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