The cherry blossom season in Japan spans from south to north, from February to May. Japan's most magnificent cherry blossom season, known as the Cherry Blossom Festival, lasts from March 20 to April 10. Cherry blossoms are usually in full bloom for ten days around this time.
β Early spring cherry blossom viewing:
Late March - Mid to late April: Tokyo, Kyoto, Nara, Himeji Castle, Kumamoto Castle, Okazaki Castle
Late April - late May: Hokkaido and Tohoku
β¨ Early spring cherry blossom viewing: Okinawa, Shizuoka
β° Best viewing time: Late January - late February
πΈ Cherry variety: Cold plum
π― Best place: Shizuoka Izu Peninsula, former Nago Castle, Okinawa
β¨ Most fashionable cherry blossom spot: Tokyo
β° Best viewing time: Late March-late April
πΈ Cherry varieties: Yoshino Sakura, Yamana Sakura, Ri Sakura, etc
β¨ Best places: Shinjuku Gyoen, Ueno Park, Chizorubuchi
π― Thousand years of traditional cherry blossom culture: Kyoto, Nara,
β° Best viewing time: Late March-late April
πΈ Cherry varieties: Chuiji Cherry, Shikiyama Cherry, miduro cherry, etc
β¨ Best places: Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto, Round Mountain Park, Kyoto, Mount Yoshino, Nara Prefecture
π― Key sakura viewing destination in Kansai: Osaka
β° Best viewing time: Late March to mid-April
πΈ Cherry varieties: Yoshino Cherry dyeing, Guanshan cherry, etc
β¨ Best place: Osaka Prefectural Minting Office Sakura Passage, Osaka Castle Park, Tengokaku
π― Cherry Blossom in the famous city: Himeji Castle, Kumamoto Castle, Okazaki Castle
β° Best viewing time: Late March to early April, mid-April
πΈ Cherry varieties: Yoshino Sakura, Yamamoto Sakura, etc
β¨ Best places: (Hyogo Prefecture) Himeji Castle, (Kumamoto Prefecture) Kumamoto Castle, (Aichi prefecture) Okazaki Park
π― Long overdue romantic cherry blossoms: Hokkaido, Tohoku
β° Best viewing time: Late April to late May
πΈ Cherry varieties: Thousand island cherry, blood cherry, etc
β¨ Best places: Sapporo Matsumae Park, Hakodate Goroko Park, Hirosaki Park (Aomori Prefecture)
Other top places to see cherry blossoms:
πΈ Seibu Railway Cherry blossoms
πΈ Hisumi Railway cherry blossoms
πΈ Sakura Blossom in Shinkura Mountain Asama Park
πΈ Sayakura Megurakawa
πΈ Cherry blossoms under the blue sky tower
πΈ Kozu Railway Kawajin Sakura