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