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