(by JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY Report)
Japan Map
These are actual opening dates of the first cherry blossoms in Japanese cities in 2004.
| Place | Date | Place | Date |
| Sapporo | May 5 | Wakkanai | May 10 |
| Asahikawa | May 6 | Abashiri | May 12 |
| Obihiro | May 5 | Kushiro | May 16 |
| Nemuro | May 14 | Muroran | May 4 |
| Hakodate | April 26 | Monbetsu | May 11 |
| Sendai | April 7 | Aomori | April 18 |
| Akita | April 12 | Morioka | April 13 |
| Niigata | April 2 | Toyama | March 29 |
| Kanazawa | March 28 | Fukui | March 29 |
| Tokyo | March 18 | Mito | March 27 |
| Yokohama | March 18 | Nagano | April 6 |
| Kofu | March 24 | Nagoya | March 23 |
| Shizuoka | March 18 | Gifu | March 24 |
| Osaka | March 23 | Kyoto | March 24 |
| Kobe | March 26 | Nara | March 25 |
| Hiroshima | March 19 | Okayama | March 25 |
| Tottori | March 24 | Takamatsu | March 24 |
| Matsuyama | March 19 | Kochi | March 19 |
| Fukuoka | March 17 | Nagasaki | March 23 |
| Miyazaki | March 26 | Kagoshima | March 29 |
- Cherry Blossom Destination Map
- Cherry Blossom Photo Gallery
- Japanese Cherry Blossom Viewing (Hanami)
- Cherry Blossom Festivals in Japan
- Great Places for Cherry Blossoms
- Average Cherry Blossom Flowering Date Map
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