You Can Virtually Tour Cherry Blossom Sites All Over the World
From Japan to Washington D.C.
By Isabel Garcia
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The cherry blossoms at Tidal Basin Washington D.C. reached peak bloom this weekend. But to help prevent the spread of coronavirus, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is urging people to stay away from the trees, closing roads and restricting pedestrian access, according to CNN. If you still want to see the gorgeous trees, though, you can visit Tidal Basin and other iconic cherry blossom sites around the world thanks to this Google Earth tour.
Google Local Guides's "Cherry Blossoms Around the World" virtual tour takes users to ten picturesque sites of cherry blossoms that are recommended by locals who review places on Google Maps. Along with 3D looks at the cherry blossoms, there are descriptions of each site and reviews from local guides.
The tour starts in Tokyo, Japan, at the Meguro River, where cherry blossoms line both sides of the water. It then moves to the Miharu Takizakura, a weeping cherry blossom tree that's more than 1,000 years old. The tour also goes to Praça do Japão in Brazil, a Japanese garden where the cherry blossoms bloom in July.
The next stop is a park in Stockholm, Sweden, that has clusters of pink cherry blossoms. Next, explore a hiking area in Spain that's home to a cherry orchard with more than two million cherry trees. After that, you'll visit an 800-meter-long sakura tunnel in South Korea. There, 2.6 million tourists enjoy the cherry blossoms during Jinhae Gunhangje Festival in April, according to Tripadvisor. After stopping at Queen Elizabeth Park in Vancouver and the Royal Botanical Gardens in London and , the 3D tour ends at the Tidal Basin.
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