Latest Japan cherry blossom forecast 2019

According to the Japan Weather Association forecasts, the cherry blossoms are expected to bloom a bit earlier than usual in 2019. In Tokyo they are now expected to open around March 22nd. Be sure to check out our guidebooks for where to go on a budget any time of the year. Remember that the cherry blossoms usually only stay in full bloom for a week or two after full bloom. Here are the latest forecasts:

City forecasts

Tokyo and Kanto

City	First bloom	Full bloom
Tokyo	22nd March	30th March
Yokohama	22nd March	1st April

Osaka, Kyoto and Kansai

City	First bloom	Full bloom
Osaka	25th March	2nd April
Kyoto	23rd March	1st April
Kobe	26th March	5th April
Nara	25th March	1st April
Wakayama (Koyasan)	22nd March	1st April

Japanese Alps and central Honshu

City	First bloom	Full bloom
Nagano	8th April	13th April
Nagoya	21st March	30th March
Gifu	21st March	30th March
Kanazawa	1st April	7th April

Kyushu

City	First bloom	Full bloom
Fukuoka	19th March	29th March
Kumamoto	20th March	30th March
Nagasaki	21st March	31st March
Beppu	21st March	2nd April
Miyasaki	21st March	31st March
Kagoshima	25th March	3rd April

Chugoku

City	First bloom	Full bloom
Tottori	24th March	1st April
Matsue	25th March	2nd April
Okayama	25th March	1st April
Hiroshima	22nd March	31st March

Hokkaido

City	First bloom	Full bloom
Sapporo	29th April	3rd May
Hakodate	28th April	1st May
Asahikawa	3rd May	5th May
Kushiro	14th May	17th May
Abashiri	8th May	11th May

Tohoku

City	First bloom	Full bloom
Akita	18th April	20th April
Sendai	7th April	12th April
Yamagata	13th April	17th April

Shikoku

City	First bloom	Full bloom
Takamatsu	25th March	3rd April
Tokushima	27th March	5th April
Matsuyama	21st March	1st April
Kochi	18th March	27th March

Okinawa

City	First bloom	Full bloom
Naha	10th January	Already finished
Miyokojima	7th January	Already finished
Ishigakijima	16th January	Already finished

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