Tokyo parks ban hanami this year.

https://www.timeout.com/tokyo/news/tokyo-parks-are-banning-cherry-blossom-picnics-this-year-030921

Love Hotels and Ichigo Gari (strawberry picking)

An Uncertain Future For Japan's Love Hotels - https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2021/feb/16/an-uncertain-future-for-japans-love-hotels-in-pictures

$8 Strawberries: https://nationalpost.com/life/food/before-you-lose-your-cool-over-an-8-strawberry-consider-the-effort-put-into-growing-it

Strawberry Farm Kujiranami

http://www.farm-kujiranami.com/

AAPI Organizations:61 Ways to Donate in Support of Asian Communities

https://nymag.com/strategist/article/where-to-donate-to-help-asian-communities-2021.html

ToshikiGirl: AAPI Charity Sticker. All proceeds from this item will be donated to the Stop AAPI Hate fundraiser.

https://toshikigirl.com

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