Cherry Blossom Reports2026
Season has not started yet
The timing of the cherry blossoms is expected to be quite average.
See Cherry Blossom Forecast 2026Best Viewing
Tokyo
March 27 - April 4
Kyoto
April 2 - 10
Kawazu: Full Bloom
Full Bloom
This year we started our cherry blossom reporting early - the first report was in January by Matt from Atami, followed by an Okinawa sakura report by Cassie. Both reports covered some of the early flowering varieties...
ByRaina Ong·
Okinawa: Full Bloom
Full Bloom
A special early cherry blossom report from Okinawa, centered around the early blooming Kanhizakura.
Atami: Full Bloom
Full Bloom
Cherry blossom season might still be some way off in major cities like Tokyo and Kyoto but in a few places it has already begun - and not just in the southern islands. One place you can already see them is in Atami...
ByMatt Evans·
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- 2026 Cherry Blossom Forecast
- Best timing to see the blossoms
- Best cherry blossom spots
- Best spots in Tokyo
- Best spots in Kyoto
- Best spots in Sapporo
- Best spots in Hakodate
- Best spots in Sendai
- Best spots in Fukushima
- Miharu Takizakura
- Best spots in Gunma
- Best spots in Yokohama
- Best spots in Kamakura
- Kawazu Cherry Blossom Festival
- Best spots around Mount Fuji
- Best spots in Takayama
- Best spots in Matsumoto
- Takato Castle Park
- Best spots in Nagoya
- Best spots in Osaka
- Best spots in Nara
- Mount Yoshinoyama
- Best spots in Okayama
- Best spots in Tottori
- Best spots in Hiroshima
- Best spots in Takamatsu
- Best spots in Matsuyama
- Best spots in Fukuoka
- Best spots in Nagasaki
- Best spots in Kumamoto
- Best spots in Kagoshima
- How to enjoy hanami
- Cherry tree varieties
- Cherry blossom reports
- Spring 2026
- Spring 2025
- 04/28 - Sapporo
- 04/27 - Hakodate
- 04/26 - Hirosaki
- 04/23 - Kakunodate
- 04/22 - Hirosaki
- 04/21 - Kitakami
- 04/17 - Aizu
- 04/16 - Matsushima
- 04/14 - Fuji Five Lakes
- 04/11 - Tokyo
- 04/10 - Yoshino
- 04/10 - Fuji Five Lakes
- 04/10 - Sendai
- 04/09 - Fukushima
- 04/09 - Kyoto
- 04/08 - Himeji and Hikone
- 04/08 - Fukui
- 04/07 - Tokyo
- 04/07 - Kanazawa
- 04/06 - Kyoto
- 04/05 - Osaka
- 04/04 - Kyoto
- 04/04 - Tokyo
- 04/04 - Takamatsu
- 04/03 - Matsuyama
- 04/03 - Nara
- 04/02 - Tokyo
- 04/02 - Hiroshima
- 04/01 - Kyoto
- 04/01 - Fukuoka
