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