// Turmush
In Tokyo, the cherry blossoms have reached their peak due to warm and sunny weather. Official observations of the reference cherry tree at the Yasukuni Shrine confirmed this around 2:00 PM on Saturday.
At that time, the temperature in the city center was 19.4 degrees Celsius.
Experts noted that this year, blooming began two days earlier than last year and three days earlier than the average long-term values.
Meanwhile, in the western part of the country, in the city of Tottori, blooming has only recently begun. This was announced one day earlier than the average date and one day later than last year.
