When do cherry blossoms bloom in Kanazawa?

In Kanazawa (Ishikawa), cherry blossoms typically start blooming around April 3 and reach full bloom around April 8, based on the Japan Meteorological Agency's 1991–2020 normals.

Typical first bloomApril 3
Typical full bloomApril 8
Typical viewing windowApr 3 – Apr 15 (petals usually stay about a week after full bloom)
Earliest first bloom on recordMarch 23 (2023)
Latest first bloom on recordApril 17 (1984)
2025 first bloomMarch 29
2025 full bloomApril 6

Over the last 10 years, first bloom has come about 9 days earlier than the 1961–1990 average.

Bloom dates by year

Kanazawa: cherry blossom dates, 1953–2025
Mar 21Mar 31Apr 10Apr 2019601970198019902000201020201953: Apr 2 (First bloom)1954: Apr 1 (First bloom)1955: Apr 1 (First bloom)1956: Apr 11 (First bloom)1957: Apr 8 (First bloom)1958: Apr 1 (First bloom)1959: Mar 27 (First bloom)1960: Mar 30 (First bloom)1961: Apr 6 (First bloom)1962: Apr 7 (First bloom)1963: Apr 10 (First bloom)1964: Apr 7 (First bloom)1965: Apr 13 (First bloom)1966: Apr 4 (First bloom)1967: Apr 5 (First bloom)1968: Apr 8 (First bloom)1969: Apr 10 (First bloom)1970: Apr 16 (First bloom)1971: Apr 9 (First bloom)1972: Apr 5 (First bloom)1973: Apr 6 (First bloom)1974: Apr 10 (First bloom)1975: Apr 8 (First bloom)1976: Apr 5 (First bloom)1977: Apr 6 (First bloom)1978: Apr 11 (First bloom)1979: Mar 30 (First bloom)1980: Apr 7 (First bloom)1981: Apr 8 (First bloom)1982: Apr 2 (First bloom)1983: Apr 8 (First bloom)1984: Apr 18 (First bloom)1985: Apr 7 (First bloom)1986: Apr 10 (First bloom)1987: Mar 30 (First bloom)1988: Apr 13 (First bloom)1989: Mar 26 (First bloom)1990: Mar 28 (First bloom)1991: Apr 7 (First bloom)1992: Apr 3 (First bloom)1993: Apr 2 (First bloom)1994: Apr 11 (First bloom)1995: Apr 8 (First bloom)1996: Apr 12 (First bloom)1997: Apr 2 (First bloom)1998: Mar 31 (First bloom)1999: Apr 1 (First bloom)2000: Apr 8 (First bloom)2001: Apr 2 (First bloom)2002: Mar 26 (First bloom)2003: Apr 3 (First bloom)2004: Mar 29 (First bloom)2005: Apr 7 (First bloom)2006: Apr 6 (First bloom)2007: Mar 29 (First bloom)2008: Apr 3 (First bloom)2009: Apr 3 (First bloom)2010: Apr 1 (First bloom)2011: Apr 7 (First bloom)2012: Apr 11 (First bloom)2013: Mar 30 (First bloom)2014: Apr 1 (First bloom)2015: Mar 31 (First bloom)2016: Mar 31 (First bloom)2017: Apr 4 (First bloom)2018: Mar 29 (First bloom)2019: Apr 1 (First bloom)2020: Mar 27 (First bloom)2021: Mar 23 (First bloom)2022: Mar 30 (First bloom)2023: Mar 23 (First bloom)2024: Apr 2 (First bloom)2025: Mar 29 (First bloom)1953: Apr 10 (Full bloom)1954: Apr 5 (Full bloom)1955: Apr 8 (Full bloom)1956: Apr 16 (Full bloom)1957: Apr 16 (Full bloom)1958: Apr 8 (Full bloom)1959: Apr 1 (Full bloom)1960: Apr 6 (Full bloom)1961: Apr 10 (Full bloom)1962: Apr 11 (Full bloom)1963: Apr 14 (Full bloom)1964: Apr 14 (Full bloom)1965: Apr 18 (Full bloom)1966: Apr 10 (Full bloom)1967: Apr 9 (Full bloom)1968: Apr 14 (Full bloom)1969: Apr 13 (Full bloom)1970: Apr 19 (Full bloom)1971: Apr 12 (Full bloom)1972: Apr 8 (Full bloom)1973: Apr 10 (Full bloom)1974: Apr 14 (Full bloom)1975: Apr 12 (Full bloom)1976: Apr 15 (Full bloom)1977: Apr 11 (Full bloom)1978: Apr 15 (Full bloom)1979: Apr 7 (Full bloom)1980: Apr 11 (Full bloom)1981: Apr 13 (Full bloom)1982: Apr 6 (Full bloom)1983: Apr 11 (Full bloom)1984: Apr 21 (Full bloom)1985: Apr 11 (Full bloom)1986: Apr 14 (Full bloom)1987: Apr 6 (Full bloom)1988: Apr 18 (Full bloom)1989: Apr 2 (Full bloom)1990: Apr 2 (Full bloom)1991: Apr 11 (Full bloom)1992: Apr 8 (Full bloom)1993: Apr 16 (Full bloom)1994: Apr 14 (Full bloom)1995: Apr 12 (Full bloom)1996: Apr 18 (Full bloom)1997: Apr 8 (Full bloom)1998: Apr 7 (Full bloom)1999: Apr 7 (Full bloom)2000: Apr 13 (Full bloom)2001: Apr 7 (Full bloom)2002: Apr 1 (Full bloom)2003: Apr 9 (Full bloom)2004: Apr 2 (Full bloom)2005: Apr 11 (Full bloom)2006: Apr 12 (Full bloom)2007: Apr 9 (Full bloom)2008: Apr 7 (Full bloom)2009: Apr 10 (Full bloom)2010: Apr 6 (Full bloom)2011: Apr 12 (Full bloom)2012: Apr 14 (Full bloom)2013: Apr 5 (Full bloom)2014: Apr 7 (Full bloom)2015: Apr 4 (Full bloom)2016: Apr 5 (Full bloom)2017: Apr 8 (Full bloom)2018: Apr 3 (Full bloom)2019: Apr 6 (Full bloom)2020: Apr 2 (Full bloom)2021: Mar 29 (Full bloom)2022: Apr 5 (Full bloom)2023: Mar 30 (Full bloom)2024: Apr 9 (Full bloom)2025: Apr 6 (Full bloom)

● First bloom▲ Full bloom┄ 1991–2020 normal

Recent years

YearFirst bloomFull bloom
2025Mar 29Apr 6
2024Apr 1Apr 8
2023Mar 23Mar 30
2022Mar 30Apr 5
2021Mar 23Mar 29
2020Mar 26Apr 1
2019Apr 1Apr 6
2018Mar 29Apr 3
2017Apr 4Apr 8
2016Mar 30Apr 4
2015Mar 31Apr 4
2014Apr 1Apr 7
2013Mar 30Apr 5
2012Apr 10Apr 13
2011Apr 7Apr 12

Planning a trip?

Bloom dates move by a week or more from year to year. Use the trip planner to see which cities had blossoms out on your travel dates in each of the last 30 years.

Other cities in Chubu

  • Nagoya — typical first bloom Mar 24
  • Shizuoka — typical first bloom Mar 24
  • Gifu — typical first bloom Mar 25
  • Kofu — typical first bloom Mar 25
  • Fukui — typical first bloom Apr 1
  • Toyama — typical first bloom Apr 3

Source: Japan Meteorological Agency phenological observations (processed by Japan Bloom Calendar). These are historical records and averages, not a forecast. About the data