Cherry blossom season has already kicked off in many locations around the world, marking the beginning of spring. Tourists and residents started crowding the parks and gardens to enjoy this wonderful time of the year. See the spectacular blooming cherry trees - in this photo gallery.
Cherry blossoms in full bloom to usher in the arrival of spring
Cherry blossom season kicked off in many locations around the world, marking the beginning of spring
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Visitors take pictures of blooming cherry blossoms at a park in Tokyo, Japan
© AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko Blooming cherry blossoms hang in front of the TV tower in the Olympic park in Munich, Germany
© AP Photo/Matthias Schrader Visitors enjoy the cherry blossoms at the Yuyuantan Park during spring festival in Beijing, China
© AP Photo/Andy Wong A girl runs under cherry blossom at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in London, UK
© AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth People take photos as they view cherry blossoms in full bloom in Tokyo, Japan
© EPA/KIMIMASA MAYAMA A man walks under the blooming cherry blossoms in Tokyo, Japan
© AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi Early morning fog softens the tone of cherry blossoms along Potomac River near the Jefferson Memorial, Washington DC, USA
© AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite A couple wearing Japanese traditional wedding Kimonos pose for a wedding photo under budding cherry blossoms in Tokyo, Japan
© AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi Pedestrians walk in the rain near the Legislative Building at the Capitol, as cherry trees display their spring blossoms in Olympia, Washington, USA
© AP Photo/Ted S. Warren Visitors row-boating under blooming cherry blossoms on the Chidorigafuchi imperial moat in Tokyo, Japan
© AP Photo/Koji Sasahara A "Hands off blooming cherry" sign at Ueno Park in Tokyo, Japan
© AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko Tourists wearing a traditional Japanese kimono look at blooming cherry blossoms at a temple in Tokyo, Japan
© AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko