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Every year on January 9 to 11
Hyogo
First Saturday in August
Miyazaki
Third week in April every year
Every year on December 2 to 3
Saitama
Mid-late February every year (tentative)
Niigata
Every year from early July to October
Ishikawa
Every year from June 7 to 17
Tokyo
Every year from July 20 to 22
Mid-February - Early April every year (tentative)
Tokushima
February 15 and 16 each year
Akita
Late January every year (tentative)
Nara
One day in late March or early April (March 3 according to the old calendar)
Tottori
6th, 7th and 8th of August every year
Miyagi
Sunday in early October (the day before the second Monday)
Wakayama
Second Saturday in November each year
Fukushima
July 24 and 25 every year
Osaka
Every year from August 1 to 4
Iwate
Mid-July every year (tentative)
Every year on August 2/3
Every year for three days with the second Sunday in October as the last day.
Kagawa
Early August every year (tentative)
Shizuoka
Fukuoka
April 20–May 5 every year
Every year on the 2nd Saturday/Sunday of February
Hiroshima
Every year in the second week of October
Nagano
Early May - Late May every year (tentative)
Kagoshima
Mid-May every year (tentative)
Early May every year (tentative)
Mid-August every year (tentative)
Every year for the three days of Friday to Sunday in the first week of August.
Gumma
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
Okayama
Late October - Late November every year (tentative)
Early February - Early March every year (tentative)
Every year for the 3 days of the Friday, Saturday and Sunday that are closest to October 25
Mie
Early December - Late December every year (tentative)
Late September every year (tentative)
Shiga
Mid-April every year (tentative)
Late July every year (tentative)
Aichi
The weekend preceding May 15 every year
Gifu
Late April every year (tentative)
Kochi
Every year on August 15/16
Kumamoto
Held on May 3 and 4 every year (scheduled)
Every year on the first Friday to Sunday of August
Toyama
Every year on August 12 to 14
May 19–21 every year
Fukui
Every year for the 3 days of the Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the second week of October
April 9–17 every year
Second Saturday/Sunday in October each year.
Tochigi
Okinawa
April 21–May 5 every year (May change depending on the flowering status of the cherry trees)
Aomori
End March–Early April *Timings may differ depending on the state of bloom of the cherry trees
Spring Takayama Festival (Sanno Festival) Mid-April every year (tentative) [Autumn Festival (Hachiman Festival) Early October every year (tentative)
Every year from August 5 to 7
Yamagata
Late April - Early May every year (tentative)
The third Sunday of October every year, and the day before.
Early April every year (tentative)
Held the Saturday and Sunday of the Sports Day long weekend every October
Every year from August 5 to 14 (scheduled)
The Friday to Sunday of the third week of November each year.
Oita
Every year on January 20
Friday - Sunday, including the fourth weekend in July every year
September 1 to 3 every year
Every year on the fourth Saturday in November.
Yamaguchi
Late January - Mid-February every year (tentative)
Late February - Late March every year (tentative)
Ibaraki
Saga
Every year on the first Sunday or national holiday after September 16
Every year from February 17 to 20
Every year from October 16 to 18
Ehime
The first Saturday and Sunday of April every year
Late November to February 12
Every year on February 13 to 14
Yamanashi
Every year around February
Nagasaki
Every year from August 2 to 7
Early April–End May every year (tentative) *The best time to see nemophila is from mid-April to early May
Early June - Mid-June every year (tentative)
Hokkaido
Early February - Mid-February every year (tentative)
March 3 every year
Every year on August 13
Early July every year (tentative)
Kanagawa
January 9 to 11 every year
Every year on November 2/3
Late August every year (tentative)
Every year from August 12 to 15
Mid-October every year (tentative)
Shimane
November 22-24 each year.
Late March every year (tentative)
Weekend immediately after Marine Day every year
Late February every year (tentative)
April 19 and 20 every year
Early October - Mid-October every year (tentative)
Every year on January 7
Early February every year (tentative)
Every year on the Friday to Sunday that includes the fourth Saturday of July.
Every year on the first Saturday/Sunday of November
November 1–30 every year
Every year on October 14/15
Every year on the third Saturday in February
Third Sunday of May every year and the day before
The first Sunday of April every year.
July 1 - 5 every year
May 17 and 18 every year
Every last weekend and Monday of May (from 2024)
Every year on September 15 and for three days with Respect for the Aged Day as the last days.
Early October every year (tentative)
Late February - Early March every year (tentative)
Every year on the last Sunday of October
Every year for three days from October 7 to 9
April 1 to the following Sunday every year *There are irregularities
October 8 to 10 (fixed dates every year)
May 2–4 every year
Early August - Mid-August every year (tentative)
Every year on the first Sunday of August and the day before.
Every year on August 26 and 27
Late October - Early November every year (tentative)
Early April - Mid April every year
Early to mid-April *Timings may differ depending on the state of bloom of the cherry trees.
Every year on January 15
July 22, 23 and 24
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