- 03/31 - Tokyo
- 03/31 - Osaka
- 03/30 - Kyoto
- 03/28 - Tokyo
- 03/28 - Fukuoka
- 03/27 - Kumamoto
- 03/26 - Kyoto
- 03/25 - Tokyo
- 02/18 - Kawazu
- Spring 2024
- 04/24 - Sapporo
- 04/23 - Hakodate
- 04/22 - Hirosaki
- 04/18 - Hirosaki
- 04/17 - Kakunodate
- 04/16 - Aizu
- 04/16 - Mount Myogi
- 04/13 - Fuji Five Lakes
- 04/12 - Matsumoto
- 04/11 - Kyoto
- 04/10 - Tokyo
- 04/10 - Kobe
- 04/09 - Onomichi
- 04/08 - Yoshino
- 04/06 - Kyoto
- 04/05 - Tokyo
- 04/05 - Hokuriku
- 04/04 - Nagoya
- 04/03 - Kyoto
- 04/02 - Matsuyama
- 04/01 - Tokyo
- 03/31 - Kyoto
- 03/30 - Osaka
- 03/29 - Kumamoto
- 03/28 - Fukuoka
- 03/27 - Kyoto
- 03/27 - Hiroshima
- 03/25 - Tokyo
- 03/20 - Kyoto
- 03/18 - Tokyo
- Spring 2023
- 04/09 - Fuji Five Lakes
- 04/04 - Kyoto
- 04/03 - Yoshino
- 04/02 - Osaka
- 04/01 - Kanazawa
- 03/31 - Kyoto
- 03/30 - Tokyo
- 03/27 - Tokyo
- 03/26 - Osaka
- 03/25 - Kyoto
- 03/22 - Tokyo
- 03/21 - Kyoto
- 03/19 - Tokyo
- 03/15 - Tokyo
- Spring 2020
- Spring 2019
- 05/01 - Sapporo
- 04/30 - Hakodate
- 04/29 - Hirosaki
- 04/26 - Kakunodate
- 04/25 - Hirosaki
- 04/23 - Hirosaki
- 04/22 - Kitakami
- 04/19 - Gunma
- 04/18 - Aizu
- 04/16 - Fuji Five Lakes
- 04/16 - Kyoto
- 04/15 - Tokyo
- 04/12 - Sendai
- 04/12 - Matsumoto
- 04/11 - Kyoto
- 04/10 - Fukushima
- 04/10 - Osaka
- 04/09 - Yoshino
- 04/09 - Fuji Five Lakes
- 04/09 - Tokyo
- 04/08 - Kyoto
- 04/06 - Tokyo
- 04/05 - Kyoto
- 04/05 - Kanazawa
- 04/04 - Usuzumizakura
- 04/04 - Yoshino
- 04/04 - Takamatsu
- 04/03 - Tokyo
- 04/03 - Matsuyama
- 04/03 - Okayama
- 04/03 - Himeji
- 04/02 - Kyoto
- 04/02 - Hiroshima
- 04/02 - Iwakuni
- 04/01 - Osaka
- 04/01 - Kamakura
- 04/01 - Fukuoka
- 03/31 - Tokyo
- 03/30 - Kyoto
- 03/29 - Nagoya
- 03/28 - Tokyo
- 03/28 - Kyoto
- 03/28 - Kumamoto
- 03/28 - Hiroshima
- 03/27 - Nagasaki
- 03/26 - Fukuoka
- 03/25 - Kyoto
- 03/25 - Tokyo
- 03/22 - Tokyo
- 03/12 - Tokyo
- Spring 2018
- 04/27 - Hakodate
- 04/26 - Hirosaki
- 04/25 - Kakunodate
- 04/20 - Hirosaki
- 04/19 - Kitakami
- 04/18 - Hiraizumi
- 04/12 - Fuji Five Lakes
- 04/11 - Shiroishi
- 04/10 - Aizu
- 04/10 - Sendai
- 04/09 - Takizakura
- 04/07 - Matsumoto
- 04/06 - Fuji Five Lakes
- 04/06 - Yoshino
- 04/05 - Fukushima
- 04/05 - Kyoto
- 04/05 - Takaoka
- 04/04 - Kanazawa
- 04/03 - Kyoto
- 04/02 - Yoshino
- 04/02 - Tokyo
- 04/01 - Kyoto
- 03/31 - Nagoya
