The Cherry Blossom Festival in Japan, also known as Hanami (flower viewing), is the traditional Japanese custom of enjoying the transient beauty of flowers, mostly referring to pale pink cherry blossoms, or sakura.

Visitors soak up the cherry blossoms through the "Tunnel" at Japan Mint in Osaka, 2016. [Photo/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Cherry blossoms famously bloom for a very brief period, making it vitally important for Japanese people to seize the opportunity when the time comes and take some respite among the flowers, from March 15 to April 15.