(by JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY Report)
Japan Map
These are actual opening dates of the first cherry blossoms (someiyoshino) in Japanese cities in 2002.
| Place | Date | Place | Date |
| Sapporo | April 22 | Wakkanai | April 30 |
| Asahikawa | April 23 | Abashiri | April 30 |
| Obihiro | April 24 | Kushiro | May 10 |
| Nemuro | May 8 | Muroran | April 23 |
| Hakodate | April 18 | Monbetsu | April 28 |
| Sendai | March 28 | Aomori | April 14 |
| Akita | April 7 | Morioka | April 11 |
| Niigata | April 29 | Toyama | March 25 |
| Kanazawa | March 25 | Fukui | March 22 |
| Tokyo | March 16 | Mito | March 19 |
| Yokohama | March 15 | Nagano | April 2 |
| Kofu | March 17 | Nagoya | March 19 |
| Shizuoka | March 15 | Gifu | March 16 |
| Osaka | March 20 | Kyoto | March 18 |
| Kobe | March 22 | Nara | March 20 |
| Hiroshima | March 20 | Okayama | March 20 |
| Tottori | March 22 | Takamatsu | March 18 |
| Matsuyama | March 18 | Kochi | March 18 |
| Fukuoka | March 15 | Nagasaki | March 19 |
| Miyazaki | March 18 | Kagoshima | March 27 |
- 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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