Crowds of onlookers in countries all over the world flocked to parks and cherry tree copses in order to feast their eyes on this spectacle.
© AFP 2023 / Johannes EISELEA girl in a traditional dress poses for photography enthusiasts next to a cherry blossom tree in the Gucun Park in Shanghai. March 4, 2017.
A girl in a traditional dress poses for photography enthusiasts next to a cherry blossom tree in the Gucun Park in Shanghai. March 4, 2017.
© AP Photo / Eugene HoshikoTourists wearing a traditional Japanese kimono look at blooming cherry blossoms at a temple in Tokyo. March 29, 2017.
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Tourists wearing a traditional Japanese kimono look at blooming cherry blossoms at a temple in Tokyo. March 29, 2017.
© AFP 2023 / Johannes EISELEA girl in a traditional dress poses for photography enthusiasts next to a cherry tree in bloom, in the Gucun Park in Shanghai. March 4, 2017.
A girl in a traditional dress poses for photography enthusiasts next to a cherry tree in bloom, in the Gucun Park in Shanghai. March 4, 2017.
© REUTERS / Denis BalibouseA bee searches for pollen among cherry blossoms on a sunny spring day in Lausanne, Switzerland. March 20, 2017.
A bee searches for pollen among cherry blossoms on a sunny spring day in Lausanne, Switzerland. March 20, 2017.
© AFP 2023 / Johannes EISELEA girl in a traditional dress poses for photography enthusiasts next to a cherry tree in bloom, in the Gucun Park in Shanghai. March 4, 2017.
A girl in a traditional dress poses for photography enthusiasts next to a cherry tree in bloom, in the Gucun Park in Shanghai. March 4, 2017.
© REUTERS / Yuri GripasJon Krepsky holds up his puppies for a photo with the cherry bloom near the Washington Monument in Washington DC. March 25, 2017.
Jon Krepsky holds up his puppies for a photo with the cherry bloom near the Washington Monument in Washington DC. March 25, 2017.
© REUTERS / Issei KatoWomen take selfies in front of blooming cherry trees in a park in Tokyo. March 29, 2017.
Women take selfies in front of blooming cherry trees in a park in Tokyo. March 29, 2017.
© AP Photo / Kirsty WigglesworthEve Chick, 3 years old, runs under cherry blossom during a photo call for the Moomin Adventures at Kew Gardens Easter Festival at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in London, Thursday, March 30, 2017.
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Eve Chick, 3 years old, runs under cherry blossom during a photo call for the Moomin Adventures at Kew Gardens Easter Festival at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in London, Thursday, March 30, 2017.
© AP Photo / Ng Han GuanA woman tip toes to smell the cherry blossoms during the Yuyuantan park's annual Cherry Blossoms Culture Festival held in Beijing. March 25, 2017.
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A woman tip toes to smell the cherry blossoms during the Yuyuantan park's annual Cherry Blossoms Culture Festival held in Beijing. March 25, 2017.
© REUTERS / Kevin Lamarque Women in kimonos take photos under the cherry blossoms along the Tidal Basin on a misty morning in Washington DC. March 27, 2017.
Women in kimonos take photos under the cherry blossoms along the Tidal Basin on a misty morning in Washington DC. March 27, 2017.
© REUTERS / Yuri GripasPeople skirt the edge of a puddle as they walk around the Tidal Basin under the cherry trees in Washington DC. March 18, 2017.
People skirt the edge of a puddle as they walk around the Tidal Basin under the cherry trees in Washington DC. March 18, 2017.
© AP Photo / Eugene HoshikoA visitor takes a picture of blooming cherry blossoms next to a "Hands off blooming cherry" sign at Ueno Park in Tokyo. March 31, 2017.
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A visitor takes a picture of blooming cherry blossoms next to a "Hands off blooming cherry" sign at Ueno Park in Tokyo. March 31, 2017.