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Held the Saturday and Sunday of the Sports Day long weekend every October
Hiroshima
Every year on January 9 to 11
Hyogo
Every year for the 3 days of the Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the second week of October
Akita
Early July every year (tentative)
Fukuoka
Late April every year (tentative)
Kochi
Early May every year (tentative)
Toyama
Mid-July every year (tentative)
Wakayama
Every year from June 7 to 17
Tokyo
Every year on the Friday to Sunday that includes the fourth Saturday of July.
Tochigi
Every year from October 16 to 18
Ehime
Every year on the 2nd Saturday/Sunday of February
Third week in April every year
Miyazaki
November 1–30 every year
Aichi
Late July every year (tentative)
Every year from August 5 to 7
Yamagata
Every year on August 26 and 27
Yamanashi
Every year on the third Friday, Saturday and Sunday in November
Oita
Held on May 3 and 4 every year (scheduled)
Kagawa
Late October - Early November every year (tentative)
Saga
One day in late March or early April (March 3 according to the old calendar)
Tottori
January 9 to 11 every year
Osaka
Late January - Mid-February every year (tentative)
Okinawa
Shizuoka
Every year on the first Sunday or national holiday after September 16
Kumamoto
Every year from August 1 to 4
Iwate
Early August - Mid-August every year (tentative)
Early October every year (tentative)
April 9–17 every year
Shiga
Every year for the 3 days of the Friday, Saturday and Sunday that are closest to October 25
Mie
Early December - Late December every year (tentative)
Miyagi
Early August every year (tentative)
Late April - Early May every year (tentative)
Early June - Mid-June every year (tentative)
Hokkaido
Sunday in early October (the day before the second Monday)
Every year around February
Nagasaki
The third Sunday of October every year, and the day before.
Saitama
Early February every year (tentative)
Every year on August 12 to 14
February 15 and 16 each year
6th, 7th and 8th of August every year
Kanagawa
Early April–End May every year (tentative) *The best time to see nemophila is from mid-April to early May
Ibaraki
Mid-October every year (tentative)
Late August every year (tentative)
Fukui
Chiba
Early October - Mid-October every year (tentative)
Every year on August 13
Yamaguchi
April 21–May 5 every year (May change depending on the flowering status of the cherry trees)
Aomori
Early April every year (tentative)
Gumma
July 22, 23 and 24
Every year on January 20
May 17 and 18 every year
Mid-April every year (tentative)
Tokushima
Mid-August every year (tentative)
May 2–4 every year
Early May - Late May every year (tentative)
Kagoshima
Early February - Mid-February every year (tentative)
Ishikawa
May 19–21 every year
Every year from early July to October
Every year for three days with the second Sunday in October as the last day.
October 8 to 10 (fixed dates every year)
Early February - Early March every year (tentative)
Every year in the second week of October
Nagano
Late March every year (tentative)
Late October - Late November every year (tentative)
The first Sunday of April every year.
Shimane
The weekend preceding May 15 every year
Gifu
April 20–May 5 every year
Mid-May every year (tentative)
Every year on the last Sunday of October
Every year from August 2 to 7
Mid-November every year (tentative)
Fukushima
Okayama
March 3 every year
The first Saturday and Sunday of April every year
Mid-late February every year (tentative)
Niigata
Every year on January 7
Every year from August 5 to 14 (scheduled)
Nara
Mid-February - Early April every year (tentative)
Every year on December 2 to 3
April 1 to the following Sunday every year *There are irregularities
Early April - Mid April every year
September 1 to 3 every year
Every year from August 12 to 15
Late February every year (tentative)
Every year on August 2/3
Every year from February 17 to 20
Late November to February 12
First Saturday in August
Every year on November 2/3
Early to mid-April *Timings may differ depending on the state of bloom of the cherry trees.
Every year on October 14/15
April 19 and 20 every year
Every year on the first Friday to Sunday of August
Every year for three days from October 7 to 9
Every year on September 15 and for three days with Respect for the Aged Day as the last days.
Late February - Early March every year (tentative)
Third Sunday of May every year and the day before
Every year on February 13 to 14
Every year on the first Saturday/Sunday of November
Late September every year (tentative)
End March–Early April *Timings may differ depending on the state of bloom of the cherry trees
Late November every year (tentative)
Every year on January 15
Every year for the three days of Friday to Sunday in the first week of August.
Spring Takayama Festival (Sanno Festival) Mid-April every year (tentative) [Autumn Festival (Hachiman Festival) Early October every year (tentative)
Every year on the first Sunday of August and the day before.
Every year on the fourth Saturday in November.
Late January every year (tentative)
Late February - Late March every year (tentative)
Every year on the third Saturday in February
Every year from early to late July Yoimiya Festival: July 24, Honmiya Festival: July 25
Every year from July 20 to 23
Summer festival: The Friday, Saturday and Sunday after July 10 Autumn festival: The Friday, Saturday and Sunday that surround the second Saturday in October.
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