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