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