cherry blossoms in full bloom in Joetsu, Niigata Prefecture, on April 3. (Kazushige Kobayashi)
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