Weathermap JP sakura forecast in English
https://sakura.weathermap.jp/en.php
Looks like I'll be missing Tokyo's bloom by a week or so and may need to head to Tohoku, Nagano, or Niigata if I want to see them in the second week of April or look for late blooming varietals.
White Day gifts seem to have a higher starting price than Valentine's Day chocolates. If giri choco budget averages ~ $50 for each woman
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adelste.../#12369dc82022 , I would think the male would need to buy something a little more expensive in return given the return gifting rules
https://soranews24.com/2015/02/24/wh...-a-guy-spends/ Also, while I would think a woman could give men at the same level the exact same obligation chocolate to avoid showing favoritism, do men have such an option? Or would they be expected to find many different gifts in the same price category so each is unique? I imagine the classroom/water cooler talk about who received what and who was cheap would be a hot topic.