Japan cherry blossom forecast
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Three cities share the status of this year’s first sakura arrivals, with a fourth joining them one day later.
Updated forecast says a burst of warm weather, with more sun to come, will be speeding up cherry blossom buds’ development.
Forecast shows you might need to move your cherry blossom plans in Japan up by a few days.
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