People ride boats watching cherry blossoms at Inokashira Park in Tokyo on March 30, 2021. (Photo by Philip Fong/AFP Photo)





Commuters wearing a protective masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk through a train station Monday, March 29, 2021, in Tokyo. (Photo by Kiichiro Sato/AP Photo)





A woman reacts as a man shows a photo of her with cherry blossoms in Tokyo on Thursday, April 1, 2021. (Photo by Hiro Komae/AP Photo)





A woman takes pictures of cherry blossoms in Meguro district of Tokyo on March 23, 2021, as the country's famed cherry trees began their annual bloom nearly two weeks ahead of schedule. (Photo by Philip Fong/AFP Photo)





People wearing protective masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus take a selfie on a bridge as cherry blossoms bloom over Meguro River Sunday, March 28, 2021, in Tokyo. Cherry blossoms in many parts of Japan used to reach its prime in April just as the country celebrates the start of its new school and business year. Today, they bloom earlier in the spring and are mostly gone for the occasion, most likely because of the climate change. (Photo by Kiichiro Sato/AP Photo)





People wearing protective masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk across a street under a canopy of cherry blossoms Sunday, March 28, 2021, in Tokyo. (Photo by Kiichiro Sato/AP Photo)





A woman dressed in Japanese traditional kimono poses with cherry blossoms in full bloom in Tokyo on March 28, 2021. (Photo by Behrouz Mehri/AFP Photo)





Members of the Spa Resort Hawaiians Dancing Team “Hula Girls” perform during an opening ceremony on the first day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay in Naraha, Fukushima prefecture on March 25, 2021. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool via AFP Photo)





Japanese torchbearer Azusa Iwashimizu (L), a member of the Japan women's national football team, holds an Olympic Torch after passing the flame to the next torchbearer during the torch relay grand start outside J-Village National Training Centre in Naraha town, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan on March 25, 2021. (Photo by Philip Fong/Pool via Reuters)





Horsemen, wearing medieval samurai armours from Soma Nomaoi Festival, attend the opening of a ceremony welcoming before the arrival of the torch bearer at Hibarigahara Festival Site, during the last leg of the first day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay, in Minamisoma, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, March 25, 2021. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)





Kimono-clad women from Thailand take selfies among blooming cherry blossoms at Ueno Park in Tokyo, Japan, March 27, 2021. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)





People wear face masks as they make their way in Osaka, western Japan Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Japan is set to designate Osaka and two other prefectures for new virus control steps Thursday as infections in those areas rise less than four months before the Tokyo Olympics. (Photo by Kyodo News via AP Photo)





People wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the coronavirus enjoy blooming cherry blossoms from paddle boats in Tokyo, Monday, March 29, 2021. (Photo by Koji Sasahara/AP Photo)





A visitor gestures to her dogs at a photo booth during the Interpets fair for pet products in Tokyo on April 2, 2021. (Photo by Philip Fong/AFP Photo)





Visitors walk with their dogs in strollers at the “Interpets” international pet fair in Tokyo, Japan, 01 April 2021. As the coronavirus pandemic is limiting access from abroad, some 300 exhibitors based in Japan will present their products to business visitors and pet lovers until 04 April at the event, which is the largest international trade fair in the Japanese pet market. With the COVID-19 pandemic, pets are giving comfort to people who are spending more time home due to lockdowns and telework, boosting the pet products market. (Photo by Franck Robichon/EPA/EFE)





Pet owners take photos of their dogs at Interpets, an international fair for pet related products and services, in Tokyo, Japan, April 1, 2021. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)





People wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus walk under cherry blossoms in Tokyo, Tuesday, March 30, 2021. Japan's favorite flower, called “sakura”, started blooming earlier this month and has already peaked in many places, setting the earliest records in more than a dozen cities across the country. (Photo by Koji Sasahara/AP Photo)





People wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus walk under cherry blossoms in Tokyo, Tuesday, March 23, 2021. (Photo by Koji Sasahara/AP Photo)





A woman wearing a protective mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus carries a pet dog to take a photo under cherry blossoms Friday, March 26, 2021, in Tokyo. (Photo by Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo)