2017 Japan Cherry Blossom Forecast
Latest news: 2017 Japan cherry blossom first forecast has finally been published by Weathermap! According to Weathermap, Somei Yoshino (Yoshino cherry), the most popular sakura variety, will start blooming on March 26 in Tokyo, March 29 in Kyoto, March 25 in Fukuoka, and March 29 in Osaka.
Cherry Blossom viewing (Hanami) season has arrived to many areas in southern part of Japan. It means sooner or later, most of the top hanami spots that are located around Japan would welcome sakura flowers. The map shown below indicates how the cherry blossom viewing season (Hanami) of Japan for 2017 goes upward (Hokkaido) from the lower elevations (Okinawa). Every year, Japan’s first cherry blossoms appear in Okinawa (southern Japan) then move northwards to Hokkaido by early May.
The average time for appearing cherry blossom may vary depending on the weather conditions. You better keep an eye on this year cherry blossom forecast for 2017 in order to catch all the action of sakura in different regions of Japan. If somehow you miss hanami in Tokyo or Kyoto, I suggest you to head to the Tohoku and Hokkaido regions. Hopefully, you won’t miss any of the hanami spots you desire to visit in 2017.
Place Estimated Average First Bloom Estimated Average Full Bloom
Okinawa Mid January Second Week of February
Kagoshima Late March (30-03-2017) Mid April (06 to 14 April)
Nagasaki Late March (26-03-2017) Early April (02 to 10 April)
Fukouka Late March (25-03-2017) Early April (02 to 10 April)
Matsuyama Late March (27-03-2017) Early April (04 to 12 April)
Hiroshima Late March (28-03-2017) Early April (03 to 11 April)
Kyoto Late March (29-03-2017) Early April (04 to 12 April)
Osaka Late March (29-03-2017) Early April (04 to 12 April)
Shizuoka Late March (29-03-2017) Early April (02 to 10 April)
Nagoya Late March (26-03-2017) Early April (02 to 10 April)
Yokohama Late March (26-03-2017) Early April (02 to 10 April)
Kanazawa Early April (04-04-2017) Mid April (08 to 16 April)
Tokyo Late March (26-03-2017) Early April (02 to 10 April)
Nara Late March (29-03-2017) Early April (04 to 12 April)
Niigata Early April (07-04-2017) Mid April (12 to 18 April)
Nagano Early April (08-04-2017) Mid April (11 to 20 April)
Fukushima Early April (08-04-2017) Mid April (10 to 18 April)
Sendai Early April (08-04-2017) Mid April (14 to 22 April)
Aomori April 22, 2017 April 26 to May 04, 2017
Akita Mid April (18-04-2017) April 22 to 26, 2017
Iwate Mid April (14-04-2017) April 18 to 24, 2017
Matsumae Late April (26-04-2017) Early May (01 to 10 May)
Hakodate Late April (29-04-2017) Early May (02 to 09 May)
Sapporo Early May (02-05-2017) Early May (04 to 12 May)
Please visit: http://sakura.weathermap.jp/ to get the latest and breaking news on 2017 cherry blossom forecast of Japan.