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Masks!! Hay fever in Japan!

You can see a lot people wearing masks in winter and spring, in Japan.     One reason is to prevent colds or flue. The other reason is “Hay fever“, allergy to pollens. (Kafun-sho, かふんしょう, 花粉症). Hay fever is an allergic reaction to the pollen of certain plants such as cedar and Japanese cypress. Shortly […]