Cherry Blossoms Bloom in Kochi, Kumamoto

Kochi/Kumamoto, March 23 (Jiji Press)--The sample Somei-Yoshino cherry trees monitored by the Japanese Meteorological Agency bloomed in the western Japan city of Kochi and the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto on Sunday, marking the earliest blooming in the country this spring, the agency said.

Compared with last year, the blooming date was the same in Kochi and three days earlier in Kumamoto.

Covered by high atmospheric pressure, it was sunny in eastern and western Japan on Sunday, and many places registered temperatures of 25 degrees Celsius or higher, including the city of Hyuga, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, where the mercury hit 28.3 degrees.

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