見事であります・・・。
きのうの札幌はなかなかの晴天でしたが、最高気温は中央区では11度ほど。なんですが、日射はかなり強めに推移していました。
そんな状況でサクラは21日には「満開」宣言が出ております。なんでも道南のサクラの名所、函館よりも早く満開宣言ということだそうです。
全国的にはやや遅れ気味だったことしのサクラ前線ですが、どうも北海道では観測史上でも史上2番目の早さになったとのこと。それも週の半ばでの満開ということで、ゴールデンウィーク前の今週末が最高の花見好適日ということになりそう。
4/10に大阪地方に行っていてことしのサクラ初見だったのですが、それからこんなにも早く前線が到着してしまった。道東の帯広でももうすでに開花ということ。
ことしの冬は積雪も多く、寒さもそこそこ厳しかったとはいえ、そこからの気温上昇は急ピッチ。写真は札幌市西区の幹線道路に面しているサクラですが、本州関西地域のそれに勝るとも劣らない美感で訴えてきてくれています。加齢とともにこういう自然美にまったく弱くなる（笑）。
実は本日から２日間、休暇を取って道南サクラツアーなのですが、さて、五稜郭などのサクラスポットはどんなふうに迎えてくれるでしょうか？
ということで、本日のブログは早々に記載して、早朝から出掛けたいと思います。さてと。
English version⬇
Sapporo Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom in Less Than Two Weeks from Osaka
Sapporo is the second fastest city in history to be declared in “full bloom”. I'm afraid that the season is changing so fast that it makes me dizzy, but I will be on vacation for two days starting today. I am sorry for the inconvenience. I will be on vacation for two days from today.
It is splendid....
It was quite sunny in Sapporo yesterday, but the maximum temperature was about 11 degrees Celsius in Chuo-ku. The maximum temperature was about 11 degrees Celsius in Chuo Ward, but the sunlight remained quite strong.
Under such circumstances, cherry blossoms were declared “in full bloom” on the 21st. The cherry blossoms were declared to be in full bloom earlier than in Hakodate, a famous cherry blossom spot in southern Hokkaido.
The sakura front this year was a bit late nationwide, but in Hokkaido, it was the second earliest ever observed. This means that this weekend, before Golden Week, will be the best day to view the cherry blossoms.
I was in the Osaka area on April 10 and saw cherry blossoms for the first time this year, but the front has arrived so early. Even in Obihiro in the east of Hokkaido, the cherry blossoms are already in full bloom.
Although there was a lot of snowfall and the cold was quite severe this winter, the temperature rose at a rapid pace from there. The photo shows cherry blossoms along a main road in Nishi Ward, Sapporo, and they are as beautiful as those in the Kansai region of Honshu. As I age, I become totally vulnerable to this kind of natural beauty (laughs).
In fact, I am taking a two-day vacation from today to go on a cherry blossom tour in southern Hokkaido, and I wonder how Goryokaku and other cherry blossom spots will greet me.
So, I will write today's blog early and go out early in the morning. Well, let's see.
