(by JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY Report)
Japan Map
These are actual opening dates of the first cherry blossoms (someiyoshino) in Japanese cities in 2003.
| Place | Date | Place | Date |
| Sapporo | May 1 | Wakkanai | May 10 |
| Asahikawa | May 2 | Abashiri | May 10 |
| Obihiro | May 2 | Kushiro | May 22 |
| Nemuro | May 21 | Muroran | May 2 |
| Hakodate | April 28 | Monbetsu | May 8 |
| Sendai | April 9 | Aomori | April 20 |
| Akita | April 16 | Morioka | April 16 |
| Niigata | April 6 | Toyama | April 4 |
| Kanazawa | April 2 | Fukui | April 2 |
| Tokyo | March 27 | Mito | April 1 |
| Yokohama | March 27 | Nagano | April 15 |
| Kofu | March 27 | Nagoya | March 24 |
| Shizuoka | March 21 | Gifu | March 24 |
| Osaka | March 27 | Kyoto | March 24 |
| Kobe | March 28 | Nara | March 30 |
| Hiroshima | March 25 | Okayama | March 29 |
| Tottori | March 31 | Takamatsu | March 28 |
| Matsuyama | March 26 | Kochi | March 18 |
| Fukuoka | March 22 | Nagasaki | March 19 |
| Miyazaki | March 23 | Kagoshima | March 24 |
- 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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