Naoya Azuma / The Yomiuri Shimbun / ReutersWeeping cherry blossoms are in full bloom at a sightseeing spot in Higashi-yoshino Village, Nara Prefecture, Japan, on April 11, 2026.Mark Schiefelbein / APCherry blossoms near peak bloom in front of the Washington Monument along the Tidal Basin, on March 24, 2026, in Washington, D.C.Martin Meissner / APThousands of people gather for the start of cherry-blossom season in the old town of Bonn, Germany, on April, 6, 2026.He Yuankai, You Caibin, Wu Shuai / Zhejiang Daily Press Group / VCG / GettyAn aerial view of blooming cherry blossoms at a tea plantation in Ninghai County, Ningbo City, Zhejiang province, China, seen on April 11, 2026.David Mareuil / Anadolu / GettyPeople enjoy cherry-blossom season along the old moat of the Imperial Palace on April 5, 2026, in Tokyo, Japan.Xu Congjun / Oriental Image / ReutersVisitors admire cherry blossoms, fog, and light shows at Nantong Dream Island in Wujie Town, Tongzhou District, in China’s Jiangsu province on April 5, 2026.Joe Klamar / AFP / GettyFlowers of a blooming cherry tree, seen at Burggarten park behind the Hofburg imperial palace on a spring day in Vienna, Austria, on March 23, 2026Kevin Lamarque / ReutersWearing a Chinese Hanfu dress, Jiahui Xu, who is from China, is photographed with cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., on March 26, 2026.Julia Demaree Nikhinson / APPeople watch the sun rise among cherry-blossom trees along the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., on March 28, 2026.Fuminori Ogane / The Yomiuri Shimbun / ReutersA long-exposure photo shows swirling patterns made by floating cherry-blossom petals in the river’s current at the Japan-China Friendship Garden in Gifu Park, Gifu City, Japan, on April 7, 2026.Kazuki Wakasugi / The Yomiuri Shimbun / ReutersPeople enjoy cherry-blossom viewing beside a field of blooming nemophila at Uminonakamichi Seaside Park in Higashi Ward, Fukuoka City, Japan, on April 5, 2026.Heather Diehl / GettyA dog goes for a ride along the Tidal Basin beneath cherry-blossom trees on March 23, 2026, in Washington, D.C.Ebrahim Noroozi / APPeople in costume enjoy blooming cherry blossoms during the Cherry Blossom Festival at the Gardens of the World in Berlin, Germany, on April 12, 2026.Artur Widak / NurPhoto via Getty / NurPhotoA group of visitors stands along the banks of the Nishiki River at dusk to photograph and view the historic Kintai Bridge, which is illuminated with blue floodlights and framed by glowing cherry blossoms, in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, on April 12, 2026.Hidenori Nagai / The Yomiuri Shimbun / ReutersPeople take photos of cherry trees in full bloom at Hirosaki Park in Hirosaki City, Japan, on April 16, 2026.Tom Brenner / APA person poses for a quinceañera photo among the cherry-blossom trees along the tidal basin on the National Mall on March 26, 2026, in Washington, D.C.Ahn Young-joon / APPeople take photos near the cherry blossoms at a park in Seoul, South Korea, on April 4, 2026.Yang Suping / VCG / GettyNight scenery of cherry blossoms at the Yuantouzhu, or Turtle Head Isle, scenic spot on March 28, 2026, in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, China.Ina Fassbender / AFP / GettyA woman poses beneath blooming cherry trees on Heerstrasse in Bonn, Germany, on April 8, 2026.