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The cherry viewing festival or "hanami" is held in Japan between March and early May, depending on when the blossoms open. Hanami was celebrated since the Heian- period in the 8th century. It began as a celebration for the elite of the imperial court but spread to the common citizens during the Edo period. The flowers belong to the sakura cherry tree, which does not bear edible fruit
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The cherry viewing festival or "hanami" is held in Japan between March and early...

The cherry viewing festival or "hanami" is held in Japan between March and early May, depending on when the blossoms open. Hanami was celebrated since the Heian- period in the 8th century. It began as a celebration for the elite of the imperial court but spread to the common citizens during the Edo period. The flowers belong to the sakura cherry tree, which does not bear edible fruit
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The cherry viewing festival or "hanami" is held in Japan between March and early...

The cherry viewing festival or "hanami" is held in Japan between March and early May, depending on when the blossoms open. Hanami was celebrated since the Heian- period in the 8th century. It began as a celebration for the elite of the imperial court but spread to the common citizens during the Edo period. The flowers belong to the sakura cherry tree, which does not bear edible fruit
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The cherry viewing festival or "hanami" is held in Japan between March and early...

The cherry viewing festival or "hanami" is held in Japan between March and early May, depending on when the blossoms open. Hanami was celebrated since the Heian- period in the 8th century. It began as a celebration for the elite of the imperial court but spread to the common citizens during the Edo period. The flowers belong to the sakura cherry tree, which does not bear edible fruit
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The cherry viewing festival or "hanami" is held in Japan between March and early...

The cherry viewing festival or "hanami" is held in Japan between March and early May, depending on when the blossoms open. Hanami was celebrated since the Heian- period in the 8th century. It began as a celebration for the elite of the imperial court but spread to the common citizens during the Edo period. The flowers belong to the sakura cherry tree, which does not bear edible fruit
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The cherry viewing festival or "hanami" is held in Japan between March and early...

The cherry viewing festival or "hanami" is held in Japan between March and early May, depending on when the blossoms open. Hanami was celebrated since the Heian- period in the 8th century. It began as a celebration for the elite of the imperial court but spread to the common citizens during the Edo period. The flowers belong to the sakura cherry tree, which does not bear edible fruit
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The cherry viewing festival or "hanami" is held in Japan between March and early...

A deer in Nara Park. in the evening, the deer return to their pens at the sound of a trumpet.
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A deer in Nara Park. in the evening, the deer return to their pens at the soun...

Stone lanterns in Nara Park.
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Stone lanterns in Nara Park.

A Zen temple in Nara Park.
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A Zen temple in Nara Park.

A Zen temple in Nara Park.
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A Zen temple in Nara Park.

A stele in Nara Park.
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A stele in Nara Park.

Temples and stone lanterns in the Todaiji complex.
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Temples and stone lanterns in the Todaiji complex.