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