An academic year starts in April in Japan. At stationary shops you can see more and more "cherry blossoms" on writing paper, postcards, stamps, and so on.
I found cute paper clips. It may be characteristic of Japanese to connect five thin, heart-shaped petals with "sakura" (a cherry blossom.)
In March, tons of paper come and go at my office. Most of them are year-end reports. While dealing with them, I sometimes feel that it's still in the middle of a winter. The "sakura" clips will remind me that spring is here.
