The annual spring event, "Sakura at the Osaka Mint", which was canceled for two consecutive years due to the influence of the new coronavirus, began on the 13th for the first time in three years after taking measures against infection.
The "Sakura at the Osaka Mint" in Kita Ward, Osaka, which is known as a famous place for cherry blossoms, is an annual spring event that has continued for nearly 140 years since the Meiji era, but due to the influence of the new coronavirus, it was canceled last year and two years in a row.
This year, we introduced a pre-registration system via the Internet for the first time, and after taking measures against infection such as limiting the number of visitors to about 30% of the average year, it will be held from the 13th to the 19th of this month for the first time in 3 years.
When the entrance opened before 10 am, people wearing masks went inside one after another and enjoyed comparing 335 cherry trees of 138 varieties planted on a tree-lined avenue about 560 meters long.
Of these, a variety called "Fukurokuju" was selected as the "flower of the year" selected by the Japan Mint every year, and people who visited the large pale crimson flowers took pictures with their cameras and smartphones.
A 42-year-old woman from Suita City, Osaka, who said she came with friends, said, "I wasn't able to go out because of the new corona, and I invited a friend I couldn't meet for two years. I'm glad to see the beautiful cherry blossoms." rice field.