*The chart below shows average opening dates of the first cherry blossoms in Japanese cities. (by JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY)
| Place | Date | Place | Date |
| Sapporo | May 5 | Wakkanai | May 16 |
| Asahikawa | May 7 | Abashiri | May 13 |
| Obihiro | May 7 | Kushiro | May 18 |
| Nemuro | May 20 | Muroran | May 8 |
| Hakodate | May 3 | Monbetsu | May 12 |
| Sendai | April 12 | Aomori | April 26 |
| Akita | April 19 | Morioka | April 23 |
| Niigata | April 11 | Toyama | April 8 |
| Kanazawa | April 6 | Fukui | April 5 |
| Tokyo | March 28 | Mito | April 4 |
| Yokohama | March 28 | Nagano | April 14 |
| Kofu | March 29 | Nagoya | March 28 |
| Shizuoka | March 28 | Gifu | March 29 |
| Osaka | March 30 | Kyoto | March 31 |
| Kobe | March 30 | Nara | April 1 |
| Hiroshima | March 29 | Okayama | March 31 |
| Tottori | April 2 | Takamatsu | March 30 |
| Matsuyama | March 28 | Kochi | March 23 |
| Fukuoka | March 26 | Nagasaki | March 25 |
| Miyazaki | March 25 | Kagoshima | March 26 |
| Naha | January 19 | Miyakojima | January 18 |
Cherry Blossom Flowering Date Archives and Flowering Forecast
Cherry Blossom Pictures
Japanese Cherry Blossom Viewing (Hanami)
Japanese Cherry Blossom Festivals
