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