🌸 Tourists and residents pack Tokyo's top cherry blossom spots to enjoy the full bloom that has arrived in the Japanese capital later than usual this year because of cold weather. Sakura season traditionally accompanies the beginning of the new fiscal year in Japan, representing fresh starts but also the fleeting impermanence of life. The Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA) declared on 4 April that the country's most common and popular "somei yoshino" variety of cherry tree was in full bloom,

BEAUTIFUL BLOOM: Some 5,000 winter cherry blossom trees transformed Xingyi City in southwest China into a fairytale-like wonderland of striking pinks and purples. https://abcn.ws/2EZZKff | ABC World News Tonight with David Muir

Tired of winter? Cherry blossom season is on its way. Japan should start seeing these lovely flowers toward the end of March. Here's your guide to cherry blossoms: http://cnn.it/2tnFEIY | CNN International