Spring started a little more than a week ago, and the Northern Hemisphere has begun to warm; flowers and trees are blooming. Gathered below are some recent images of people enjoying themselves among groves of flowering cherry-blossom trees in Tokyo; Munich; Washington, D.C.; and more—signs of warmer days to come.
A Collection of Cherry Blossoms
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![People take pictures among cherry blossoms beside a small reservoir.]()
Read morePeople take pictures among cherry blossoms near peak bloom around the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., on March 21, 2023. #
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![People walk beneath cherry blossoms on branches.]()
Read morePeople walk along the Tidal Basin as cherry blossoms enter their peak bloom in Washington, D.C., on March 26, 2023. #
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![A bee flies to a cherry blossom.]()
Read moreA bee flies to a cherry-blossom tree in the Olympic Park in Munich, Germany, during sunny spring weather on March 22, 2023. #
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![An aerial view of people walking on a bridge and across a small island in a park.]()
Read morePeople enjoy cherry blossoms in a park in Ningbo, in China's eastern Zhejiang province, on March 20, 2023. #
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![Blooming cherry blossoms are illuminated along a river at night.]()
Read moreBlooming cherry trees are illuminated along the Meguro River in Tokyo on March 22, 2023. #
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![The U.S. Capitol building seen behind cherry blossoms]()
Read moreWith the U.S. Capitol in the background, blooming Yoshino cherry trees are seen in the afternoon sun on March 23, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. #
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![A couple enjoys a picnic breakfast beneath a cherry-blossom tree.]()
Read moreElizabeth Willson and Garland Phillips greet the sunrise with a picnic breakfast among the cherry blossoms along the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., on March 20, 2023. #
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![People row small boats beneath blooming cherry-blossom trees.]()
Read morePeople float boats on Chidorigafuchi, one of the moats around the Imperial Palace, with cherry blossoms in full bloom, in Tokyo, Japan, on March 27, 2023. #
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![A young woman takes a photo of a doll beneath cherry-blossom trees.]()
Read moreA young woman takes a photo of a doll as people come out to Ueno Park to see the early cherry blossoms in Tokyo on March 14, 2023. #
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![A child plays among cherry blossoms.]()
Read moreA child plays among cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., on March 27, 2023. #
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![A number of kites are seen in the air above cherry-blossom trees in front of the U.S. Capitol building.]()
Read moreVisitors fly kites during the annual Cherry Blossom Kite Festival near the U.S. Capitol building on March 26, 2023. #
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![Crowds of visitors walk among cherry-blossom trees.]()
Read moreCrowds of visitors enjoy cherry blossoms around the Tidal Basin on March 26, 2023, in Washington, D.C. #
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![People walk, and one rides a bicycle, in a partially drained reflecting pool in Washington, D.C.]()
Read moreA visitor rides a bicycle through a partially drained reflecting pool during the annual Cherry Blossom Kite Festival on the National Mall on March 26, 2023. #
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![People walk on a waterside path beneath blooming cherry trees.]()
Read morePeople walk along the Tidal Basin on March 22, 2023. #
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![A bird perches on a flowering tree.]()
Read moreA bird perches on an early-flowering cherry blossom in a park in Tokyo, Japan, on March 1, 2023. #
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![A woman twirls in a blue dress, dancing beneath blooming cherry-blossom trees.]()
Read moreGuijara Solano, a Colombian woman living in Arlington, Virginia, films herself dancing along the Tidal Basin beneath cherry blossoms on March 21, 2023. #
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![People walk on a bridge through a park among blossoming trees.]()
Read morePeople enjoy a beautiful day in a park during cherry-blossom season in Tokyo, Japan, on March 22, 2023. #
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![A view of a distant building, seen above blossoming trees]()
Read moreTokyo Skytree is seen behind the cherry blossoms in Tokyo on March 28, 2023. #
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![A close view of cherry blossoms on a branch, seen with the sunrise in the background.]()
Read moreCherry blossoms glow in the sunrise along the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., on March 20, 2023. #
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![The sun rises behind the Thomas Jefferson Memorial, reflected in a pool.]()
Read moreThe sun rises behind the Thomas Jefferson Memorial as cherry blossoms appear, on March 21, 2023, in Washington, D.C. #
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