When will the cherry blossoms be out on your trip?

Enter your travel dates. We check 58 Japanese cities against 30 years of official bloom records from the Japan Meteorological Agency.

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How it works: for each of the last 30 years, we check whether the blossoms (first bloom to about a week after full bloom) or the autumn colors (color change to leaf fall) overlapped your dates. This is history, not a forecast — use it to pick cities and dates with the best odds.

Cherry blossoms: typical dates

CityFirst bloomFull bloom
NahaJan 16Feb 4
FukuokaMar 22Mar 31
NagoyaMar 24Apr 2
TokyoMar 24Mar 31
HiroshimaMar 25Apr 3
KyotoMar 26Apr 4
OsakaMar 27Apr 4
SendaiApr 8Apr 13
AomoriApr 22Apr 26
SapporoMay 1May 6

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Autumn leaves: typical dates

CityMaple turns redGinkgo turns yellow
SapporoOct 28Nov 4
AomoriNov 13Nov 2
SendaiNov 21Nov 23
HiroshimaNov 22Nov 15
NagoyaNov 28Nov 18
TokyoNov 28Nov 23
OsakaDec 1Nov 22
FukuokaDec 1Nov 20
KyotoDec 5Nov 24

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Source: Japan Meteorological Agency (processed by Japan Bloom Calendar). Typical dates are 1991–2020 normals. About the data