Spring blossoms

AFP Published April 4, 2014
A man (C) walks with his dogs under fully bloomed cherry blossom trees along a riverside promenade in Tokyo.
A man (C) walks with his dogs under fully bloomed cherry blossom trees along a riverside promenade in Tokyo.
A sumo wrestler walks under cherry trees in full bloom at a ceremonial sumo exhibition at Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo.
A sumo wrestler walks under cherry trees in full bloom at a ceremonial sumo exhibition at Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo.
A man photographs a blossoming tree in Seoul.
A man photographs a blossoming tree in Seoul.
A couple pose for a photo beneath blossoming trees in Seoul.
A couple pose for a photo beneath blossoming trees in Seoul.
A woman (C) pushes her baby stroller under fully bloomed cherry blossom trees along a riverside promenade in Tokyo.
A woman (C) pushes her baby stroller under fully bloomed cherry blossom trees along a riverside promenade in Tokyo.
A sumo wrestler walks under cherry trees in full bloom at a ceremonial sumo exhibition at Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo.
A sumo wrestler walks under cherry trees in full bloom at a ceremonial sumo exhibition at Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo.
A man sits behind a blossoming tree in Seoul.
A man sits behind a blossoming tree in Seoul.
A couple walk beneath blossoming trees in Seoul.
A couple walk beneath blossoming trees in Seoul.
An international ice carving championship winner Yoshihito Kosaka poses before ice sculptures of a dancing geisha girl (L) and a fan (R) under fully bloomed cherry blossom at the garden of the hotel in Tokyo.
An international ice carving championship winner Yoshihito Kosaka poses before ice sculptures of a dancing geisha girl (L) and a fan (R) under fully bloomed cherry blossom at the garden of the hotel in Tokyo.
A bee collects pollen from a flowering cherry on April 1, 2014 in Fuessen, Southern Germany.
A bee collects pollen from a flowering cherry on April 1, 2014 in Fuessen, Southern Germany.
Flowering cherry trees stand in a street in Bonn, Western Germany.
Flowering cherry trees stand in a street in Bonn, Western Germany.

A selection of photos of spring flowers blooming across the world. In Japan, viewing cherry blossoms is a national pastime and cultural event, where millions of people turn out to admire them annually. While in South Korea, Seoul's first blossoms have bloomed more than two weeks earlier than last year and are forecast to peak between April 4 - 6, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration. In Germany, as spring flowers bloom, meteorologists forecast mild and sunny weather for the region. — Photos and text by AFP.

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