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