4/15
3/26
3/27
3/14
3/17
3/19
3/18
Forecast Comment
Updated Mar 6, 2023
This year's cherry blossoms will bloom earlier than usual, and it is likely that there will be places where the cherry blossoms will bloom earlier than usual.
First bloom / Full bloom Forecast
Kanto/Koshin
| City | First bloom | Full bloom |
|---|---|---|
| Mito | 3/20 | 3/27 |
| Utsunomiya | 3/20 | 3/30 |
| Maebashi | 3/18 | 3/24 |
| Kumagaya | 3/17 | 3/26 |
| Tokyo | 3/14 | 3/22 |
| Choshi | 3/22 | 3/30 |
| Yokohama | 3/15 | 3/25 |
| Nagano | 3/28 | 4/3 |
| Kofu | 3/17 | 3/24 |
Tokai/Hokuriku
| City | First bloom | Full bloom |
|---|---|---|
| Shizuoka | 3/19 | 3/29 |
| Nagoya | 3/17 | 3/27 |
| Gifu | 3/16 | 3/23 |
| Tsu | 3/22 | 3/27 |
| Niigata | 3/27 | 3/31 |
| Toyama | 3/22 | 3/27 |
| Kanazawa | 3/23 | 3/30 |
| Fukui | 3/22 | 3/27 |
Kinki
| City | First bloom | Full bloom |
|---|---|---|
| Hikone | 3/23 | 3/30 |
| Kyoto | 3/17 | 3/24 |
| Osaka | 3/19 | 3/27 |
| Kobe | 3/24 | 3/31 |
| Nara | 3/20 | 3/27 |
| Wakayama | 3/20 | 3/25 |
Chugoku/Shikoku
| City | First bloom | Full bloom |
|---|---|---|
| Okayama | 3/22 | 3/27 |
| Hiroshima | 3/19 | 3/28 |
| Matsue | 3/20 | 3/27 |
| Tottori | 3/19 | 3/24 |
| Takamatsu | 3/22 | 3/29 |
| Tokushima | 3/23 | 3/31 |
| Matsuyama | 3/18 | 3/28 |
| Kochi | 3/17 | 3/24 |
| Shimonoseki | 3/22 | 3/31 |
Kyushu
| City | First bloom | Full bloom |
|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka | 3/18 | 3/26 |
| Oita | 3/24 | 4/3 |
| Nagasaki | 3/21 | 3/30 |
| Saga | 3/22 | 3/31 |
| Kumamoto | 3/22 | 3/29 |
| Miyazaki | 3/19 | 3/30 |
| Kagoshima | 3/24 | 4/5 |
Amami/Okinawa
| City | First bloom | Full bloom |
|---|---|---|
| Naze | 1/20 | 2/1 |
| Naha | 1/7 | 1/30 |
| Minamidaitojima | 2/7 | --- |
| Miyakojima | 1/15 | 2/3 |
| Ishigakijima | 2/3 | --- |
Tohoku
| City | First bloom | Full bloom |
|---|---|---|
| Aomori | 4/7 | 4/11 |
| Akita | 4/4 | 4/7 |
| Morioka | 4/3 | 4/6 |
| Sendai | 3/26 | 3/31 |
| Yamagata | 3/31 | 4/5 |
| Fukushima | 3/24 | 3/28 |
Hokkaido
| City | First bloom | Full bloom |
|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 4/15 | 4/21 |
| Wakkanai | 5/3 | 5/5 |
| Asahikawa | 4/25 | 4/28 |
| Abashiri | 4/28 | 5/1 |
| Kushiro | 5/1 | 5/4 |
| Obihiro | 4/20 | 4/22 |
| Muroran | 4/21 | 4/27 |
| Hakodate | 4/14 | 4/20 |
●The colored places indicate points which already have passed first or full bloom.
* Okinawa and Amami regions are areas where forecasts are not provided.
* Hokkaido (Wakkanai, Asahikawa, Abashiri, Obihiro, Kushiro) has a different species of cherry blossom trees - Ezoyamazakuara.
About WeatherMap Cherry Blossom Forecast
Cherry Blossom Forecast 2023 Schedule
| 1st | January 26th |
|---|---|
| 2nd | February 2nd |
| 3rd | February 9th |
| 4th | February 16th |
After March 2nd, we will update the first bloom and full bloom reports every day and provide forecasts every Monday and Thursday.
Blossom Criteria
- First bloom
- it means observation trees have 5 to 6 flowers that have bloomed.
- Full bloom
- it means 80% of the observation tree flowers have bloomed.
The forecast is based on the bloom timeline of the official observation tree.
We forecast the "Date of First Bloom" and "Date of Full Bloom" according to these meanings, which are the same with JMA's observation rules.
On average, tree fully blooms a week after first bloom.
Forecast Criteria
The forecast is based on the bloom timeline of the official observation trees that are located at the 58 Japan Meteorological Agency offices across the country.
We release the forecast for 53 points in Japan except for Amami and Okinawa regions where there are no official observation trees available.