First 2015 Cherry Blossom Forecast for Japan Released

Jan 24 | Evan | No Comments |

Cherry blossom season is probably my favorite time of year to experience Japan but it’s not always exactly the dates for year to year.  The first cherry blossom forecast for 2015 of Japan’s cherry blossom season has been released by weathermap.jp! As with all forecasts, they are best guesses and will certainly be updated from now until the start of the 2015 cherry blossom season. Cherry blossoms, or sakura in Japanese, are particular fragile and even if the opening date is correct, weather, hard rain or strong winds can reduce the peak period or full bloom time that is best to view the cherry blossoms.

It is still early, but right now, the general forecast is slightly ahead of the average first bloom and full bloom dates for the 2015 cherry blossom season. For more information on the average blooming dates of cherry blossom trees in Japan and best places to view cherry blossoms, take a look at japan-guide.com or JNTO.

Here are the current estimates for the opening blooms of cherry blossom trees in Japan for 2015, with full bloom expected to be around a week or so after:

Fukuoka | March 22
Matsuyama | March 24
Hiroshima | March 26
Miyajima | March 26
Kyoto | March 27
Osaka | March 27
Nara | March 29
Nagoya | March 24
Tokyo | March 24
Yokohama | March 24
Kanazawa | April 3

Updated February 4th, 2015 as the Japan Weather Association has released their first cherry blossom forecast for 2015 Spring season.

Fukuoka | March 21
Matsuyama | March 23
Hiroshima | March 25
Miyajima | March 25
Kyoto | March 27
Osaka | March 27
Nara | March 28
Nagoya | March 25
Tokyo | March 26
Yokohama | March 27
Kanazawa | April 4
Sendai | April 12
Hakodate | May 2
Sapporo | May 5

Updated February 19th, 2015 as Sakura Map has updated their cherry blossom forecast for 2015 sakura season. Just a reminder that these dates are the estimated opening date for cherry blossoms and full bloom should be around a week or so after.

Fukuoka | March 22
Matsuyama | March 25
Hiroshima | March 27
Miyajima | March 27
Kyoto | March 28
Osaka | March 27
Nara | March 29
Nagoya | March 25
Tokyo | March 26
Yokohama | March 26
Kanazawa | April 4
Sendai | April 10
Hakodate | May 2 (Sakura Map didn’t release yet, this is JMA’s forecast)
Sapporo | May 5 (Sakura Map didn’t release yet, this is JMA’s forecast)

Japan Photo Guide and PhotoSafari.ru Photography Tour of Japan

Feb 02 | Evan | No Comments |

I am excited to announce I will be working with Dmitry from PhotoSafari.ru for an upcoming guided photography tour of Japan in the Autumn of 2013!  Dmitry leads photography tours for Russians all over the world and I am honored that he asked me to accompany him to Japan as his Japan specialist.  If you can speak Russian, you are welcome to join us!  We will be traveling all over Japan, including Tokyo, Hokkaido, Kyoto, Kamikochi and more!  If not, while I am accepting requests for private custom tours to Japan in the Spring and Summer of 2013, my fall dates are mostly booked.  Please contact me to see if I am available for the dates you want to travel to Japan with Japan Photo Guide! 

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