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