Cherry Blossoms Bloom In Japan

TOKYO, JAPAN - APRIL 9: A woman looks at cherry blossoms at one of Tokyo's beauty spots on April 9, 2005 in Tokyo, Japan. Cherry blossom blooms at the end of March in Japan and Japanese people celebrate the blossom by having blossom viewing parties under cherry blossom trees. Today Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi held a blossom viewing party in Tokyo's Shinjuku Gyoen park inviting around 8,700 people. He addressed the crowd and said, "In such a tranquil setting, today I just want to forget about bothersome politics and simply look at the flowers." (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images)