(by JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY Report)
Japan Map
These are actual opening dates of the first cherry blossoms (someiyoshino) in Japanese cities in 2005.
| Place | Date | Place | Date |
| Sapporo | May 10 | Wakkanai | May 23 |
| Asahikawa | May 14 | Abashiri | May 21 |
| Obihiro | May 4 | Kushiro | May 22 |
| Nemuro | May 21 | Muroran | May 10 |
| Hakodate | May 1 | Monbetsu | May 21 |
| Sendai | April 14 | Aomori | April 29 |
| Akita | April 24 | Morioka | April 23 |
| Niigata | April 14 | Toyama | April 8 |
| Kanazawa | April 7 | Fukui | April 7 |
| Tokyo | March 31 | Mito | April 6 |
| Yokohama | April 2 | Nagano | April 14 |
| Kofu | March 31 | Nagoya | March 31 |
| Shizuoka | March 29 | Gifu | April 2 |
| Osaka | April 3 | Kyoto | April 2 |
| Kobe | April 3 | Nara | April 2 |
| Hiroshima | April 3 | Okayama | April 3 |
| Tottori | April 5 | Takamatsu | April 1 |
| Matsuyama | April 1 | Kochi | March 31 |
| Fukuoka | March 29 | Nagasaki | April 1 |
| Miyazaki | March 28 | Kagoshima | April 3 |
- 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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