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Third week in April every year
Miyazaki
Early August - Mid-August every year (tentative)
Kochi
Late January every year (tentative)
Nara
Late September every year (tentative)
Iwate
Early April - Mid April every year
Nagano
Mid-November every year (tentative)
Fukushima
Every year on January 9 to 11
Hyogo
Every year on August 2/3
Niigata
Late July every year (tentative)
Aichi
Every year on August 13
Yamaguchi
Early May - Late May every year (tentative)
Hiroshima
Early February every year (tentative)
Hokkaido
Every year on February 13 to 14
Yamanashi
Late November to February 12
Yamagata
Every year from February 17 to 20
Aomori
Mid-October every year (tentative)
Tochigi
Late August every year (tentative)
Fukui
Early May every year (tentative)
Shizuoka
Early July every year (tentative)
Fukuoka
Held on May 3 and 4 every year (scheduled)
Kagawa
End March–Early April *Timings may differ depending on the state of bloom of the cherry trees
Early August every year (tentative)
Shiga
Friday - Sunday, including the fourth weekend in July every year
The weekend preceding May 15 every year
Gifu
Kanagawa
Every year from August 5 to 14 (scheduled)
Every year for three days from October 7 to 9
Nagasaki
Every year on August 12 to 14
Every year from August 1 to 4
Every year on September 15 and for three days with Respect for the Aged Day as the last days.
Ibaraki
The third Sunday of October every year, and the day before.
Saitama
Sunday in early October (the day before the second Monday)
Wakayama
July 22, 23 and 24
Ehime
One day in late March or early April (March 3 according to the old calendar)
Tottori
Every year on the last Sunday of October
Every year from early July to October
Ishikawa
Mid-July every year (tentative)
Mid-May every year (tentative)
Tokyo
Every year for three days with the second Sunday in October as the last day.
Every year from July 20 to 22
May 17 and 18 every year
Every year from August 12 to 15
Tokushima
Mie
Every year for the 3 days of the Friday, Saturday and Sunday that are closest to October 25
Late February every year (tentative)
Every year on August 15/16
Kumamoto
Late October - Early November every year (tentative)
Saga
April 21–May 5 every year (May change depending on the flowering status of the cherry trees)
Mid-late February every year (tentative)
Every year on October 14/15
Every year on August 26 and 27
Late February - Late March every year (tentative)
January 9 to 11 every year
Osaka
The first Saturday and Sunday of April every year
Early February - Early March every year (tentative)
Every year on the third Friday, Saturday and Sunday in November
Oita
Every year on the first Friday to Sunday of August
Toyama
May 19–21 every year
Every year on December 2 to 3
Mid-April every year (tentative)
Every last weekend and Monday of May (from 2024)
February 15 and 16 each year
Akita
Late April every year (tentative)
Every year for the 3 days of the Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the second week of October
Mid-August every year (tentative)
Late October - Late November every year (tentative)
Miyagi
Late November every year (tentative)
April 1 to the following Sunday every year *There are irregularities
Every year on the first Sunday or national holiday after September 16
September 1 to 3 every year
Late April - Early May every year (tentative)
May 2–4 every year
Early June - Mid-June 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.
Chiba
Early February - Mid-February every year (tentative)
Spring Takayama Festival (Sanno Festival) Mid-April every year (tentative) [Autumn Festival (Hachiman Festival) Early October every year (tentative)
Late February - Early March every year (tentative)
November 1–30 every year
Early to mid-April *Timings may differ depending on the state of bloom of the cherry trees.
First Saturday in August
Kagoshima
Every year on the Friday to Sunday that includes the fourth Saturday of July.
Early April every year (tentative)
Gumma
Early December - Late December every year (tentative)
Early October every year (tentative)
Okinawa
April 9–17 every year
Every year on January 20
Third Sunday of May every year and the day before
Weekend immediately after Marine Day every year
October 8 to 10 (fixed dates every year)
Every year on the 2nd Saturday/Sunday of February
Every year on the fourth Saturday in November.
The first Sunday of April every year.
Shimane
Every year on January 15
Every year from June 7 to 17
Late March every year (tentative)
Late January - Mid-February every year (tentative)
Every year on January 7
Every year from August 5 to 7
March 3 every year
Early October - Mid-October every year (tentative)
Every year in the second week of October
Every year on the first Sunday of August and the day before.
Okayama
July 24 and 25 every year
April 19 and 20 every year
Held the Saturday and Sunday of the Sports Day long weekend every October
April 20–May 5 every year
6th, 7th and 8th of August every year
Every year from August 2 to 7
Mid-February - Early April every year (tentative)
Every year for the three days of Friday to Sunday in the first week of August.
Every year on the third Saturday in February
Early April–End May every year (tentative) *The best time to see nemophila is from mid-April to early May
Every year from October 16 to 18
Every year around February
Every year on November 2/3
Every year on the first Saturday/Sunday of November
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