- 03/30 - Kyoto
- 03/29 - Tokyo
- 03/29 - Osaka
- 03/28 - Hiroshima
- 03/27 - Kyoto
- 03/27 - Fukuoka
- 03/26 - Tokyo
- 03/26 - Kumamoto
- 03/26 - Minobu
- 03/25 - Kochi
- 03/24 - Osaka
- 03/23 - Kyoto
- 03/23 - Tokyo
- 03/19 - Tokyo
- Spring 2017
- 05/04 - Sapporo
- 05/03 - Hakodate
- 05/02 - Matsumae
- 04/28 - Hirosaki
- 04/27 - Morioka
- 04/26 - Kakunodate
- 04/25 - Hirosaki
- 04/24 - Aizu
- 04/24 - Kitakami
- 04/20 - Fuji Five Lakes
- 04/19 - Matsumoto
- 04/19 - Fukushima
- 04/18 - Kyoto
- 04/17 - Sendai
- 04/17 - Fuji Five Lakes
- 04/17 - Tokyo
- 04/16 - Akagi
- 04/14 - Tomioka
- 04/14 - Yoshino
- 04/13 - Kyoto
- 04/12 - Tokyo
- 04/12 - Hiroshima
- 04/11 - Himeji
- 04/10 - Tokyo
- 04/10 - Kyoto
- 04/10 - Yoshino
- 04/08 - Osaka
- 04/07 - Kyoto
- 04/06 - Tokyo
- 04/06 - Kamakura
- 04/06 - Iwakuni
- 04/05 - Nagoya
- 04/05 - Fukuoka
- 04/04 - Kyoto
- 04/04 - Kumamoto
- 04/03 - Tokyo
- 04/03 - Hiroshima
- 04/02 - Fukuoka
- 04/01 - Kyoto
- 03/31 - Tokyo
- 03/30 - Kyoto
- 03/29 - Tokyo
- 03/23 - Tokyo
- 03/23 - Kumamoto
- Spring 2016
- 05/02 - Sapporo
- 05/01 - Noboribetsu
- 04/30 - Matsumae
- 04/29 - Hakodate
- 04/28 - Hirosaki
- 04/22 - Kakunodate
- 04/21 - Hirosaki
- 04/19 - Kitakami
- 04/19 - Fuji Five Lakes
- 04/15 - Fuji Five Lakes
- 04/15 - Aizu
- 04/14 - Kyoto
- 04/13 - Hikone
- 04/12 - Tokyo
- 04/12 - Yoshino
- 04/11 - Sendai
- 04/11 - Kyoto
- 04/08 - Tokyo
- 04/08 - Kyoto
- 04/08 - Matsumoto
- 04/08 - Odawara
- 04/07 - Nara
- 04/06 - Kyoto
- 04/06 - Kanazawa
- 04/05 - Yoshino
- 04/05 - Fukushima
- 04/05 - Osaka
- 04/05 - Kamakura
- 04/04 - Kyoto
- 04/04 - Tokyo
- 04/01 - Tokyo
- 04/01 - Kyoto
- 04/01 - Okayama
- 03/31 - Hiroshima
- 03/31 - Himeji
- 03/31 - Onomichi
- 03/30 - Osaka
- 03/30 - Miyajima
- 03/30 - Iwakuni
- 03/29 - Tokyo
- 03/29 - Kyoto
- 03/29 - Kumamoto
- 03/28 - Nagoya
- 03/28 - Fukuoka
- 03/27 - Tokyo
- 03/25 - Kyoto
- 03/24 - Tokyo
- 03/22 - Fukuoka
- 03/20 - Tokyo
- Spring 2015
- 04/30 - Sapporo
- 04/29 - Hakodate
- 04/23 - Kakunodate
- 04/22 - Hirosaki
- 04/21 - Kitakami
- 04/16 - Sendai
- 04/16 - Fujigoko
- 04/15 - Kyoto
- 04/14 - Yoshino
- 04/13 - Takizakura
- 04/10 - Himeji
- 04/10 - Takada
- 04/09 - Tokyo
- 04/09 - Kyoto
- 04/08 - Fukushima
- 04/08 - Matsumoto
- 04/07 - Yoshino
- 04/06 - Tokyo
- 04/06 - Kyoto
- 04/05 - Okayama
- 04/04 - Hiroshima
- 04/03 - Kyoto
- 04/03 - Nagoya
