Columns
August 15, 2024
Japanese cherry blossoms remain one of the country's largest annual tourist attractions. Image courtesy of Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo
{"ct":"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","iv":"e473094a34fdd45802e629d0682af4d1","s":"35037364bd5ac6d6"}
Share your thoughts. Click here