Plans for Japan travels to see cherry blossoms: information on blooming and full blooming dates for each observation point in Japan
If you have a plan to visit Japan, and if possible want to see cherry blossoms, please read this article to know when and at where you can see cherry blossoms. This article should be a help for your travel planning.
1. The geographic feature of Japan affecting to bloom dates
The country lies between latitudes 24° and 46°N, and longitudes 122° and 146°E - 3,000km long. The climate at the southern region is much different from that in the northern region. Beacuse of this, the location cherry blossom begin to bloom gradually changes from the sourthern region to the northern region. The actual difference of the bloom dates between the south and the north region was 50 days in 2019. This means full bloom dates vary depending at locations.
1.1 About the regions of Japan
Japan has nine regions: Kyushu, Shikoku, Chugoku, Kinki, Tokai, Kanto/Kosin'etsu, Hokuriku, Tohoku, Hokkaido (bold letters: long tone). The meanigs of these names are as follows.
- Kyushu: nine countries
- Shikoku: four counties
- Chugoku: central country
- Kinki: capital and neighborhood
- Tokai: East Sea
- Kanto: Eastern Barrier
- Koshin'etsu: generic name of Kai, Shinano and Echigo regions
- Hokuriku: northern land
- Tohoku; east-north
- Hokkaido: northern sea road
1.2 Prefectures
Each region consists of several sub-regions, i.e. prefectures.
The prefectures of Japan
2. Travel Planning
Case 1: the flights to/from Japan have already been fixed
Please check the location, month and period of your stay in Japan to know whether during your stay, you can see cherry blossoms at the location. If your location or dates does not meet, you have to move to southern or northern region by trains or cars.
Case 2: the flights to/from Japan have not been fixed yet
By checking locations and bloom dates in the Tables below, you can make a complete plan on "when" and "where". Of course you can visit several places to see different kinds of cherry blossoms.
3. Top 20 Famous Spots
This is a list of top 20 spots you can see beautiful cherry blossoms. The list shows: rank; location; prefecture (region); total number of cherry blossom trees. Of course, in Japan, you can see cherry blossoms at anywhere from in a tiny village to in a huge city. these locations however are quite popular beacuse of the beauty.
#1. Ueno Park
Daito-ku, Tokyo (Kanto Region): 800 trees
copyright: wikipedia
#2. Ni'tchu-sen Kinen Jitensha Hokousha Dou
Kitakata City, Fukushima (Tohoku Region): 1000 trees
copyright: www.kitakata-kanko.jp
#3. Osaka-jyo Park
Osaka City, Osaka (Kinki Region): 3000 trees
copyright: wikipedia
#4. Meguro River
Meguro-ku, Tokyo (Kanto Region): 800 trees
copyright: https://www.city.meguro.tokyo.jp
#5. Kitakami Shiritsu Koen Park
Kitakami City, Iwate (Tohoku Region): 10000 trees
