Crowds gather to see cherry blossoms at peak bloom in Tokyo

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Crowds gathered on Friday in Tokyo to enjoy Japan’s famed cherry blossoms, which are blooming later than expected in the capital because of cold weather.

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Cherry blossoms, known as “sakura” in Japanese, are the country’s favourite flower, and people often have sakura viewing parties beneath the falling petals. There are picnics and sake drinking.

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The trees are usually at peak bloom in late March to early April, the same time the country begins a new school and business year.

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