Fully blooming cherry blossoms in Yeouido, Seoul

The cherry blossom festival at Yeouido here in Capital Seoul is in full bloom.

Our Choi Soo-hyung covers these annual sights of the spring season.

It's cherry blossom season now in South Korea.

Many people have come to Yeouido in Seoul to see the beautiful cherry blossoms fully blooming in the warm spring weather.

Visitors enjoy a nice spring walk along the 1-point-7 kilometers-long Yunjung-ro road right by the National Assembly building.

"This is one the most famous hot spots to sightsee and enjoy the cherry blossoms in the capital city, Seoul."

This year's cherry blossom festival in Yeouido started on Tuesday.

Over 18-hundred cherry blossom trees are planted here, circling around the National Assembly building and right next to the Hangang River.

With rain in the forecast for the weekend, many people came to hang out and enjoy the flowers, even though it's a weekday.

"We came here as a vacation, but we were not planning to see these beautiful blossoms that are going on right now with the beauty of spring, and so we are very grateful to be here and see the beauty of this beautiful park. It's just exploding with color, and the blossoms are absolutely stunning."

"My baby just turned one, so this is their first time seeing flowers like this. It was really fun and enjoyable. My baby really loved it too."

"Actually, this is my first time coming to the Yeouido cherry blossom festival. It's also the first time for my baby, so I'm really happy to be here. The weather is nice too, so we're enjoying the flowers a lot."

Facilities such as shelters for light picnics, photo zones, and temporary health centers.. have been set up for visitors.

It also has a special barrier-free tour program for people who are visually impaired.

They can walk around Yeouido Park with a guide, touch the flowers to feel them, and enjoy the sound of the street performances.

For those who want to know the best spots to enjoy this stunning view, use exit one of National Assembly subway station on subway line number nine, or exit two of Yeouinaru Station on line number five.

The festival was supposed to start on April 4th, last Friday, but it was delayed as this fell on verdict day for former President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment trial.

Because of that, the festival will continue until Saturday, April 12th.

To run the festival, Yeongdeungpo-gu Office will close some parts of the road behind the National Assembly and traffic restrictions will stay in place until Sunday April 13th.

Choi Soo-hyung, Arirang News.