copyright: http://sakura.kitakami-kanko.jp
#6. Goryokaku Koen Park
Hakodate, Hokkaido (Hokkaido Region): 1600 trees
copyright: https://www.goryokaku-tower.co.jp
#7. Maruyama Koen Park
Sapporo, Hokkaido ( Hokkaido Region): 680 trees
copyright: https://maruyamapark.jp
#8. Hirosaki Koen Park
Hirosaki City, Aomori (Tohoku Region): 2600 trees
copyright: https://www.hirosakipark.jp
#9. Takato-joushi Park
Ina City, Nagano (Koshin'etsu Region): 1500 trees
copyright: https://takato-inacity.jp
#10. Shiro-ishi-gawa Tei
Oh'gawara cho, Miyagi (Tohoku Region): 1200 trees
copyright: https://www.oogawara.com
#11. Hongou
Oh'uda, Uda City, Nara (Kinki Region): 1 huge 300 years old tree
copyright: http://www.city.uda.nara.jp
#12. Arashiyama
Kyoto City, Kyoto (Kinki Region): 1500 trees
copyright: https://www.ranzan-kanko.jp
#13. Tsuruga-jyo Park
Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima (Tohoku Region): 1000 trees
copyright: https://www.aizukanko.com
#14. Askayama Park
Kita-ku, Tokyo (Kanto Region): 600 trees
#15. Kakunodate
Senboku City, Akita (Tohoku Region): 400 trees
copyright: https://www.city.semboku.akita.jp
#16. Oh'miya Park
Omiya City, Saitama (Kanto Region): 1000 trees
copyright: wikipedia
#17. Miharutaki Zakura
Miharu-cho, Fukushima (Tohoku Region): 1 huge over 1000 years old tree
copyright: http://miharukoma.com
#18. Kajyo Park
Yamagata City, Yamagata (Tohoku Region): 1500 trees
copyright: http://yamagatakanko.com
#19. Zouheikyoku
Osaka City, Osaka (Kinki Region): 350 trees
copyright: Nihon Kisho Kyokai
#20. Shizunai Gyoen
Hidaka-cho, Hokkaido (Hokkaido Region): 3000 trees
copyright: http://shinhidaka.hokkai.jp/kankoukyoukai
4. The bloom and full bloom dates in 2019
Terms in the tables
- Bloom Date: the first date cherry blossoms begin blooming.
- Date Dif (ave) : date difference from long-term averaged date.
- Date Dif (2018): date difference from that in 2019.
| Prefecture | City | Bloom Date |
Date Dif (ave) days |
Date Dif (2018) days |
Full Bloom Date |
Date Dif (ave) days |
Date Dif (2018) days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka | Fukoka | 03/21 | -2 | +2 | 03/29 | -3 | +2 |
| Oh'ita | Oh'ita | 03/24 | 0 | +1 | 04/06 | +3 | +7 |
| Nagasaki | Nagasaki | 03/20 | -4 | +3 | 04/03 | 0 | +8 |
| Saga | Saga | 03/23 | -1 | +3 | 04/01 | -2 | +5 |
| Kumamoto | Kumamoto | 03/26 | +3 | +9 | 04/04 | +3 | +9 |
| Miyazaki | Miyazaki | 03/22 | -2 | +6 | 04/05 | +3 | +10 |
| Miyazaki | Miyako-Jyo | 03/21 | -3 | +5 | 03/31 | ±0 | +7 |
| Kagoshima | Kagoshima | 03/25 | -1 | +8 | 04/09 | +5 | +11 |
| Prefecture | City | Bloom Date |
Date Dif (ave) days |
Date Dif (2018) days |
Full Bloom Date |
Date Dif (ave) days |
Date Dif (2018) days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagawa | Takamatsu | 03/26 | -2 | +2 | 04/04 | -1 | +6 |
| Tokushima | Tokushima | 03/28 | 0 | +5 | 04/07 | +2 | +10 |
