>> there were actually more people out viewing yesterday than last year. Incorrect from my close observation of three Tokyo hanami locations with which I have

>> there were actually more people out viewing yesterday than last year. Incorrect from my close observation of three Tokyo hanami locations with which I have become familiar over a long period. The density of picnickers has been lower than I have observed over previous years. Furthermore, the respect for mutual distance through eye contact has been new and noticeable.