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Every year, it's a wonderful but fleeting site
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For a couple of days now, Tokyo's famous cherry trees have been in full bloom
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Symbols of both life and death, the blossom's ephemeral beauty is a reminder of life's impermanence
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and tourists come from far and wide to see it. It's actually beautiful
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Yeah, breathtaking. It's once in a lifetime kind of thing. Same photo is another thing, but being here, really see the Sakura in your eyes
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It's really amazing. For the Japanese, it's an opportunity to get together with family and have a picnic under the world-famous trees
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which normally bloom for about two weeks a year. I always look forward to the blossom
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Till now it was winter and too cold to be sitting outside, picnicking like this
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A promise of fresh starts, with the arrival of sun. with the arrival of spring and as the country celebrates the beginning of a new school and business year
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An age-old Japanese tradition that many will be back to celebrate this time next year
