I decided to go around and take a longer route in order to enjoy the cherry blossoms in full bloom on my way back from work, but I should have known better…
Well, the cherry blossoms were fully blooming as expected, but what was unexpected was the crowd under the trees, and the smoke most of those young men and women were puffing. I couldn’t stand the smoke so I had to hurry out the park.
I had some shopping to do in Shibuya, a fad town for young ones. I smelled the same cigarette smoke on the street. No wonder the smoking rate is raising among the young people, especially women.