Japan cherry blossom 2024 forecast — The dates & top 10 best places to see cherry blossoms in Japan

With a natural and brilliant beauty, cherry blossom and Mount Fuji are the two most typical symbols of Japan. The cherry blossom season is always the most beautiful time that visitors want to come and look forward to admiring a full shimmering, glamorous, romantic beauty of Japanese in cherry blossoms. Watching cherry blossom petals blooming, flying in the wind and enjoying a glass of sake will surely leave you a lot of unforgettable impressions.

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The 2024 cherry blossom season is coming earlier than usual, have you known the time for the cherry blossom or not? Let’s follow Living Nomads to explore the secret of this flower!

Cherry blossoms in Japan 2024 forecast: When does Japan’s cherry blossoms bloom?

Every spring, when the weather becomes warm, the whole country of Japan is bright in the pink color and a light aroma of cherry flowers. Spring in Japan usually begins in March and lasts until May. This is also the time of cherry blossom. Normally at the end of March and April, it is the period of cherry blossom. This is an ideal time for you to fully admire the beauty of cherry blossoms. Cherry blossom in Japan usually bloom between mid-March and early May.

Cherry blossoms in different regions of Japan

As Japan is a country stretching from north to south, climate and terrain are different in each region, cherry blossom will have different blooming schedules. The earliest cherry blossoms in Okinawa is in early January and until May in Hokkaido. The time of cherry blossom, which is most brilliant in all parts of Japan, is usually at the end of March and early April.

The cherry blossom time is also the time when Japanese people celebrate the Hanami Festival. That is the most popular flower-viewing festival in Japan every spring. This is a large festival with thousands of years of history and is considered as the national holiday of the Japanese. They usually organize picnics right under the cherry trees, be together to eat, sing, talk and enjoy the cool air of spring!

Japan cherry blossom season 2024 — Japan cherry blossom 2024 forecast: Cherry blossom forecast 2024 Japan dates and top 10 best places to see cherry blossoms in Japan

Cherry blossom in Japan 2024 forecast by regions and prefectures

Throughout Japan, the period of from late March to early April is the time when flowers bloom most. A few places where flowers will bloom early in January. Several years, the cherry blossom season lasts until May in the north. The forecast is based on analysis data in 2022, 2023 and from the Japan Weather Association. The 2024 cherry blossom season will be expected to arrive a bit earlier in central and southern Japan. Please take a look at the summary table below.

Prefecture	Location	Flowering date	Full bloom date
Hokkaido Region
Hokkaido	Muroran	May 2	May 7
Hokkaido	Hakodate	April 28	May 2
Hokkaido	Sapporo	April 30	May 4
Tohoku Region
Aomori	Aomori	April 21	April 25
Iwate	Morioka	April 17	April 23
Miyagi	Sendai	April 6	April 11
Akita	Akita	April 16	April 21
Yamagata	Yamagata	April 11	April 16
Fukushima	Fukushima	April 2	April 7
Kanto-Koushin Region
Ibaraki	Mito	March 30	April 6
Tochigi	Utsunomiya	March 29	April 5
Gunma	Maebashi	March 27	April 3
Saitama	Kumagaya	March 26	April 2
Chiba	Choshi	March 31	April 7
Tokyo	Tokyo	March 23	March 30
Kanagawa	Yokohama	March 24	April 2
Yamanashi	Kofu	March 19	April 29
Nagano	Nagano	April 9	April 14
Hokuriku Region
Niigata	Niigata	April 7	April 12
Toyama	Toyama	March 31	April 6
Ishikawa	Kanazawa	March 31	April 7
Fukui	Fukui	March 30	April 5
Tokai Region
Gifu	Gifu	March 24	April 1
Shizuoka	Shizuoka	March 25	April 3
Aichi	Nagoya	April 10	April 15
Mie	Tsu	March 27	April 1
Kinki Region
Shiga	Hikone	March 30	April 6
Kyoto	Kyoto	March 25	April 2
Osaka	Osaka	March 26	April 2
Hyogo	Kobe	March 27	April 4
Nara	Nara	March 28	April 4
Wakayama	Wakayama	March 26	April 3
Chugoku Region
Tottori	Tottori	March 27	April 1
Shimane	Matsue	March 26	April 3
Okayama	Okayama	March 25	April 2
Hiroshima	Hiroshima	March 22	April 1
Yamaguchi	Shimonoseki	March 25	April 3
Shikoku Region
Tokushima	Tokushima	March 28	April 5
Kagawa	Takamatsu	March 25	April 3
Ehime	Matsuyama	March 25	April 4
Kochi	Kochi	March 20	March 28
Kyushu Region
Fukuoka	Fukuoka	March 19	March 29
Saga	Saga	March 25	April 2
Nagasaki	Nagasaki	March 22	March 31
Kumamoto	Kumamoto	March 22	March 31
Oita	Oita	March 22	April 3
Miyazaki	Miyazaki	March 21	March 31
Kagoshima	Kagoshima	March 22	April 2

The best time to see the cherry blossoms in Tokyo is from March 23 (first bloom) to March 30 (full bloom), in Fukuoka is from March 19 to March 29, in Osaka is from March 26 to April 2, in Kyoto is from March 25 to April 2. You should also remember that most full cherry blossoms are only within a week.

Cherry blossoms in each part of Japan are different so Living Nomads has selected top 10 ideal locations with cherry blossoms forecast to help you plan and have the ability to admire the attractive flowers in spring.

Cherry blossoms in Japan 2024 forecast by destinations: Now take a look at the Japan cherry blossom season 2024 given below.

Okinawa

Time of cherry bloom: from from late-January to early-February.
Best cherry blossom-viewing spots: Nago Chuo Park, Nakijin Castle, Yogi Park.

Osaka

Time of cherry bloom: from March 26 to April 2.
Best cherry blossom-viewing spots: Kema Sakuranomiya Park, Osaka Mint Bureau, Osaka Castle Park.

Nara

Time of cherry bloom: from March 28 to April 4.
Best cherry blossom-viewing spots: Nara Park, Mount Yoshino, Koriyama Castle Park.

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