A woman with Kimono looks at cherry trees in bloom in Shinjuku Gyoen in Tokyo, Japan on Thursday, April 4, 2024. (Photo by Noriko Hayashi for The Washington Post)

Dog groomers participate in a contest at the “Interpets” international pet fair in Tokyo, Japan, 01 April 2021. (Photo by Franck Robichon/EPA/EFE)

A woman arrives at the Shinto Meiji Shrine to pray on the first day of the new year in Tokyo, Japan, January 1, 2016. (Photo by Thomas Peter/Reuters)

A shoebill is displayed at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo August 28, 2012. (Photo by Itsuo Inouye/Associated Press)

A participant in costume uses a mobile phone at a Halloween event in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, Japan October 29, 2017. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)

People take part in the in the 41st annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 02 March 2019. The 41st parade features almost 200 floats. (Photo by Steven Saphore/EPA/EFE)

Seljalandsfoss waterfall, located in Iceland. Seljalandsfoss is one of the most famous waterfalls of Iceland. This waterfall of the river Seljalandsá drops 60 metres (200 ft) over the cliffs of the former coastline. It's possible to go behind the waterfall. (Photo by HotSpot Media)