Cherry trees have come into bloom in Tokyo, the Japan Meteorological Agency announced on March 29, 15 days later than last year and 5 days later than usual.
The webmaster passed Kumamon Quiz sponsored by KUMAMOTO NICHINICHI SHIMBUN, a local newspaper publisher, with a perfect score both in the Japanese version for the second consecutive year and in the English version inaugurated this year. Once again she hopes to attend the awarding ceremony next March.
On July 22, the Japan Meteorological Agency announced the official end of the rainy season in the Kanto region including Tokyo, 1 day earlier than last year and 3 days later than usual. Varieties of Japanese ice cream brands are very popular among foreign tourists. Enjoy their flavors unique to Japan to cool down in the hot weather.
2021 was also a very tough year for tourism industry all over the world because of the epidemic of COVID-19. In Japan, the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games were held without any incident. The webmaster wishes that the pandemic would unspread and that many tourists will freely visit Japan again in the near future.
The webmaster visited Heiseikan, Tokyo National Museum to appreciate NATIONAL TREASURE: FROLICKING ANIMALS, medieval scroll painting. Amazingly, the work was drawn long before "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" was published in 1902. She has thought that the animals depicted in such art work are the origin of numerous Japanese animated characters and yuru-chara mascots.