The Japan Times<p>The sample Somei-Yoshino cherry trees monitored by the Japanese Meteorological Agency bloomed in the cities of Kochi and Kumamoto on Sunday. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/23/japan/cherry-blossoms-bloom/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/</span><span class="invisible">23/japan/cherry-blossoms-bloom/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kumamoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kumamoto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kochi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kochi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sakura" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sakura</span></a></p>