Sakura Cherry Blossom Calendar Forecast for 2010

Byjapantravel

It’s Hanami season again. Hanami is the traditional viewing of cherry blossoms in Japan. The season is just about starting out now with the earliest bloom scheduled for about March 14th in Fukuoka and the latest cherry blossom blooming scheduled for Sapporo and above, starting in the first few days of May.

If you don’t get a chance to do Hanami during this time, I hope you can at least take off from work for some “Yozakura”. A lot of good cherry blossom spots in Japan set up lighting for a little romantic evening cherry blossom viewing.

Here is a map from the Japanese Weather Association via the Japan National Tourism Organization to help you plan your Spring trip.

sakura cherry blossom forecast calendar map japan 2010

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