In Pictures: Sakura flowers blossom worldwide

Cherry blossoms are flowering around the world, sending spectators and photographers flocking to document the phenomenon. Popularly known as sakura, the pretty pink flowers - which commonly bloom in March and April - can be found across Japan, but also in countries such as China, South Korea, United States, Germany, Austria and Britain.

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March 25, 2023 at 10:47 PM

People walking under cherry blossoms in the naval port of Jinhae, South Korea, on March 24, 2023, the day before the Jinhae Cherry Blossom Festival, the biggest of its kind in the country. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Students taking pictures next to a cherry blossom tree outside St Paul’s Cathedral in London, Britain, on March 25, 2023. PHOTO: REUTERS

A tree full of flowers from a pink cherry blossom in central Bucharest, Romania, March 20, 2023. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A woman posing for a photo under a cherry blossom tree at the Stadt park in Vienna, Austria, on March 23, 2023. PHOTO: AFP

This aerial photo taken on March 22, 2023, shows people watching cherry blossoms at a park in Xingren city, Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in China's south-western Guizhou Province. PHOTO: AFP

Cherry trees in bloom at Ueno Park in Tokyo, Japan, on March 19, 2023. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

Visitors photograph blooming cherry blossom trees at the Tidal Basin in Washington, DC, during the 2023 National Cherry Blossom Festival, on March 22, 2023. PHOTO: AFP

A woman takes photos of a cherry blossom tree in the Olympic Park in Munich, southern Germany, during sunny spring weather on March 22, 2023. PHOTO: AFP

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