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