The Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced that cedar pollen has begun to fly in the city.
The Tokyo metropolitan government is observing cedar pollen at 12 locations in the city, and among them, the pollen observed in Ome City, Tama City, and Tachikawa City from the 10th to the 12th of last Friday exceeded the standard. rice field.
In response to this, the city announced that cedar pollen began to fly in Tokyo from the 10th of this month.
The start of dispersal is five days earlier than last year, and five days earlier than the average of the past 10 years.
The amount of cedar and cypress pollen scattered in Tokyo this spring is expected to be 2.7 times that of last year, which is the second highest in the past 10 years.
The metropolitan government has posted the observation results of various places on its website and official Twitter, and is calling for measures such as wearing masks and glasses when going out on days when pollen is often scattered.