The beauty of blooming cherry blossoms is used annually to organise different events, while bystanders don't hesitate to waste a minute or two to enjoy the magnificent views of the trees.
This year's blooming festival has been overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic that locked people in self-isolation, shut places of public interest and cancelled events.
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A woman poses for a picture next to a cherry blossom tree, at a street closed to avoid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Seoul, South Korea, April 1, 2020.
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People flock to the Tidal Basin to see the cherry blossoms as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to sweep through the community in Washington, US, March 20, 2020.
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A woman with a protective mask takes pictures of blooming cherry blossoms at a park after the city's emergency alert level for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was downgraded, in Shanghai, China March 23, 2020.
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People walk under trees with cherry blossoms during a partial lockdown in Frankfurt, Germany March 24, 2020 as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues.
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A couple takes a walk near a cherry blossom trees street, closed to avoid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Seoul, South Korea, April 1, 2020.
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Cherry blossoms are pictured as a woman jogs around Green Lake Park as social-distancing efforts continue to help slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Seattle, Washington, US March 29, 2020.
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A woman wearing a protective face mask following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) walks past under blooming cherry blossoms in Tokyo, Japan March 26, 2020.
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People walk under cherry blossom trees in Battersea Park, as the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases grow around the world, in London, Britain March 22, 2020.
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A couple takes a selfie near a cherry blossom trees street, closed to avoid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Seoul, South Korea, April 1, 2020.
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Cherry blossoms are pictured as people walk around Green Lake Park despite social-distancing efforts to help slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Seattle, Washington, US March 29, 2020.
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A woman takes a picture of trees with cherry blossoms in Berlin, Germany, March 22, 2020, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues.
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A man wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), walks past a closed cherry blossom viewing spot during the first weekend after Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike (not pictured) urged Tokyo residents to stay indoors in a bid to keep the coronavirus disease from spreading, at Ueno park in Tokyo, Japan March 28, 2020.
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People wearing protective masks take pictures of cherry blossoms at a park, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Beijing, China March 23, 2020.
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Visitors take photos under blooming cherry blossoms at a park, in Beijing, as the country is hit by the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, China March 27, 2020. Picture taken March 27, 2020.
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People flock to the Tidal Basin to see the cherry blossoms as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to sweep through the community in Washington, US, March 20, 2020.
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A woman wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), walks under blooming cherry blossoms in a snow fall during the first weekend after Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike urged Tokyo residents to stay indoors in a bid to keep the coronavirus disease from spreading, in Tokyo, Japan March 29, 2020.
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A man takes a picture near a cherry blossom trees street, closed to avoid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Seoul, South Korea, April 1, 2020.
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Visitors wearing protective face masks following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) look at blooming cherry blossoms at Ueno park in Tokyo, Japan March 22, 2020.
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Abandoned behind a police cordon, rental bikes sit beneath cherry blossoms after authorities closed down the tourist area to help stem coronavirus disease (COVID-19) transmission in Washington, US, March 23, 2020.
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