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Early October - Mid-October every year (tentative)
Ehime
Every year on December 2 to 3
Saitama
Every year in the second week of October
Nagano
Early December - Late December every year (tentative)
Miyagi
February 15 and 16 each year
Akita
Early August every year (tentative)
Okinawa
Every year on the Friday to Sunday that includes the fourth Saturday of July.
Tochigi
Mid-November every year (tentative)
Fukushima
Every year on January 9 to 11
Hyogo
Late February every year (tentative)
Fukui
Mid-July every year (tentative)
Wakayama
Mid-August every year (tentative)
Okayama
Every year from July 20 to 23
October 8 to 10 (fixed dates every year)
Hokkaido
Every year on January 7
Held on May 3 and 4 every year (scheduled)
Kagawa
Every year on September 15 and for three days with Respect for the Aged Day as the last days.
Ibaraki
Late April - Early May every year (tentative)
Saga
Mid-February every year (tentative)
Aomori
Shizuoka
Early January - Mid-January every year (tentative)
Osaka
Late February - Late March every year (tentative)
Every year from October 16 to 18
Shiga
Mid-October every year (tentative)
Shimane
Mid-May every year (tentative)
Gifu
Every year on the first Friday to Sunday of August
Toyama
Late March every year (tentative)
Nagasaki
Early May every year (tentative)
First Saturday in August
Miyazaki
Late September every year (tentative)
Iwate
April 20–May 5 every year
Spring Takayama Festival (Sanno Festival) Mid-April every year (tentative) [Autumn Festival (Hachiman Festival) Early October every year (tentative)
Early April every year (tentative)
Gumma
Every year on December 31
Every year on August 12 to 14
Every year from June 7 to 17
Tokyo
Every year for the 3 days of the Friday, Saturday and Sunday that are closest to October 25
Mie
Late July every year (tentative)
Every year around February
Late November to February 14
Yamagata
Every year for the three days of Friday to Sunday in the first week of August.
Early October every year (tentative)
End March–Early April *Timings may differ depending on the state of bloom of the cherry trees
Niigata
Oita
April 23–May 5 every year
Every year on October 14/15
Late April every year (tentative)
Kochi
September 1 to 3 every year
Early April - Late April every year (tentative)
Every year on the first Saturday/Sunday of November
Early February - Mid-February every year (tentative)
Ishikawa
Mid-April every year (tentative)
Tokushima
Every year for three days with the second Sunday in October as the last day.
May 2–4 every year (tentative)
Yamaguchi
Late January - Mid-February every year (tentative)
Early to mid-April *Timings may differ depending on the state of bloom of the cherry trees.
Early November - Late November every year (tentative)
Aichi
April 19 and 20 every year
Tottori
Late August every year (tentative)
Yamanashi
Every year on August 13
Early April–End May every year (tentative) *The best time to see nemophila is from mid-April to early May
Early February - Early March every year (tentative)
Every year on November 2/3
Kagoshima
May 17 and 18 every year
Early February every year (tentative)
Every year on the 2nd Saturday/Sunday of February
Hiroshima
Every year from August 2 to 7
April 13–16 every year
Every year for three days from October 7 to 9
Fukuoka
Early July every year (tentative)
Chiba
Late October - Early November every year (tentative)
Early August - Mid-August every year (tentative)
Nara
Every year on the fourth Saturday in November.
Every year on the second Saturday/Sunday in October
April 1 to the following Sunday every year *There are irregularities
Every year for the 3 days of the Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the second week of October
March 3 every year
Late January every year (tentative)
Kanagawa
Sunday in early October (the day before the second Monday)
Mid-July every year (tentative) (Autumn Festival: Mid-October every year (tentative))
Early June - Mid-June every year (tentative)
May 19–21 every year
Every year on the first Sunday or national holiday after September 16
Kumamoto
Early May - Late May every year (tentative)
Every year from early July to mid-October
Every year on the first Sunday of August and the day before.
Every year on February 13 to 14
Every year on the third Saturday in February
Every year on the last Sunday of October
Every year from August 5 to 7
Mid-February - Early April every year (tentative)
Late February - Early March every year (tentative)
Late October - Late November every year (tentative)
Every year on the third Saturday/Sunday of October
The first Sunday of April every year.
Every year on August 2/3
Every year on January 15
Every year on January 20
Late June - Late July every year (tentative)
Late November every year (tentative)
Third week in April every year
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