Cherry blossoms are seen at Ueno Park in Tokyo's Taito Ward in this March 14, 2023. The cherry blossom season was expected to begin in Tokyo on March 21, arriving in Nagoya and Fukuoka, two days later in Osaka and on March 31 in Sendai. Somei Yoshino is a hybrid of two varieties, Prunus itosakura (Edo higan), while the flowers large size comes from the Oshim