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Sakura begin to bloom in Japan as early cherry blossom season forecast for 2020
投稿日 2020年1月31日 00:00:29 (ニュース)
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It’s only January but some trees are already 50-percent in full bloom.
Every time spring rolls around in Japan, people start looking up towards the trees in anticipation of that great harbinger of the season, the cherry blossoms.
Each year, the sakura bloom on different dates depending on the weather, and given this year’s unseasonably warm winter, cherry blossoms are already starting to bloom in some areas of Japan.
The trees currently blossoming are a variety of sakura called Kawazu Sakura, which gets its name from the city of Kawazu on the Izu Peninsula, located roughly 155 kilometres (96 miles) south of Tokyo.
▼ “Kawazu Sakura have begun to bloom. Even though it’s still January. Warm winter!“
This early blooming variety usually begins unfurling its pretty pink petals in February, a month or so before the nation’s more widespread Somei Yoshino trees come into bloom. This year, though, the Kawazu Sakura are already blossoming in January, prompting forecasters to predict full bloom to arrive around 14 February, a full ten days earlier than last year.
▼ According to news reports, some trees around Kawazu are already 40-50 percent in bloom, which is unusual for January.
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The annual Kawazu Sakura Festival held in Kawazu begins on 10 February, but news reports are now recommending people head to the area even before the festival starts to see the blooms at their best before the petals begin to fall.
▼ The festival usually peaks around the beginning of March every year.
While the Kawazu Sakura are creating pretty pink hues on the landscape of Kawazu, they’re also beginning to bloom in other parts of the country as well, including Shinjuku in Tokyo.
It’s January and this sakura in Shinjuku is already blossoming
#sakura #cherryblossom #flowers #japan #tokyo #河津桜 https://t.co/shSdDRYDhY
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Oona McGee 🇯🇵🇮🇪🇦🇺 (@OonaMcGee) January 30, 2020
With the trees fast on their way to full bloom, it’s now time to start planning for hanami season, which is predicted to arrive earlier than expected around Japan this year.
So grab your cherry blossom Coke bottles, fill up on Starbucks sakura milk, pack your hamper with sakura Pocky and take a look at the top places in Japan for sakura viewing. We can’t wait for the season to get into full swing this year!
Source: Yahoo! Japan
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