GOURMET TRAVELLER 21
SumidaRiver,
Tokyo,Japan
Amongtheworld’smostscrutinised
treesarethe 59 hyoujun-ki,the
designatedsampletreesusedbythe
JapanMeteorologicalAgencytoofficially
chartthesakurazensen,orcherry-
blossomfront.Thenationalblossom-
viewingritualsofhanamistartin
OkinawainlateJanuaryandend
in Sapporo early this month.
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