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