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