While the season’s strongest cold wave still sits over the Japanese archipelago, the early-blooming Kawazu cherry trees in front of the Marubeni headquarters next to the Palaceside Building have opened several vivid blossoms on the 10th. February 3, a week ago, was Risshun. Spring is coming on the run.
The long cold snap that began on February 4 is finally ending. On tomorrow the 11th, National Foundation Day, the winter-type pattern will ease and the chill will soften. Central Tokyo was a deep-blue winter clear on the 10th, making the delicate Kawazu blossoms stand out all the more.