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Cherry blossom in Japan.

The blossom front moves from south to north between late March and early May, and the country organises itself around it: castle parks, riverbanks and mountain slopes fill for a week each as the bloom passes. These are the season's festivals and flower events on the calendar.

Mar262027

Mount Yoshino Cherry Blossom Season

Yoshino, Nara · Seasons and nature · Fri 26 Mar to Mon 19 Apr 2027

Some 30,000 cherry trees climb Mount Yoshino in four waves, Japan's most famous blossom mountain.

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Mar272027

Tsuyama Cherry Blossom Festival

Tsuyama, Okayama · Seasons and nature · Sat 27 Mar to Sun 11 Apr 2027

About 1,000 cherry trees over the tiered stone walls of Tsuyama Castle, western Japan's leading blossom site.

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Apr12027

Takato Castle Park Cherry Blossom Festival

Ina, Nagano · Seasons and nature · Thu 01 to Fri 30 Apr 2027

Around 1,500 Takato kohigan cherry trees, a variety found only here, often called Japan's finest blossom.

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Apr22027

Ogawara Sakura Festival (Hitome Senbonzakura)

Ogawara / Shibata, Miyagi · Seasons and nature · Fri 02 to Thu 15 Apr 2027

An 8 km tunnel of 1,200 cherry trees along the Shiroishi River with snow-capped Mt Zao behind, voted Miyagi's finest blossom spot and lit up at night.

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Apr22027

Takada Castle Site Park Cherry Blossom Festival

Joetsu, Niigata · Seasons and nature · Fri 02 to Sun 18 Apr 2027

One of Japan's three great night cherry blossom festivals, with about 4,000 trees lit around the castle moat.

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Apr102027

Fuji Shibazakura Festival

Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi · Seasons and nature · Sat 10 Apr to Sun 23 May 2027

About 500,000 moss phlox bloom in patterned fields at Fuji Motosuko Resort, with Mt Fuji behind.

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Apr152027

Hitachi Seaside Park Nemophila Season

Hitachinaka, Ibaraki · Seasons and nature · Thu 15 Apr to Wed 05 May 2027

Season when Miharashi Hill at Hitachi Seaside Park is covered in blue nemophila flowers.

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Apr152027

Kakunodate Cherry Blossom Festival

Semboku (Kakunodate), Akita · Seasons and nature · Thu 15 Apr to Wed 05 May 2027

Weeping cherries over black-fenced samurai houses and a 2 km tunnel of somei yoshino along the Hinokinai River.

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Apr152027

Tateyama Kurobe Snow Wall Festival (Yuki-no-Otani)

Tateyama, Toyama · Seasons and nature · Thu 15 Apr to Fri 25 Jun 2027

A corridor ploughed through snow up to 20 metres deep at Murodo, on the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route.

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Apr172027

Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival

Hirosaki, Aomori · Seasons and nature · Sat 17 Apr to Wed 05 May 2027

Cherry blossom festival at Hirosaki Park, where about 2,600 trees of 52 varieties bloom around Hirosaki Castle and its moats.

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Apr182027

Kawachi Fujien Wisteria Garden Season

Kitakyushu, Fukuoka · Seasons and nature · Sun 18 Apr to Thu 06 May 2027

A private wisteria garden with two tunnels up to 110 metres, open only in season and by advance ticket at peak.

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May192027

Sapporo Lilac Festival

Sapporo, Hokkaido · Seasons and nature · Wed 19 to Sun 30 May 2027

Sapporo's start-of-summer festival among 400 blooming lilacs in Odori Park, with a Hokkaido wine garden, outdoor tea ceremonies and live music.

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May292027

Kamakura Hasedera Hydrangea Season

Kamakura, Kanagawa · Seasons and nature · Sat 29 May to Sun 27 Jun 2027

About 2,500 hydrangeas of 40 varieties on a hillside path above the sea at Kamakura's Hasedera.

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The full list is on the events calendar, filterable by month and region.