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