While the Japan Meteorological Agency announced on the 14th that "cherry blossoms have blossomed in Tokyo," many people at fresh flower stores in Tokyo are buying cherry blossom branches to enjoy cherry blossoms at home, and sales are growing more than last year. is.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the announcement of the flowering of cherry blossoms in Tokyo was 12 days earlier than normal, and it was the earliest flowering since the statistics were collected in 1953, along with last year.
While the announcement of flowering is being made in Tokyo as the state of emergency continues, the number of people buying cherry blossom branches is increasing at the fresh flower shop "Aoyama Flower Market" in Minato-ku, Tokyo, in order to enjoy cherry blossoms at home. is.
20% of the cherry blossom branches sold at the store are purchased alone, and 60% of the bouquets with cherry blossom branches are sold, which means that sales have increased from last year.
Of these, many of the branches with a length of 70 cm to 2 meters, such as "Sunlight Sakura" and "Keioh Sakura," are sold in the form of buds, and some buyers want to enjoy the feeling of cherry blossom viewing at home. Some people want to put it in the background of online meetings at home.
Mayu Tateno of Aoyama Flower Market Minami Aoyama Main Store said, "A wide range of people, from young to old, are buying cherry blossoms. The longer they spend at home, the longer it takes to buy from the branches of the buds and open the flowers. I hear people want to have fun. "