| Ehime | Matuyama | 03/22 | -3 | +3 | 04/05 | +1 | +9 |
| Ehime | Uwajima | 03/18 | -4 | +2 | 03/24 | -3 | +3 |
| Kouchi | kouchi | 03/22 | 0 | +2 | 03/29 | -1 | +10 |
| Kouchi | Sukumo | 03/20 | -3 | +4 |
Chugoku Region
| Prefecture | City | Bloom Date |
Date Dif (ave) days |
Date Dif (2018) days |
Full Bloom Date |
Date Dif (ave) days |
Date Dif (2019) days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroshima | Hiroshima | 03/22 | -5 | 0 | 04/03 | -1 | +6 |
| Okayama | Okayama | 03/27 | -2 | +2 | 04/05 | -1 | +8 |
| Shimane | Matsuyama | 03/26 | -5 | 0 | 04/01 | -7 | +3 |
| Tottori | Tottori | 03/26 | -5 | +2 | 04/04 | -3 | +7 |
| Yamaguchi | Shimonoseki | 03/25 | -2 | +2 | 04/05 | 0 | +7 |
| Yamaguchi | Iwakuni | 03/24 | -3 | -2 | 04/01 | -3 | +2 |
Kinki Region
| Prefecture | City | Bloom Date |
Date Dif (ave) days |
Date Dif (2018) days |
Full Bloom Date |
Date Dif (ave) days |
Date Dif (2018) days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osaka | Osaka | 03/27 | -1 | +7 | 04/04 | -1 | +9 |
| Shiga | Hikone | 04/04 | +2 | +8 | 04/08 | -1 | +7 |
| Kyoto | Kyoto | 03/27 | -1 | +5 | 04/06 | +1 | +9 |
| Hyogo | Kobe | 03/27 | -1 | +4 | 04/06 | +1 | +7 |
| Hyogo | Himeji | 03/29 | 0 | +4 | 04/06 | 0 | +7 |
| Nara | Nara | 03/29 | 0 | +5 | 04/05 | -3 |
+7 |
| Wakayama | Wakayama | 03/25 | -1 | +5 | 04/01 | -3 |
+5 |
Tokai Region
| Prefecture | City | Bloom Date |
Date Dif (ave) days |
Date Dif (2018) days |
Full Bloom Date |
Date Dif (ave) days |
Date Dif (2019) days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aichi | Nagoya | 03/22 | -4 | +3 | 04/04 | +1 | +8 |
| Shizuoka | Shizuoka | 03/28 | +3 | +10 | 04/06 | +3 | +10 |
| Shizuoka | Hamamatsu | 03/23 | -4 | +3 | 04/07 | +3 | +13 |
| Gifu | Gifu | 03/22 | -4 | +3 | 04/02 | -2 | +7 |
| Gifu | Takayama | 04/16 | +1 | +14 | 04/21 | +1 | +11 |
| Mie | Tsu | 03/28 | -2 | +2 | 04/03 | -2 |
+5 |
Kanto and Koushin'etsu Region
| Prefecture | City | Bloom Date |
Date Dif (ave) days |
Date Dif (2018) days |
Full Bloom Date |
Date Dif (ave) days |
Date Dif (2018) days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | Chiyoda ku | 03/21 | -5 | +4 | 03/27 | -7 | +3 |
| Tokyo | Hachiohji | 03/22 | -6 | 0 | |||
| Ibaragi | Mito | 03/27 | -6 | +2 | 04/05 | -3 | +8 |
| Tochigi | Utsunomiya | 03/28 | -4 | +2 | 04/09 | +1 | +11 |
| Gunma | Maebashi | 03/27 | 0 | +2 | 04/07 | +1 | +10 |
| Saitama | Kumagaya | 03/25 | 0 | +3 | 04/04 | -1 |
+9 |
| Saitama | saitama | 03/21 | -4 | +2 | |||
| Chiba | Choshi | 03/25 | -6 | +5 | 04/05 | -3 |
+9 |
| Kanagawa | Yokohama | 03/21 | -5 | +2 | 04/01 | -2 |
+12 |
| Kanagawa | Odawara | 03/22 | -4 | +3 | 04/04 | +1 |
+8 |
| Tokyo | hachijyojima | 04/07 | +7 | +12 | |||
| Yamanashi | Koufu | 03/27 | 0 | +4 | 04/07 | +4 |
+9 |
| Nagano | Nagano | 04/13 | 0 | +11 | 04/18 | +1 |
+12 |
