Sakura 2016

[kifo]

I'll be visiting Osaka/Kyoto/Miyajima/Kanazawa/Gero onsen/Nagoya/Kawazu in mid-end Feb.

Do u think I'll still need a winter jacket? Or just a regular autumn jacket (for 12-20 degrees) will do?
I'm only worried that even if autumn jacket suffices for most of the trip, but Kanazawa and Gero onsen might be too cold without winter jacket.

I really wanna avoid bring both jackets.

forecast for gero shi is 8 deg next thu, i think by the 20s maybe just over 12 deg midday... i would dress warmer for mornings and evenings

 

[pop]

forecast for gero shi is 8 deg next thu, i think by the 20s maybe just over 12 deg midday... i would dress warmer for mornings and evenings

Sianz. Last week of feb going takayama, shirakawago, kanazawa, means i will not see snow?

 

[kifo]

in 2-3 weeks time, temp will rise to above usual... spring is here!

http://www.tenki.jp/forecaster/diary/deskpart/2016/02/04/38742.html

 

[deodorant]

Reporting in from hama rikyu gardens in Tokyo where a couple of (I guess) plum trees decided not to wait for the others and to start blooming ...

btw it really doesn't feel like winter in Tokyo at all. Daytime above 10deg close to 15deg leh, feels similar cold-ness as 2 years ago Sakura season ...

 

[kenchi]

Ueno park ?

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[lilrex21]

I'm going Tokyo in mid Feb and hoping to catch plum blossoms at odawara! I thought forecasted temp is below 10?

 

[kifo]

I'm going Tokyo in mid Feb and hoping to catch plum blossoms at odawara! I thought forecasted temp is below 10?

today's midday temp is well above 13 deg c. it is only going to rise in the coming week

 

[deodorant]

I'm going Tokyo in mid Feb and hoping to catch plum blossoms at odawara! I thought forecasted temp is below 10?

Tomorrow I planning to go Odawara, not sure if the plum trees started blossoming yet though.

 

[lilrex21]

I think shld have started blooming already.

Aiya I checked the weather forecast few weeks back. We still bought extra warm heattech and prepared thick jackets. LOL

 

[kifo]

Tomorrow I planning to go Odawara, not sure if the plum trees started blossoming yet though.

my friend in Osaka told me the plum blossoms are already blooming...

 

[deodorant]

my friend in Osaka told me the plum blossoms are already blooming...

I think shld have started blooming already.
Aiya I checked the weather forecast few weeks back. We still bought extra warm heattech and prepared thick jackets. LOL

Reporting in from Odawara. Although the weather was "only" around 6-9deg, it ended up being COLD thanks to wind + long term exposure (wife and I spent I think 4-5 hours outdoors?).

By a rough estimation I think around 25% of the trees are decently blooming (like the pic) ... another 25% in various stages of bloom and the remaining 50% still buds only no flowers. Probably within next few weeks will be perfect.

Oh, also ... Odawara castle is under earthquake restoration until April ...

 

[kifo]

This new article reports that plum blossoms are coming 2 weeks earlier in kanto area. Sakura may be similarly affected.

http://www.tenki.jp/lite/forecaster/diary/deskpart/2016/02/08/38941.html

 

[bluetwinkle]

3 plums trees had early stage blooming at Toji Temple in Kyoto last Saturday.

A couple of plum trees also had signs of early stage blooming at Nabana no Sato when I was there last Tuesday.

 

[SquallLH]

Japan-guide forecast still based early Apr so far... Will be in Kansai and Chugoku from 27 mar till 7 mar. Will report when on the ground

 

[kifo]

today was very warm, but it wasn't as warm here in kyoto as compared to some other parts of the country... but it is already warm enough that even though it is raining heavily here this evening, it felt almost like those cold rainy seasons in dec back in sg...

seems that a sakura tree in wakayama has bloomed..

 

[runforyourlife]

Oh no only going in April

 

[kifo]

Oh no only going in April

tomorrow temp in tokyo is hitting a high of 23 deg in shinjuku.... lovely t-shirt day except it will be heavy rain through the day...

 

[lilrex21]

Cool.. I'm flying next week. Except now I don't know to pack thick jacket or thin sweater will so. Seems like the weather is pretty erratic.

The plum blossoms shld be just nice when I visit. First time to Japan.. Haha

 

[Wood41]

Miss plum blossom is fine but don't miss cherry blossom.

 

[sereneong19]

Back from Tokyo 2 days ago. Spotted Some at Akibha