Spring comes to Tokyo with first cherry blossoms

March 17, 2018 5:20 PM

TOKYO (AFP) – Spring officially arrived in Tokyo on Saturday (March 17) as Japan’s weather agency declared the start of the cherry blossom season, prompting viewers to party under the trees with cherry-related items flooding the capital.

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