Forecast Comment
Updated May 8, 2024
This year, in areas from Kanto westward, many locations experienced cherry blossoms blooming later than usual due to a slower rise in temperatures in March. In northern Japan, the blossoms bloomed earlier than usual.
This winter, there were fewer instances of cold air influx, and they did not last long, resulting in a mild winter. Consequently, the dormancy breaking was considered weak.
February had many significantly warm days, but there was a prolonged cold spell at the beginning of March. Although it warmed up in mid-March, it wasn't as warm as expected, which is believed to have delayed the growth of flower buds. April saw considerably high temperatures, causing the cherry blossoms in Hokkaido to bloom significantly earlier than usual.
First bloom / Full bloom Forecast
Kanto/Koshin
City | First bloom | Full bloom |
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Mito | 3/31 | 4/8 |
Utsunomiya | 3/31 | 4/11 |
Maebashi | 3/31 | 4/8 |
Kumagaya | 3/31 | 4/8 |
Tokyo | 3/29 | 4/4 |
Choshi | 4/1 | 4/7 |
Yokohama | 4/1 | 4/7 |
Nagano | 4/8 | 4/13 |
Kofu | 3/29 | 4/5 |
Tokai/Hokuriku
City | First bloom | Full bloom |
---|---|---|
Shizuoka | 3/30 | 4/8 |
Nagoya | 3/28 | 4/7 |
Gifu | 3/27 | 4/4 |
Tsu | 3/30 | 4/2 |
Niigata | 4/6 | 4/11 |
Toyama | 4/2 | 4/10 |
Kanazawa | 4/1 | 4/8 |
Fukui | 4/1 | 4/6 |
Kinki
City | First bloom | Full bloom |
---|---|---|
Hikone | 4/2 | 4/9 |
Kyoto | 3/29 | 4/5 |
Osaka | 3/30 | 4/6 |
Kobe | 4/1 | 4/7 |
Nara | 3/31 | 4/8 |
Wakayama | 3/30 | 4/3 |
Chugoku/Shikoku
City | First bloom | Full bloom |
---|---|---|
Okayama | 3/30 | 4/5 |
Hiroshima | 3/25 | 4/5 |
Matsue | 3/28 | 4/3 |
Tottori | 3/29 | 4/6 |
Takamatsu | 3/29 | 4/5 |
Tokushima | 4/1 | 4/6 |
Matsuyama | 3/27 | 4/5 |
Kochi | 3/23 | 3/31 |
Shimonoseki | 3/29 | 4/5 |
Kyushu
City | First bloom | Full bloom |
---|---|---|
Fukuoka | 3/27 | 4/2 |
Oita | 3/30 | 4/5 |
Nagasaki | 3/26 | 4/2 |
Saga | 3/29 | 4/2 |
Kumamoto | 3/26 | 4/2 |
Miyazaki | 3/25 | 4/3 |
Kagoshima | 3/29 | 4/12 |
Amami/Okinawa
City | First bloom | Full bloom |
---|---|---|
Naze | 1/17 | 2/2 |
Naha | 1/13 | 2/5 |
Minamidaitojima | 2/16 | --- |
Miyakojima | 1/5 | 2/2 |
Ishigakijima | 1/22 | --- |
Tohoku
City | First bloom | Full bloom |
---|---|---|
Aomori | 4/15 | 4/18 |
Akita | 4/10 | 4/14 |
Morioka | 4/12 | 4/14 |
Sendai | 4/2 | 4/9 |
Yamagata | 4/7 | 4/10 |
Fukushima | 4/3 | 4/7 |
Hokkaido
City | First bloom | Full bloom |
---|---|---|
Sapporo | 4/18 | 4/24 |
Wakkanai | 5/1 | 5/4 |
Asahikawa | 4/24 | 4/26 |
Abashiri | 4/28 | 4/30 |
Kushiro | 5/3 | 5/5 |
Obihiro | 4/23 | 4/26 |
Muroran | 4/26 | 4/28 |
Hakodate | 4/18 | 4/23 |
●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 2024 Schedule
1st | January 25th |
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2nd | February 1st |
3rd | February 8th |
4th | February 15th |
5th | February 22nd |
6th | February 29th |
After March 4th, 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.