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