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