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Every last weekend and Monday of May (from 2024)
Fukushima
Early February - Early March every year (tentative)
Shizuoka
Every year around February
Nagasaki
Mid-February - Early April every year (tentative)
Tokushima
Late February - Late March every year (tentative)
Ibaraki
Late February - Early March every year (tentative)
Chiba
March 3 every year
Wakayama
Late March every year (tentative)
End of March to mid April every year *varies depending on the state of bloom of the cherry blossoms.
Niigata
Early to mid-April *Timings may differ depending on the state of bloom of the cherry trees.
Miyagi
Early April–End May every year (tentative) *The best time to see nemophila is from mid-April to early May
Early to mid April (from the beginning to the end of the cherry blossoms blooming)
Nagano
The first Saturday and Sunday of April every year
Aichi
April 1 to the following Sunday every year *There are irregularities
Oita
Early April every year (tentative)
Gumma
The first Sunday of April every year.
Shimane
Mid-April every year (tentative)
Kumamoto
April 9–17 every year
Shiga
Spring Takayama Festival (Sanno Festival): April 14 and 15 every year (tentative) [Autumn Takayama Festival (Hachiman Festival): October 9 and 10 every year (tentative)]
Gifu
Third week in April every year
Miyazaki
April 19 and 20 every year
April 20–May 5 every year
Akita
April 23 to May 5 every year (may be changed depending on the state of bloom)
Aomori
Late April - Early May every year (tentative)
Yamagata
Late April every year (tentative)
Kochi
Saga
One day in late March or early April (March 3 according to the old calendar)
Tottori
Early May every year (tentative)
Toyama
Ishikawa
Mie
Late April to early May every year (tentative)
Hiroshima
May 2–4 every year
Yamaguchi
Kanagawa
Held on May 3 and 4 every year (scheduled)
Kagawa
Early May
Kagoshima
Mid-May every year (tentative)
Tokyo
The weekend preceding May 15 every year
May 17 and 18 every year
Tochigi
May 19–21 every year
Fukui
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