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2016 Cherry Blossom Forecast for Japan!
Feb 13 | Evan | No Comments |
I can’t wait for the 2016 cherry blossom tour of Japan and things are looking good with the current cherry blossom forecast! The first cherry blossom forecast for the 2016 season in Japan has been released by the Japan Weather Association and Tenki.jp. While it’s still early and a lot can change, currently the forecast is for an average blooming year. Average blooming year doesn’t mean average quality of cherry blossoms, but means that currently the cherry blossoms are expected to start blooming around the average opening dates over the past years. JNTO, The Japan National Tourist Organization has a great map and list that shows lot’s of cities and their current forecast for cherry blossoms and average dates. If you can handle Japanese or okay with google translate and clicking around, weathermap.jp has a nice interactive map by clicking on the dates. If you just want the quick version, here are the current forecasted dates for cherry blossoms to start blooming in many cities in Japan with full bloom estimated to be about a week or so after.
Fukuoka | March 25
Matsuyama | March 28
Hiroshima | March 29
Miyajima | March 29
Kyoto | March 29
Osaka | March 29
Nara | March 28
Nagoya | March 26
Tokyo | March 26
Yokohama | March 28
Kanazawa | April 4
Sendai | April 9
***Updated February 18th***
Fukuoka | March 24
Matsuyama | March 27
Hiroshima | March 28
Miyajima | March 28
Kyoto | March 28
Osaka | March 29
Nara | March 29
Nagoya | March 26
Tokyo | March 26
Yokohama | March 26
Kanazawa | April 4
Sendai | April 9
***Updated February 24th***
Fukuoka | March 25
Matsuyama | March 27
Hiroshima | March 28
Miyajima | March 28
Kyoto | March 28
Osaka | March 28
Nara | March 28
Nagoya | March 25
Tokyo | March 25
Yokohama | March 27
Kanazawa | April 3
Sendai | April 8
***Updated March 9th*** Most places looking early at this point!
Fukuoka | March 22
Matsuyama | March 25
Hiroshima | March 27
Miyajima | March 27
Kyoto | March 25
Osaka | March 25
Nara | March 25
Nagoya | March 22
Tokyo | March 21
Yokohama | March 23
Kanazawa | March 31
Sendai | April 6
Keep in mind that these dates are for the yoshino variety of cherry blossom trees and there are many different kinds of cherry blossoms that bloom at different times throughout Japan!
