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Somei-yoshino in color in Kozagawa, Wakayama Prefecture
In the town of Kozagawa in the southern part of the Kii Peninsula, the 200 Somei-yoshino cherry trees are in full bloom a little earlier than usual, adding color to a landscape featuring the Kozagawa River and one of the largest monoliths in Japan.