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Early February - Early March every year (tentative)
Shizuoka
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)
Nagasaki
Early to mid-April every year *Timings may differ depending on the state of bloom of the cherry trees.
Niigata
Early April every year (tentative)
Yamanashi
The first Saturday and Sunday of April every year
Aichi
April 1 to the following Sunday every year *There are irregularities
Oita
Early to mid-April *Timings may differ depending on the state of bloom of the cherry trees.
Miyagi
Early to mid April (from the beginning to the end of the cherry blossoms blooming)
Nagano
Early April–End May every year (tentative) *The best time to see nemophila is from mid-April to early May
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 15–May 5 every year
Akita
Late April every year (tentative)
Kochi
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
Saga
One day in late March or early April (March 3 according to the old calendar)
Tottori
Late April - Early May every year
Toyama
Late April to early May every year (tentative)
Hiroshima
May 3 to 5 every year
Ishikawa
Early May every year (tentative)
Mie
May 2–4 every year
Yamaguchi
3 May every year (tentative)
Kanagawa
Held on May 3 and 4 every year (scheduled)
Kagawa
Early May every year
Early May
Kagoshima
Held biennially in mid May (scheduled)
Tokyo
The weekend preceding May 15 every year
May 17 and 18 every year
Tochigi
Mid-May every year (tentative)
May 19–21 every year
Fukui
Third Sunday of May every year and the day before
Every last weekend and Monday of May
Fukushima
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