Two people in a row boat(划桨船) view cherry blossoms(樱花) in full bloom(正在开花) in Tokyo, Japan, on April 2. "This weekend and probably the entire next week should be the best time this year to see cherry blossoms in major cities," according to the Web site japan-guide.com.
With the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in the background, cherry trees blossom along the Tidal Basin near the National Mall in Washington on March 30.
Cherry blossoms begin their annual(每年一次的) blooming season along the Tidal Basin on March 31, 2010, in Washington, D.C. The cherry trees, given by Japan to the United States as a gift 98 years ago, are the center of the Cherry Blossom Festival which runs from March 27 through April 11.
The National Cherry Blossom Festival lasts two weeks each year, and celebrates springtime in America's capital. In 1912, Japan gave 3,000 cherry trees to Washington to mark the friendship between the two countries.
Cherry blossoms bloom(开花) near a Japanese sculpture(雕刻作品) and the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. In 1981, Japan was given cuttings(扦插的枝条) of D.C.'s cherry blossom trees to replace(更换) some of their own that were destoyed by flood.
A monk(僧侣) from Thailand, now living in Alexandria, Va., walks along the Tidal Basin to view the cherry blossoms in bloom in Washington, D.C.
People view cherry blossoms by boat in Tokyo on March 27. The bloom was only at 30 percent as continuous(连续的) rainy days and unseasonably(不合季节的) low temperatures delayed the full bloom.
Japanese macaques(猕猴) eat cherry blossom at Tokyo's Ueno zoo on March 29. The zoo incorperated(把……并入) a cherry tree into the macaques habitat(动物栖息处) as the sprouts(芽) and flowers are their favorite foods.
A steam locomotive(蒸汽机车) passes under fully bloomed cherry blossoms at Hitoyoshi city in Kumamoto prefecture(日本熊本辖区), Japan's southern island of Kyushu(九州), on March 27. The JR Kyushu operates the steam locomotive every weekend as a tourist attraction.
The Tokyo Tower is seen behind a cherry blossom in full bloom in downtown Tokyo. Japan's meteorological agency(气象厅) announced that cherry trees bloomed six days earlier than previous years.