- 04/02 - Tokyo
- 04/02 - Nara
- 04/01 - Osaka
- 04/01 - Kumagaya
- 03/31 - Kyoto
- 03/30 - Tokyo
- 03/27 - Fukuoka
- 03/26 - Kumamoto
- 03/25 - Tokyo
- Spring 2014
- 05/09 - Hakodate
- 05/08 - Matsumae
- 05/01 - Hirosaki
- 04/30 - Kakunodate
- 04/24 - Kitakami
- 04/23 - Fuji Five Lakes
- 04/23 - Morioka
- 04/22 - Aizu
- 04/19 - Matsushima
- 04/17 - Takato
- 04/16 - Sendai
- 04/16 - Matsumoto
- 04/15 - Fukushima
- 04/15 - Fuji Five Lakes
- 04/15 - Kyoto
- 04/14 - Yoshino
- 04/13 - Osaka
- 04/12 - Kanazawa
- 04/11 - Kyoto
- 04/10 - Yoshino
- 04/10 - Tokyo
- 04/09 - Gunma
- 04/09 - Hikone
- 04/08 - Kyoto
- 04/07 - Tokyo
- 04/06 - Kyoto
- 04/05 - Hiroshima
- 04/05 - Matsuyama
- 04/04 - Tokyo
- 04/04 - Kamakura
- 04/04 - Osaka
- 04/03 - Kyoto
- 04/03 - Fukuoka
- 04/03 - Uji
- 04/02 - Tokyo
- 04/02 - Nagoya
- 04/02 - Kumamoto
- 04/01 - Kyoto
- 03/31 - Tokyo
- 03/29 - Kyoto
- 03/28 - Kumamoto
- 03/27 - Fukuoka
- 03/26 - Tokyo
- 03/25 - Kyoto
- Spring 2013
- 05/09 - Hakodate
- 05/08 - Matsumae
- 05/02 - Hirosaki
- 05/01 - Kakunodate
- 04/30 - Kitakami
- 04/18 - Sendai
- 04/17 - Takayama
- 04/15 - Fukushima
- 04/12 - Matsumoto
- 04/11 - Kyoto
- 04/10 - Fuji Five Lakes
- 04/10 - Hakone
- 04/10 - Kanazawa
- 04/09 - Yoshino
- 04/08 - Kyoto
- 04/08 - Tokyo
- 04/05 - Fuji Five Lakes
- 04/04 - Kyoto
- 04/04 - Gunma
- 04/03 - Takamatsu
- 04/02 - Osaka
- 04/02 - Hiroshima
- 04/01 - Tokyo
- 04/01 - Kyoto
- 03/29 - Tokyo
- 03/28 - Gunma
- 03/28 - Kyoto
- 03/27 - Osaka
- 03/27 - Fukuoka
- 03/26 - Nagoya
- 03/26 - Kamakura
- 03/26 - Okayama
- 03/25 - Tokyo
- 03/24 - Kyoto
- 03/23 - Kagoshima
- 03/22 - Kumamoto
- 03/21 - Tokyo
- 03/21 - Fukuoka
- 03/20 - Kyoto
- 03/17 - Tokyo
- 03/12 - Tokyo
- 02/28 - Kawazu
- Spring 2012
- 05/09 - Sapporo
- 05/08 - Hakodate
- 05/07 - Hirosaki
- 04/30 - Hirosaki
- 04/29 - Kakunodate
- 04/28 - Takizakura
- 04/28 - Kitakami
- 04/28 - Aizu
- 04/28 - Hiraizumi
- 04/25 - Fuji Five Lakes
- 04/25 - Sendai
- 04/24 - Fukushima
- 04/18 - Tokyo
- 04/17 - Kyoto
- 04/16 - Yoshino
- 04/15 - Kanazawa
- 04/15 - Tottori
- 04/14 - Kyoto
- 04/14 - Osaka
- 04/14 - Himeji
- 04/13 - Tokyo
- 04/12 - Yokohama
- 04/12 - Kamakura
- 04/11 - Kyoto
- 04/10 - Hiroshima
- 04/09 - Tokyo
- 04/09 - Kyoto
- 04/07 - Osaka
- 04/06 - Tokyo
- 04/06 - Kyoto
- 04/06 - Nagoya
- 04/04 - Fukuoka
- 04/03 - Tokyo
- 04/03 - Kumamoto
