Tokyo: Tourists and Japanese locals marvelled at Tokyo’s cherry trees on Monday at the peak of the annual blossom season that

Watch live as tourists gather in Tokyo to see the Japanese capital's cherry blossoms before full bloom. The trees, also known as sakura, mark the onset of spring in the Asian country, with the beautiful pink and white flowers adorning the streets of many of its major cities.

Cherry blossom trees in central Tokyo are now in full bloom, one day earlier than normal and five days earlier than last year, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.