Sakura Mid March

[renjitehsmex]

Am thinking of visiting Tokyo during March school holidays (around 17th march). What are the odds of seeing Sakura during mid-March? Based on this year's winter snow storms and all. Probability of an early bloom??

 

[samtcy]

Still too early to say though.

But back in 2013 when I visited Tokyo, the sakura bloomed 2 weeks earlier than normal which was 16 March onwards, so I was lucky to be there at that time because I wasn't expecting to catch the blooming period.

 

[fuzzybear]

luck play a major part haaha

 

[koicafex]

normally is late march or early april...
that's why i go from 19th to 31st...
hopefully will bloom in that 2 weeks lol

 

[angcsbenny]

normally cold will bloom later and warm earlier.

 

[renjitehsmex]

I guess if it blooms at the annual period, I can only run around the parks in Tokyo to catch the early bloomers.

 

[anyhowsaysay]

very hard to estimate. Normally late March to early April.

 

[Nalgene123]

most sources will list 1st April as the peak period for the Tokyo area

 

[jimmy_sg]

All the years is 1st Week of April to 2nd Week is the best.

17th March may still in Winter.

When I did my trip in last week of March in 2012, was still Winter around 5 degrees...