A cherry blossom blooms along the Meguro River in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 18, 2018.

(REUTERS/Kwiyeon Ha)

At a Glance

Japan has experienced a rare fall bloom of the famed cherry blossom trees.It's believed that a parade of typhoons in July, August and September allowed the trees to bloom.Those storms stripped the trees of their vegetation, and warm temperatures afterward might have tricked the trees into blooming.

A spring tradition is happening in the fall months this year – the famed cherry blossoms are blooming in Japan.

There have been more than 350 reports of the blooming trees across several islands, from Kyushu in the western part of Japan , according to NHK. It's believed that this surprising bloom occurred when a series of recent typhoons came through the islands and sheared off the leaves, and then warm weather followed the storms, tricking the trees into thinking it was spring.

"This has happened in the past, but ,"Flower Association of Japan tree doctor Hiroyuki Wada told NHK, as reported by BBC.com.

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The storms that might be to blame for the out-of-season blooms are typhoons and , among other storms that raked Japan in July, August and September, which brought powerful, damaging winds and feet of rain.

"While Japan is used to more frequent tropical strikes thanthe United States, seven tropical storms and typhoons – including Jebi and Prapiroon – made for an eventful summer and early fall for the nation," said weather.com meteorologist . "Heat waves broke up the frequent tropical strikes, but likely changed the behavior of anything that grew during the summer months."

The fall bloom , according to NPR.