Updated 2020 Cherry Blossom/ Sakura Forecast in Japan such as Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Hokkaido, etc.

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UPDATE 2020:
2020 Cherry Blossom Forecast source is from Japan Meteorological Corporation https://n-kishou.com/corp/news-contents/sakura/?lang=en

In 2020, it is predicted that cherry blossoms are going to bloom earlier than usual at many areas in Japan. For major cities like Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto will be on full bloom in the last week of March 2020. AnakJajan highly recommend you to DOWNLOAD APP called “Sakura Navi” in App Store or Google Play to get the updated info since the blooming date will keep changing due to unpredictable weather.

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For your reference, you can check the forecast from previous years too (2019 & 2018) below

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Forecast 2019:
2019 Cherry Blossom Forecast source is from Japan Meteorological Corporation https://n-kishou.com/corp/news-contents/sakura/?lang=en

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Besides the best time, you would want to visit the best spots to see the blooms, so after reading this post, you can check following links:
❥ BEST SPOTS TO SEE CHERRY BLOSSOMS IN TOKYO
❥ BEST SPOTS TO SEE CHERRY BLOSSOMS IN OSAKA
❥ COMPLETE JAPAN TRAVEL GUIDES & TIPS

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2018 Forecast

Japan is one of our most favorite countries, after experiencing Japan in 4 different seasons and we gotta say that SPRING is 100% OUR MOST FAVORITE SEASON there. It’s just so magical and romantic with all the blooms.

The MAIN KEY for successful Sakura/ Cherry Blossom viewing trip is a thorough research/ planning since Cherry Blossoms have short life span of about 10 days ONLY. AnakJajan know you would want to visit Japan during Cherry Blossoms peak blooming time, so here you go, 2018 Cherry Blossom/ Sakura Forecast in Japan.

The 2018 forecast is from source: Japan Weather Association, and it is subject to change due to weather conditions such as temperatures, rain and wind so we cannot guarantee the accuracy of it. The best time to enjoy Cherry Blossom would be the first week after Full Bloom (±80% of the flowers are in bloom), for example Tokyo’s full bloom is predicted on 27th March 2018, so best time to see Sakura in Tokyo would be from 27th March until 5th April 2018.

KANTO/ KOSHIN
CITY	FIRST BLOOM	FULL BLOOM
Choshi	22 March 2018	29 March 2018
Yokohama	19 March 2018	27 March 2018
Mito	24 March 2018	31 March 2018
Tokyo	20 March 2018	27 March 2018
Utsunomiya	25 March 2018	1 April 2018
Maebashi	24 March 2018	31 March 2018
Kumagaya	22 March 2018	29 March 2018
Nagano	6 April 2018	11 April 2018
Kofu	21 March 2018	27 April 2018

TOKAI & HOKURIKU
CITY	FIRST BLOOM	FULL BLOOM
Niigata	5 April 2018	11 April 2018
Toyama	31 March 2018	4 April 2018
Kanazawa	29 March 2018	3 April 2018
Fukui	29 March 2018	2 April 2018
Nagoya	20 March 2018	27 March 2018
Shizuoka	18 March 2018	24 March 2018
Gifu	21 March 2018	27 March 2018
Tsu	22 March 2018	27 March 2018

KINKI
CITY	FIRST BLOOM	FULL BLOOM
Hikone	27 March 2018	2 April 2018
Kyoto	22 March 2018	28 March 2018
Osaka	22 March 2018	28 March 2018
Kobe	23 March 2018	29 March 2018
Nara	21 March 2018	27 March 2018
Wakayama	19 March 2018	26 March 2018

CHUGOKU & SHIKOKU
CITY	FIRST BLOOM	FULL BLOOM
Okayama	23 March 2018	29 March 2018
Hiroshima	22 March 2018	28 March 2018
Matsue	26 March 2018	1 April 2018
Tottori	24 March 2018	30 March 2018
Takamatsu	23 March 2018	29 March 2018
Tokushima	23 March 2018	28 March 2018
Matsuyama	19 March 2018	25 March 2018
Kochi	15 March 2018	21 March 2018
Shimonoseki	20 March 2018	27 March 2018

KYUSHU
CITY	FIRST BLOOM	FULL BLOOM
Fukuoka	18 March 2018	24 March 2018
Oita	20 March 2018	27 March 2018
Nagasaki	18 March 2018	25 March 2018
Saga	19 March 2018	25 March 2018
Kumamoto	18 March 2018	24 March 2018
Miyazaki	19 March 2018	26 March 2018
Kagoshima	19 March 2018	25 March 2018

HOKKAIDO
CITY	FIRST BLOOM	FULL BLOOM
Sapporo	30 April 2018	4 May 2018
Muroran	4 May 2018	9 May 2018
Hakodate	28 April 2018	2 May 2018

TOHOKU
CITY	FIRST BLOOM	FULL BLOOM
Aomori	21 April 2018	26 April 2018
Akita	15 April 2018	20 April 2018
Morioka	17 April 2018	22 April 2018
Sendai	5 April 2018	10 April 2018
Yamagata	12 April 2018	17 April 2018
Fukushima	3 April 2018	7 April 2018

[JAPAN] CHERRY BLOSSOM (SAKURA) GUIDE – Best Spots in TOKYO
https://anakjajan.com/2017/02/09/japan-cherry-blossom-sakura-guide-best-spots-in-tokyo/

[JAPAN] CHERRY BLOSSOM (SAKURA) GUIDE – Best Spots in OSAKA
https://anakjajan.com/2018/01/27/japan-osaka-spring-travel-guide-for-best-cherry-blossom-sakura-spots/

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