2022 - Japan Cherry Blossom!

[adgjl321]

are there any specifics dates to go or just end march / early april in general?

 

[KyushuWoozy]

are there any specifics dates to go or just end march / early april in general?

It varies place to place. Here in Kyushu (down south) the average blooming is from last week of March into first few days of April. The more north you go, the later it becomes. It's a bit like a weather front, moving up Japan. Finally it reaches Hokkaido about a month later.

 

[Hisashiburi]

Update for 2023
https://s.n-kishou.co.jp/w/sp/sakura/sakura_hw.html
https://soranews24.com/2023/01/12/j...-here-tokyo-among-cities-to-see-sakura-first/

As shown by the map, the cherry blossoms bloom first in the southern parts of Japan, where the weather is warmer, and the “sakura front,” as the phenomenon is called spreads north afterwards. The forecast focuses on somei yoshino, Japan’s most prevalent and popular variety of sakura trees, and the by-city list for the start of blooming includes:

Akita: April 18
Aomori: April 22
Fukuoka: March 23
Hiroshima: March 26
Kanazawa: April 4
Kobe: March 30
Kochi: March 22
Kyoto: March 27
Nagano: April 9
Nagoya: March 25
Nara: March 29
Osaka: March 28
Sapporo: May 2
Sendai: April 8
Shimonoseki: March 22
Tokyo: March 22
Yokohama: March 24

Arguably more important than when the sakura will begin blossoming, though, is when they’ll reach full bloom, for which the current forecast is:

Akita: April 22
Aomori: April 26
Fukuoka: April 1
Hiroshima: April 4
Kanazawa: April 10
Kobe: April 7
Kochi: March 30
Kyoto: April 5
Nagano: April 15
Nagoya: April 4
Nara: April 5
Osaka: April 5
Sapporo: May 5
Sendai: April 13
Shimonoseki: April 1
Tokyo: March 30
Yokohama: April 2

 

[concreteman]

https://sakura.weathermap.jp/en.php

 

[Chrysanthemum Tea]

just booked flight tickets from the 2nd to 15th April!

Seems like I'm gonna miss the full bloom in Tokyo, any other place to recommend for sakura watching? Trying to plan an itinerary now

 

[dilphinus]

Saw Cherry blossom in Taipei last week and earlier this week. Guess I can skip the trip to see the Cherry blossom in Japan this year. Lol.