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Tokyo residents embrace arrival of cherry blossom season

Featured on CGTN, 2022/04/21

Spring has arrived in Japan, and the nation is going wild for sakura, or cherry blossoms. Every year around this season, an entire industry is created around the sakura plant, from sakura cookies, wine and dishes to soap, makeup and fashion accessories. And, of course, the most important one is the tourism created around sakura viewing. The sakura plant is also getting a digital upgrade with some avant-garde art. Phoebe Amoroso takes us to the springtime celebrations in Tokyo that could well become a perennial fixture.(Excerpt from the text)

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