An estimated 340, 000 cherry trees line Jinhae's streets, rivers and train tracks, and dot surrounding mountainsides.
As a result, neighbourhood car parks have suddenly started blossoming across the country like cherry trees.
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After all, the cherry trees in question, were a gift from the Emperor of Japan.
We passed a large farm where the wide open land was lined with carefully trimmed cherry trees.
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His wife, Setsuko, had insisted they plant cherry trees, a decade ago, when they moved six thousand miles from Okutama.
As Japan works to rebuild and recover amid a continuing nuclear crisis, the blossoming cherry trees provide a glimmer of hope.
The event at Carnegie Library pays homage to the original home of the cherry trees gifted to the U.S. more than 100 years ago.
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At several metres above street level, you can wander among cherry trees, roses and willows -- and leave the city quite literally beneath you.
This well-known route is lined with cherry trees which are reflected in the still waters, and is an ideal spot to ponder and admire the surrounding natural beauty.
The brutal truth is, Washington's finest natural asset, thousands of cherry trees, currently blossoming in shades of white and pink, are being destroyed by two rogue rodents seemingly intent on building a dam across this city's Potomac River.
Boozy picnics on a mass scale occur in parks boasting cherry blossom trees, as hanami fever grips the land.
Hanami is an important Japanese custom, when locals break free of their conservative reputation and enjoy a picnic with friends and family under the cherry blossom trees.
The annual festival, which celebrates Japan's friendship with the US, began 99 years ago when Japan gave the country thousands of cherry blossom trees as a gift.
By July, 30 apple, pear, cherry and plum trees were planted with help from professional arborists at the Fruit Tree Planting Foundation.
First, they established that black-cherry seedlings growing near adult trees did, indeed, do badly.
However, during cherry blossom season, the park becomes crowded and noisy due to its extremely popular, huge weeping trees.
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