You know it’s spring when the plum blossoms come out. On Monday, I went past the shrine near my house and saw a tree with beautiful white blossoms. You know it’s spring when you see a lot of high school students walking toward a university one morning. They are on their way to take entrance exams. You know it’s spring when people no longer wear heavy down jackets. Temperatures have been in the mid-10s these days, and people are starting to wear shirts and light jackets. You know it’s spring when baseball is in the news again. In Nagoya, we hear a lot about the Chunichi Dragons and their pre-season games almost every day. (114 words)

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