Sunday, April 03, 2005
Only in Japan
does the Meteorological Agency (equivalent of the National Weather Service in the US) keep track of the "cherry blossom front" which typically sweeps through most of the country during March and April. Since the blooms are short-lived and this is a celebrated annual rite, it is important that they get it right. This year they are off by about 3 days, predicting that the blossoms would reach Tokyo on Sunday when the first bud actually appeared on Thursday on the top branch of the lone cherry tree behind some little shrine northeast of the city. So I exaggerate, but not by much. Oh, the pressure of being a flower watcher in Japan. Imagine being chased by a mob of angry, drunken haiku writers wielding sharp pens...
- posted by Woofwoof @ 3:27 AM
