Since JAPAN Forward asked readers and followers in mid-March to send us their original sakura photos this year, we’ve been getting really amazing submissions.
Here are some of the best from the period of April 1-14.
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Life - Honey
Sakura Sunset - Belle
Untitled - Ester
Once upon a Spring - Francis Rodel Rey-Hipolito
meguro river - abbey
Untitled - Camzy
Pretty in Pink - Mylz Bunda
Skyward in Sunlight - Amanda Tomanek
She went through all the hot - Lau Chi Yi
Beauty of Sakura in Kyoto - Lydia Clemens
Nature - THARANGA RAMANAYAKE
Sakura - Remy Martin
a bird in sakura - tatsunori hayakawa
Up close - Rance
Sakura close encounter - Cedrick Instrella
sakura time - sonny wardhana
Sakura love 2018 - Gayatri Saikia
At Rin rin Road Tsukuba - John Mark Castillo
Transparency - Chantal Rina Thomas
Blissful spring - RemyaSreedhar
Japan spring is ❤ - Alfie Gado
Beauty and Fragility - Sakura - Randa F. Arellano
Sakura- Beauty and Fragility - Randa Flores-Arellano
Beautiful sakura - Jayson Navarro Toda
Best of both worlds. White and Pink sakura - chairey15
A train passing Sakura - Anoop
Petal - Kristofferson Macay Domingo
Sakura in macro - Kristofferson Macay Domingo
Gladys Cohing
Untitled - oliver vinco
You can sometimes forget to stop and go.. but never forget where you’ve been. - oliver vinco
Bouquet of Sakura - Elsa Dela Cruz
Sakura and Torii - Mariam Inaba
My first Spring - Mary Ann Elopre (Mean)
Riverside blossoms - Anday judith
The beauty and the tragicness inbetween - Dave
It’s simplicity and elegance just melt our hearts out. - Krizia Kristina Torres
Dandelion Sakura at Awaji Island - Amy (Hai Anh Nguyen)
Okazaki Jikkokubune Boat Ride at Lake Biwa Canal in Kyoto - Lydia Clemens
Untitled - Cha
bouquet of sakura - Jynxzzo
When it is blooming.. - Shin Honjo
A closer look at beauty. - Arvin Armada
桜 - Yumi
The wondrous beauty of Sakura - Emelda Manalastas
Ichiyo_Sakura_CanonEOS70D - Andy Tan
Cherry blossome - Tiadawn
In Indian attire amidst Sakura - PURBA
The brevity of its existence reminds us to treasure every second of everyday. - Cindy Gaye Gutierrez
花見 - Paj Palma
Sakura - Omura Nagasaki - Ruth Requiero
Sakura - Omura Nagasaki - Ruth Requiero
Sakura - Omura Nagasaki - Ruth Requiero
Sakura - Omura Nagasaki - Ruth Requiero
flower of Spring - homar kip f. benolirao
Pink cherry blossoms in setting sun - Chamila Nirohsinie (Niro)
Nami's first Sakura photo - Shiela Mae Madum
Sakura Twig - Huyo Ma. Theresa
Sakura The New Beginnings - Raymond Erece
Japan cherry blossoms - Takashashi Newton
The beauty of Sakura at Night - Kimroy B. Francisco
Illuminated celebration of love - Apeksha
My Kind of Spring. - Nica Mabelle Rodriguez
Sakura in my hands - Aika Shimizu
My best shot photo "sakura" - KC Lyn Manoos
Sakura is ❤️- Christine Ishikawa
青い空: Sakura in the Sky - Huyo Ma. Theresa
Osaka Sakura - Christine Annand
Pink Cherry Blossoms - Christine Annand
Sakura tunnel - Christine Annand
Cherry blossoms along the Yodo river - Christine Annand
Christine Annand
Life: overwhelmingly beautiful yet fleeting - Pam
Iwakura gojogawa - Gina Hamamoto
Your sakura shots might be in our next gallery. Continue sending photos via Twitter @itsjapanforward or posting them to our Facebook thread: https://www.facebook.com/japanforward/posts/1611877002244949.
Please indicate the place where you took the photos.
For a list of the prefectures where you can still catch the late blooms, click here.
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