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The Bloom of Cherry Blossoms
The cherry blossoms usually bloom for only about a week after full-bloom. The small, round shape flowers flutter to the ground gracefully and the blossoms are said to be the most beautiful at their final stage. For many Japanese people, the blooming of the cherry trees symbolize human life, transience and nobleness. They celebrate and cherish their beauty while it lasts.

Cherry blooming forecast (date of first bloom) on 2010 Season  

Hirosaki Sapporo Nagasaki Nagasaki Hiroshima Osaka kannai_yamashitakoen Sendai Nagasaki Fukuoka Hiroshima Osaka Kyoto kannai_yamashitakoen Nagoya Tokyo
3 May. 2010
1 May. 2009
23 Apr. 2010
17 Apr. 2009
14 Mar. 2010
13 Mar. 2009
23 Mar. 2010
19 Mar. 2009
18 Mar.2010
19 Mar.2009
6 Apr. 2010
7 Apr. 2009
24 Mar. 2010
24 Mar. 2009
17 Mar. 2010
21 Mar. 2009
22 Mar. 2010
22 Mar. 2009
25 Mar. 2010
24 Mar. 2009
23 Mar. 2010
23 Mar. 2009

Source: Japan Weather Association (http://tenki.jp)
Note: The forecast is subject to change due to weather conditions.
*Dates in italic character show result of blooming.

Cherry blooming forecast in major cities (as of 17th March 2010)  
Prefecture(Hokkaido)
City / Area
Forecast of first bloom
Forecast of full bloom
Hokkaido Sapporo 3 May. 7 May.
Hokkaido Muroran 7 May. 12 May.
Hokkaido Hakodate 2 May. 6 May.
Prefecture(Tohoku)
City / Area
Forecast of first bloom
Forecast of full bloom
Aomori Aomori 23 Apr. 28 Apr.
Akita Akita 15 Apr. 20 Apr.
Iwate Morioka 19 Apr. 24 Apr.
Yamagata Yamagata 12 Apr. 16 Apr.
Miyagi Sendai 6 Apr. 11 Apr.
Fukushima Fukushima 5 Apr. 9 Apr.
Prefecture(Kanto/Koshin)
City / Area
Forecast of first bloom
Forecast of full bloom
Tokyo Central Tokyo 24 Mar. 1 Apr.
Chiba Choshi 28 Mar. 5 Apr.
Kanagawa Yokohama 23 Mar. 31 Mar.
Ibaraki Mito 30 Mar. 6 Apr.
Tochigi Utsunomiya 29 Mar. 5 Apr.
Gunma Maebashi 28 Mar. 4 Apr.
Saitama Kumagaya 25 Mar. 2 Apr.
Nagano Nagano 7 Apr. 11 Apr.
Yamanashi Kofu 22 Mar. 28 Mar.
Prefecture(Hokuriku)
City / Area
Forecast of first bloom
Forecast of full bloom
Niigata Niigata 7 Apr. 12 Apr.
Toyama Toyama 31 Mar. 5 Apr.
Ishikawa Kanazawa 30 Mar. 5 Apr.
Ishikawa Wajima 31 Mar. 6 Apr.
Fukui Fukui 31 Mar. 5 Apr.
Prefecture(Tokai)
City / Area
Forecast of first bloom
Forecast of full bloom
Aichi Nagoya 18 Mar. 28 Mar.
Shizuoka Shizuoka 17 Mar. 27 Mar.
Gifu Gifu 21 Mar. 30 Mar.
Mie Tsu 25 Mar. 1 Apr.
Prefecture(Kinki)
City / Area
Forecast of first bloom
Forecast of full bloom
Osaka Osaka 25 Mar. 3 Apr.
Shiga Hikone 30 Mar. 7 Apr.
Kyoto Kyoto 23 Mar. 1 Apr.
Kyoto Maizuru 28 Mar. 3 Apr.
Hyogo Kobe 23 Mar. 2 Apr.
Nara Nara 24 Mar. 31 Mar.
Wakayama Wakayama 19 Mar. 31 Mar.
Prefecture(Chugoku)
City / Area
Forecast of first bloom
Forecast of full bloom
Hiroshima Hiroshima 22 Mar. 1 Apr.
Okayama Okayama 25 Mar. 2 Apr.
Shimane Matsue 26 Mar. 4 Apr.
Tottori Tottori 25 Mar. 1 Apr.
Yamaguchi Shimonoseki 22 Mar. 2 Apr.
Prefecture(Shikoku)
City / Area
Forecast of first bloom
Forecast of full bloom
Kagawa Takamatsu 24 Mar. 2 Apr.
Tokushima Tokushima 23 Mar. 2 Apr.
Ehime Matsuyama 14 Mar. 25 Mar.
Kochi Kochi 10 Mar. 20 Mar.
Prefecture(Kyushu)
City / Area
Forecast of first bloom
Forecast of full bloom
Fukuoka Fukuoka 14 Mar. 25 Mar.
Oita Oita 17 Mar. 29 Mar.
Nagasaki Nagasaki 17 Mar. 29 Mar.
Saga Saga 20 Mar. 31 Mar.
Kumamoto Kumamoto 16 Mar. 27 Mar.
Miyazaki Miyazaki 17 Mar. 27 Mar.
Kagoshima Kagoshima 23 Mar. 2 Apr.

Source: Japan Weather Association (http://tenki.jp)
Note: The forecast is subject to change due to weather conditions.
*Dates in italic character show result of blooming.

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