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Late February - Late March every year (tentative)
Ibaraki
Late April - Early May every year (tentative)
Saga
Early May - Late May every year (tentative)
Hiroshima
Early May every year (tentative)
Kanagawa
Shizuoka
Early August every year (tentative)
Mid-August every year (tentative)
Tottori
Hyogo
Okayama
Every year on August 15/16
Kumamoto
Mid-April every year (tentative)
Late April every year (tentative)
Kochi
Toyama
Late March every year (tentative)
Nagasaki
Early to mid-April *Timings may differ depending on the state of bloom of the cherry trees.
Miyagi
Held on May 3 and 4 every year (scheduled)
Kagawa
May 19–21 every year
Fukui
April 1 to the following Sunday every year *There are irregularities
Oita
Early April every year (tentative)
Gumma
Mie
Late July every year (tentative)
Aichi
Early April–End May every year (tentative) *The best time to see nemophila is from mid-April to early May
Spring Takayama Festival (Sanno Festival) Mid-April every year (tentative) [Autumn Festival (Hachiman Festival) Early October every year (tentative)
Gifu
Third week in April every year
Miyazaki
April 20–May 5 every year
Akita
Yamagata
May 2–4 every year
Yamaguchi
Mid-May every year (tentative)
Tokyo
The weekend preceding May 15 every year
May 17 and 18 every year
Tochigi
Third Sunday of May every year and the day before
Mid-July every year (tentative)
Fukuoka
Okinawa
Every year from August 5 to 14 (scheduled)
Nara
6th, 7th and 8th of August every year
Every year from August 12 to 15
Tokushima
Every year on August 26 and 27
Yamanashi
March 3 every year
Wakayama
End March–Early April *Timings may differ depending on the state of bloom of the cherry trees
Niigata
Early April - Mid April every year
Nagano
The first Saturday and Sunday of April every year
The first Sunday of April every year.
Shimane
April 9–17 every year
Shiga
April 19 and 20 every year
April 21–May 5 every year (May change depending on the flowering status of the cherry trees)
Aomori
One day in late March or early April (March 3 according to the old calendar)
Ishikawa
Kagoshima
Every last weekend and Monday of May (from 2024)
Fukushima
Early June - Mid-June every year (tentative)
Hokkaido
Every year from June 7 to 17
Every year from early July to October
July 1 - 5 every year
Early July every year (tentative)
Chiba
Summer festival: The Friday, Saturday and Sunday after July 10 Autumn festival: The Friday, Saturday and Sunday that surround the second Saturday in October.
Every year from July 20 to 22
Saitama
Every year on the Friday to Sunday that includes the fourth Saturday of July.
Friday - Sunday, including the fourth weekend in July every year
July 22, 23 and 24
Ehime
Weekend immediately after Marine Day every year
July 24 and 25 every year
Osaka
Every year from August 1 to 4
Iwate
Every year from August 2 to 7
Every year on August 2/3
Every year for the three days of Friday to Sunday in the first week of August.
Every year on the first Friday to Sunday of August
Every year on the first Sunday of August and the day before.
Every year from August 5 to 7
First Saturday in August
Early August - Mid-August every year (tentative)
Every year on August 12 to 14
Every year on August 13
Late August every year (tentative)
September 1 to 3 every year
Every year on the first Sunday or national holiday after September 16
Every year on September 15 and for three days with Respect for the Aged Day as the last days.
Late September every year (tentative)
Sunday in early October (the day before the second Monday)
Early October - Mid-October every year (tentative)
Every year for three days from October 7 to 9
October 8 to 10 (fixed dates every year)
Early October every year (tentative)
Every year for the 3 days of the Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the second week of October
The third Sunday of October every year, and the day before.
Every year in the second week of October
Mid-October every year (tentative)
Every year on October 14/15
Every year for three days with the second Sunday in October as the last day.
Every year from October 16 to 18
Second Saturday/Sunday in October each year.
Held the Saturday and Sunday of the Sports Day long weekend every October
Late October - Late November every year (tentative)
Every year for the 3 days of the Friday, Saturday and Sunday that are closest to October 25
Every year on the last Sunday of October
Late October - Early November every year (tentative)
November 1–30 every year
Every year on the first Saturday/Sunday of November
Every year on November 2/3
Second Saturday in November each year
The Friday to Sunday of the third week of November each year.
Late November to February 12
November 22-24 each year.
Every year on the fourth Saturday in November.
Early December - Late December every year (tentative)
Every year on December 2 to 3
Every year on January 7
January 9 to 11 every year
Every year on January 9 to 11
Every year on January 15
Every year on January 20
Late January - Mid-February every year (tentative)
Early February every year (tentative)
Late January - Mid-February every year
Early February - Mid-February every year (tentative)
Early February - Early March every year (tentative)
Every year from February 17 to 20
Every year on February 13 to 14
February 15 and 16 each year
Every year around February
Every year on the third Saturday in February
Mid-February - Early April every year (tentative)
Mid-late February every year (tentative)
Late February - Early March every year (tentative)
Late February every year (tentative)
Every year on the 2nd Saturday/Sunday of February
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