When do cherry blossoms bloom in Yamagata?

In Yamagata, cherry blossoms typically start blooming around April 13 and reach full bloom around April 18, based on the Japan Meteorological Agency's 1991–2020 normals.

Typical first bloomApril 13
Typical full bloomApril 18
Typical viewing windowApr 13 – Apr 25 (petals usually stay about a week after full bloom)
Earliest first bloom on recordMarch 31 (2023)
Latest first bloom on recordApril 29 (1984)
2025 first bloomApril 9
2025 full bloomApril 14

Over the last 10 years, first bloom has come about 11 days earlier than the 1961–1990 average.

Bloom dates by year

Yamagata: cherry blossom dates, 1953–2025
Mar 31Apr 10Apr 20Apr 3019601970198019902000201020201953: Apr 19 (First bloom)1954: Apr 13 (First bloom)1955: Apr 12 (First bloom)1956: Apr 19 (First bloom)1957: Apr 20 (First bloom)1958: Apr 17 (First bloom)1959: Apr 9 (First bloom)1960: Apr 18 (First bloom)1961: Apr 17 (First bloom)1962: Apr 16 (First bloom)1963: Apr 15 (First bloom)1964: Apr 15 (First bloom)1965: Apr 26 (First bloom)1966: Apr 15 (First bloom)1967: Apr 18 (First bloom)1968: Apr 15 (First bloom)1969: Apr 20 (First bloom)1970: Apr 24 (First bloom)1971: Apr 16 (First bloom)1972: Apr 13 (First bloom)1973: Apr 16 (First bloom)1974: Apr 24 (First bloom)1975: Apr 17 (First bloom)1976: Apr 19 (First bloom)1977: Apr 15 (First bloom)1978: Apr 23 (First bloom)1979: Apr 12 (First bloom)1980: Apr 22 (First bloom)1981: Apr 21 (First bloom)1982: Apr 16 (First bloom)1983: Apr 14 (First bloom)1984: Apr 30 (First bloom)1985: Apr 19 (First bloom)1986: Apr 20 (First bloom)1987: Apr 15 (First bloom)1988: Apr 21 (First bloom)1989: Apr 7 (First bloom)1990: Apr 9 (First bloom)1991: Apr 12 (First bloom)1992: Apr 13 (First bloom)1993: Apr 16 (First bloom)1994: Apr 15 (First bloom)1995: Apr 17 (First bloom)1996: Apr 25 (First bloom)1997: Apr 13 (First bloom)1998: Apr 11 (First bloom)1999: Apr 14 (First bloom)2000: Apr 20 (First bloom)2001: Apr 12 (First bloom)2002: Apr 3 (First bloom)2003: Apr 14 (First bloom)2004: Apr 11 (First bloom)2005: Apr 19 (First bloom)2006: Apr 18 (First bloom)2007: Apr 13 (First bloom)2008: Apr 13 (First bloom)2009: Apr 11 (First bloom)2010: Apr 19 (First bloom)2011: Apr 18 (First bloom)2012: Apr 24 (First bloom)2013: Apr 15 (First bloom)2014: Apr 14 (First bloom)2015: Apr 10 (First bloom)2016: Apr 7 (First bloom)2017: Apr 14 (First bloom)2018: Apr 4 (First bloom)2019: Apr 12 (First bloom)2020: Apr 4 (First bloom)2021: Apr 2 (First bloom)2022: Apr 11 (First bloom)2023: Mar 31 (First bloom)2024: Apr 8 (First bloom)2025: Apr 9 (First bloom)1953: Apr 27 (Full bloom)1954: Apr 18 (Full bloom)1955: Apr 15 (Full bloom)1956: Apr 22 (Full bloom)1957: Apr 27 (Full bloom)1958: Apr 23 (Full bloom)1959: Apr 16 (Full bloom)1960: Apr 25 (Full bloom)1961: Apr 21 (Full bloom)1962: Apr 22 (Full bloom)1963: Apr 17 (Full bloom)1964: Apr 18 (Full bloom)1965: May 2 (Full bloom)1966: Apr 22 (Full bloom)1967: Apr 24 (Full bloom)1968: Apr 22 (Full bloom)1969: Apr 24 (Full bloom)1970: Apr 28 (Full bloom)1971: Apr 23 (Full bloom)1972: Apr 18 (Full bloom)1973: Apr 21 (Full bloom)1974: Apr 28 (Full bloom)1975: Apr 22 (Full bloom)1976: Apr 24 (Full bloom)1977: Apr 22 (Full bloom)1978: Apr 27 (Full bloom)1979: Apr 20 (Full bloom)1980: Apr 28 (Full bloom)1981: Apr 26 (Full bloom)1982: Apr 21 (Full bloom)1983: Apr 18 (Full bloom)1984: May 5 (Full bloom)1985: Apr 22 (Full bloom)1986: Apr 24 (Full bloom)1987: Apr 18 (Full bloom)1988: Apr 28 (Full bloom)1989: Apr 13 (Full bloom)1990: Apr 12 (Full bloom)1991: Apr 17 (Full bloom)1992: Apr 17 (Full bloom)1993: Apr 20 (Full bloom)1994: Apr 18 (Full bloom)1995: Apr 21 (Full bloom)1996: Apr 26 (Full bloom)1997: Apr 19 (Full bloom)1998: Apr 13 (Full bloom)1999: Apr 18 (Full bloom)2000: Apr 25 (Full bloom)2001: Apr 15 (Full bloom)2002: Apr 6 (Full bloom)2003: Apr 17 (Full bloom)2004: Apr 14 (Full bloom)2005: Apr 23 (Full bloom)2006: Apr 23 (Full bloom)2007: Apr 19 (Full bloom)2008: Apr 17 (Full bloom)2009: Apr 13 (Full bloom)2010: Apr 25 (Full bloom)2011: Apr 25 (Full bloom)2012: Apr 27 (Full bloom)2013: Apr 19 (Full bloom)2014: Apr 17 (Full bloom)2015: Apr 15 (Full bloom)2016: Apr 11 (Full bloom)2017: Apr 17 (Full bloom)2018: Apr 11 (Full bloom)2019: Apr 17 (Full bloom)2020: Apr 10 (Full bloom)2021: Apr 5 (Full bloom)2022: Apr 13 (Full bloom)2023: Apr 5 (Full bloom)2024: Apr 11 (Full bloom)2025: Apr 14 (Full bloom)

● First bloom▲ Full bloom┄ 1991–2020 normal

Recent years

YearFirst bloomFull bloom
2025Apr 9Apr 14
2024Apr 7Apr 10
2023Mar 31Apr 5
2022Apr 11Apr 13
2021Apr 2Apr 5
2020Apr 3Apr 9
2019Apr 12Apr 17
2018Apr 4Apr 11
2017Apr 14Apr 17
2016Apr 6Apr 10
2015Apr 10Apr 15
2014Apr 14Apr 17
2013Apr 15Apr 19
2012Apr 23Apr 26
2011Apr 18Apr 25

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 Tohoku

  • Fukushima — typical first bloom Apr 7
  • Sendai — typical first bloom Apr 8
  • Akita — typical first bloom Apr 17
  • Morioka — typical first bloom Apr 18
  • Aomori — typical first bloom Apr 22

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