- 04/02 - Kagoshima
- 04/01 - Kyoto
- 03/31 - Tokyo
- 03/22 - Tokyo
- 03/15 - Tokyo
- Spring 2011
- 05/09 - Sapporo
- 05/06 - Hakodate
- 05/02 - Kakunodate
- 05/01 - Hirosaki
- 04/29 - Kitakami
- 04/22 - Aizu
- 04/21 - Sendai
- 04/20 - Fujigoko
- 04/19 - Tokyo
- 04/16 - Kyoto
- 04/15 - Osaka
- 04/14 - Tokyo
- 04/14 - Kanazawa
- 04/13 - Yoshino
- 04/12 - Kyoto
- 04/12 - Okayama
- 04/11 - Tokyo
- 04/11 - Takamatsu
- 04/10 - Osaka
- 04/10 - Matsuyama
- 04/09 - Kyoto
- 04/08 - Tokyo
- 04/08 - Yoshino
- 04/07 - Hiroshima
- 04/07 - Iwakuni
- 04/07 - Nagoya
- 04/06 - Kyoto
- 04/05 - Tokyo
- 04/04 - Kyoto
- 04/03 - Fukuoka
- 04/02 - Tokyo
- 04/01 - Kyoto
- 04/01 - Kagoshima
- 03/31 - Kumamoto
- 03/31 - Fukuoka
- 03/30 - Tokyo
- 03/30 - Kochi
- 03/29 - Kyoto
- 03/28 - Himeji
- 03/27 - Tokyo
- Spring 2010
- 05/14 - Hakodate
- 05/13 - Matsumae
- 05/06 - Kakunodate
- 05/05 - Hirosaki
- 04/25 - Takizakura
- 04/14 - Fujigoko
- 04/10 - Kyoto
- 04/09 - Kanazawa
- 04/08 - Tokyo
- 04/08 - Osaka
- 04/07 - Kyoto
- 04/07 - Kamakura
- 04/06 - Yoshino
- 04/06 - Inuyama
- 04/05 - Tokyo
- 04/05 - Hikone
- 04/04 - Kyoto
- 04/04 - Himeji
- 04/03 - Nara
- 04/03 - Miyajima
- 04/02 - Kyoto
- 04/02 - Hiroshima
- 04/01 - Tokyo
- 03/30 - Nagoya
- 03/30 - Kyoto
- 03/30 - Tokyo
- 03/29 - Osaka
- 03/27 - Kyoto
- 03/26 - Tokyo
- 03/26 - Nara
- 03/26 - Himeji
- 03/26 - Nagoya
- 03/25 - Nagasaki
- 03/23 - Tokyo
- 03/23 - Kyoto
- 03/22 - Kumamoto
- 03/21 - Fukuoka
- Spring 2009
- 04/16 - Fuji Five Lakes Report
- 04/15 - Osaka Report
- 04/15 - Kyoto Report
- 04/14 - Himeji Report
- 04/14 - Kobe Report
- 04/13 - Nagano Report
- 04/13 - Kanazawa Report
- 04/12 - Kyoto Report
- 04/10 - Tokyo Report
- 04/09 - Nagoya Report
- 04/08 - Kamakura Report
- 04/08 - Yoshino Report
- 04/07 - Kyoto Report
- 04/06 - Tokyo Report
- 04/06 - Osaka Report
- 04/05 - Yoshino Report
- 04/04 - Kyoto Report
- 04/03 - Nara Report
- 04/03 - Yokohama Report
- 04/02 - Tokyo Report
- 04/02 - Kobe Report
- 04/01 - Kyoto Report
- 03/31 - Tokyo Report
- 03/31 - Himeji Report
- 03/30 - Nagoya Report
- 03/30 - Kyoto Report
- 03/29 - Tokyo Report
- 03/29 - Hiroshima Report
- 03/28 - Miyajima Report
- 03/27 - Kagoshima Report
- 03/26 - Tokyo Report
- 03/26 - Nagasaki Report
- 03/25 - Kyoto Report
- 03/25 - Kagoshima Report
- 03/24 - Kumamoto Report
- 03/23 - Fukuoka Report