| Nagano | Ohmachi | 04/18 | -1 | +14 | 04/23 | +1 |
+11 |
| Nagano | Iiyama | 04/15 | -2 | +9 | |||
| Nagano | Matsumoto | 04/07 | -3 | +6 | 04/16 | +1 |
+12 |
| Nagano | Ueda |
04/05 |
-4 | +6 | 04/13 | 0 |
+9 |
| Nagano | Komuro | 04/15 | 0 | +12 | 04/19 | -2 |
+12 |
| Nagano | Suwa | 04/09 | -3 | +8 | |||
| Nagano | Ina | 04/06 | -6 | +5 | 04/16 | -1 |
+11 |
| Nagano | Iida | 04/01 | -3 | +5 | 04/08 | -1 |
+8 |
| Nagano | Iida-Tenryu | 03/27 | -4 | +1 |
Hokuriku Region
| Prefecture | City | Bloom Date |
Date Dif (ave) days |
Date Dif (2018) days |
Full Bloom Date |
Date Dif (ave) days |
Date Dif (201) days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niigata | Niigata | 04/05 | -4 | +2 | 04/12 | -2 | +2 |
| Niigata | Jyoetsu | 04/02 | -6 | +3 | 04/08 | -5 | +7 |
| Toyama | Toyama | 03/28 | -8 | +1 | 04/05 | -5 | +8 |
| Toyama | Takaoka | 04/04 | -2 | +6 | 04/07 | -3 | +5 |
| ishikawa | Kanazawa | 04/01 | -3 | +3 | 04/06 | -4 | +9 |
| ishikawa | Wajima | 04/05 | -4 | +3 | |||
| Fukui | Fukui | 03/28 | -6 | -1 | 04/05 | -4 | +7 |
Touhoku Region
| Prefecture | City | Bloom Date |
Date Dif (ave) days |
Date Dif (2018) days |
Full Bloom Date |
Date Dif (ave) days |
Date Dif (2018) days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miyagi | Sendai | 04/05 | -6 | +6 | 04/10 | -6 | +6 |
| Aomori | Aomori | 04/18 | -6 | -1 | 04/22 | -7 | 0 |
| Aomori | Hirosaki | 04/19 | -4 | -1 | 04/24 | -4 | +1 |
| Aomori | Hachinohe | 04/18 | -5 | +1 | |||
| Akita | Akita | 04/16 | -2 | -1 | 04/20 | -2 | 0 |
| Akita | Senboku | 04/23 | -1 | +1 | 04/26 | -3 |
+1 |
| Iwate | Morioka | 04/18 | -3 | +1 | 04/22 | -3 | +2 |
| Iwate | Kitakami | 04/17 | -1 | +4 | 04/24 | -3 |
+2 |
| Iwate | Ohhunatoshi | 04/05 | -9 | +6 | |||
| Yamagata | Yamagata | 04/12 | -3 | +8 | 04/17 | -2 |
+6 |
| Yamagata | Sakata | 04/09 | -5 | -1 | 04/16 | -2 | 0 |
| Fukushima | Fukushima | 04/05 | -4 | +7 | 04/08 | -5 |
+6 |
| Fukushima | Iwaki | 03/29 | -8 | +1 | 04/07 | -5 |
+6 |
Hokkaidou Region
|
Area |
City/Town |
Bloom Date |
Date Dif (ave) days |
Date Dif (2018) days |
Full Bloom Date |
Date Dif (ave) days |
Date Dif (2018) days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Center |
04/24 |
-9 |
-2 |
04/29 |
-8 |
0 |
|
|
North |
05/07 |
-7 |
-5 |
05/09 |
-8 |
-6 |
|
|
North |
05/04 |
-5 |
-1 |
05/08 |
-4 |
-1 |
|
|
North |
05/01 |
-4 |
+1 |
05/04 |
-3 |
+3 |
|
|
Center |
05/01 |
-6 |
-1 |
05/05 |
-8 |
-2 |
|
|
East |
05/05 |
-6 |
+3 |
05/07 |
-7 |
+1 |
|
|
East |
04/28 |
-6 |
+1 |
04/30 |
-7 |
+2 |
|
|
East |
05/09 |
-8 |
-3 |
05/13 |
-7 |
-1 |
|
|
East |
05/09 |
-9 |
-4 |
05/14 |
-10 |
-2 |
|
|
South |
04/29 |
-7 |
0 |
05/04 |
-7 |
+3 |
|
|
South |
05/05 |
-4 |
+3 |
05/06 |
-6 |
0 |
|
|
South |
04/24 |
-6 |
-1 |
04/29 |
-5 |
-1 |
|
|
South |
04/22 |
-6 |
-3 |
|
|
||
|
South |
04/30 |
-5 |
0 |
05/03 |
-6 |
+1 |
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