About 300 cherry orchards have been opened to visitors in Sagae, Yamagata Prefecture, in northeastern Japan.
One of the orchards welcomed children from a local nursery school on Thursday.
The children were all smiles as they enjoyed mouthfuls of fresh cherries.
Yamagata is Japan's largest cherry-producing center.
The prefecture and an association of local farmers say low temperatures delayed the growth of cherries this year, but that careful pollination and protection from frost helped bring about the first rich harvest in 4 years.
Orchard owner Tokio Kikuchi says he's happy to have opened his orchard to tourists because it's really hard to get cherry trees to bear fruit. He says he hopes to see many visitors from all over Japan come to pick cherries.
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