Blooming advanced by two weeks

It was in 2013 when I drove to Achi village in Nagano prefecture to see “hana momo,”

or peach blossoms for appreciation, for the first time.

I visited there on May 2, in the midst of so -called Golden week,

and could enjoy a fine scenery of the blossoms in their full swing.

Ten more years have passed since then, and I am thinking to revisit the place, glancing a tour brochure.

I blinked my eyes to find that the departure dates for the said place are settled

in the middle of April. Blooming has been two weeks earlier than before.

Why? I hope that it is not under a greenhouse effect.