{"id":145391,"date":"2022-03-18T21:56:09","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T12:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=145391&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2022-03-18T21:56:09","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T12:56:09","slug":"fukuokas-cherry-blossoms-officially-in-bloom","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/fukuokas-cherry-blossoms-officially-in-bloom\/","title":{"rendered":"Fukuoka\u2019s Cherry Blossoms Officially in Bloom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just after 9:00 a.m. March 17, the Fukuoka District Meteorological Observatory in Chuo Ward, Fukuoka City, confirmed five blossoms on a sample somei Yoshino cherry tree, which is used to determine when cherry trees have bloomed or not. With that observation, Fukuoka City became the first area of Japan to (officially) have cherry trees in bloom. The office predicts a full bloom lasting seven to ten days, with most trees coming into bloom at once. Looking for a place to see the trees? Check out Fukuoka Now\u2019s guide: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/fukuoka-sakura-and-ohanami-guide\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/fukuoka-sakura-and-ohanami-guide\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/rkb.jp\/article\/94610\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RKB<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mainichi.jp\/articles\/20220317\/k00\/00m\/040\/150000c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mainichi<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asahi.com\/articles\/ASQ3K3T77Q3KTIPE001.html?iref=sp_nattop_feature_list_n\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asahi<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-145392\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/fnn_sakura_2022_WEB.jpeg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/fnn_sakura_2022_WEB.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/fnn_sakura_2022_WEB.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/fnn_sakura_2022_WEB.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/fnn_sakura_2022_WEB.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Disclaimer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Fukuoka Now posts summaries of Kyushu area news for those who cannot read Japanese. 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