Cherry blossoms forming heart shape drawing tourists to Japan park

A heart-shaped opening cut in the branches of two blooming cherry blossom trees has become a major tourist attraction at Hirosaki Park in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Aomori.The heart shape, cut at a height of around 8 meters, has become widely known through social media, prompting many people to seek directions to the undisclosed location from Hirosaki city officials and volunteers working for the ongoing Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival."It is much-talked about in my school," said Nao Igarashi, a 17-year-old high school student in the city of Kuroishi who took many photos of the s…READ FULL ARTICLE