He estimated that almost 8.5m tourists visited the country during the cherry blossom season between March and May last year, bringing in some 650 billion yen.

他估计，去年3月至5月的樱花盛开季期间，日本接待了近850万游客，带来了约6500亿日元（约合人民币415亿元）的收入。

Seijiro Takeshita from the University of Shizuoka underscored why the gatherings, at which people eat and drink and make merry, are so important to the Japanese economy.

对于为什么人们齐聚一堂吃喝欢宴的赏樱聚会对日本经济如此重要，静冈县立大学的竹下诚士郎如此解释：

"We use an expression 'the wallet becomes loose', meaning people tend to have a very high propensity to spend."

“我们说‘钱包松了’，意思是人们乐于消费。”

propensity[prəˈpensəti]：n.倾向，习性；癖好，偏爱

"We have so much emotional attachment to this flower and the viewing season... It has a lot of cultural factors, a lot of historical factors behind it," Professor Takeshita added as he explained the wider significance of the cherry blossom season.

“我们对樱花和赏樱季节有着如此多的情感依恋……这背后有多种文化因素和历史因素，”竹下教授在解释赏樱季更广泛的意义时补充道。

This year though hanami events are being cancelled across the country as authorities attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

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