Thousands of Japanese help predict the flowering of sakura
WeatherNews, based in the Japanese city of Tiba, organized a project of civil science, the purpose of which is to predict the time of flowering Sakura. More than ten thousand Japanese became participants in the project. Hanami - admiring the flowering sakura - an important part of traditional Japanese culture. Millions of people are flowing to city parks at this time, and many tourists plan trips to Japan, taking into account the flowering schedule.