After a hard year in Japan, the cherry blossom season is again at its peak, bringing new hopes, energy and brightening the mood of Japanese citizens and tourists.
Video source: Reuters
Below are the dates of cherry trees opening their blossoms this year according to the Japan Weather Association.
|
Location |
Opening |
Estimated Best Viewing |
|
Tokyo |
Opened March 31 |
April 7 to 14 |
|
Kyoto |
Opened April 3 |
April 7 to 18 |
|
Osaka |
Opened April 2 |
April 7 to 14 |
|
Hiroshima |
Opened April 2 |
April 10 to 18 |
|
Fukuoka |
Opened March 27 |
April 2 to 12 |
|
Nagoya |
Opened March 30 |
April 7 to 16 |
|
Yokohama |
Opened April 1 |
April 8 to 16 |
|
Kanazawa |
April 8 |
April 14 to 23 |
|
Sendai |
April 15 |
April 19 to 27 |
|
Hirosaki |
April 27 |
May 2 to 12 |
|
Hakodate |
May 4 |
May 9 to 14 |
|
Sapporo |
May 5 |
May 9 to 17 |
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6 Comments
It has begun,eh?
To be honest I was quite surprised that it’s so late in Kyoto,the hanami opening. Understandable though,we should be glad there are openings after all. (:
Beautiful ! (: I wish I was in japan during the cherry blossom season <.<
i wish i could see it… one day, hopefully, i’ll be able!
One of the things i’m most fascinated and in love about Japan
If there’s any chance i get to go there someday i’ll definitely try not to miss this
I wanna go to a cherry blossom festival so bad T.T
I love cherry trees when opening their blossoms,so beautiful. I can wait to go there.(: