The Sakura Press Conference in Tokyo

Alyssa: I've always been interested in Japan's sekota forecast. She says she imagined it was a guy with white gloves and a magnifying glass every day checking the difference in the diameter of these flowers. Alyssa: There is a tree very close to where we're sitting right now at Yasukuni Shrine that has been designated by the government as the sample tree for Tokyo. The Japan Meteorological Agency sets the standard for observing Sakura trees, obviously.