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By Katsumi Sakaguchi / Special to Ryoko Yomiuri Publication

11:52 JST, March 18, 2026

Someiyoshino, arguably the most popular cherry blossom variety in Japan, is believed to have been spread nationwide by plantsmen from the village of Somei in what is now the Komagome district in Tokyo’s Toshima Ward, toward the end of Edo period (1603-1867).

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