2009 JAPAN Cherry Blossom Flowering Dates
(by JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY Report)
Cherry Blossom Flowering Date Archives

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These are actual opening dates of the first cherry blossoms (someiyoshino or other kinds of cherry blossoms in some hokkaido spots and Okinawa) in Japanese cities in 2009. Once cherry blossoms open up, they usually become in full bloom within 10 days. The blooming period of cherry blossoms is very short. It's about 5-12 days, depending on the kind of cherry trees and the weather.

Place	Date	Place	Date
Sapporo	May 1	Wakkanai	May 10 *ezo-yamazakura
Asahikawa	May 3 *ezo-yamazakura	Abashiri	May 4 *ezo-yamazakura
Obihiro	May 1 *ezo-yamazakura	Kushiro	May 10 *ezo-yamazakura
Nemuro	May 10 *chishima-zakura	Muroran	May 3
Hakodate	April 25
Sendai	April 7	Aomori	April 18
Akita	April 14	Morioka	April 13
Niigata	April 7	Toyama	March 30
Kanazawa	April 3	Fukui	March 26
Tokyo	March 21	Mito	March 27
Yokohama	March 22	Nagano	April 8
Kofu	March 20	Nagoya	March 19
Shizuoka	March 19	Gifu	March 18
Osaka	March 24	Kyoto	March 19
Kobe	March 23	Nara	March 23
Hiroshima	March 22	Okayama	March 21
Tottori	March 22	Takamatsu	March 20
Matsuyama	March 17	Kochi	March 16
Fukuoka	March 13	Nagasaki	March 21
Miyazaki	March 16	Kagoshima	March 19
Naha, Okinawa	Jan. 2 higan-zakura	Ishigakijima, Okinawa	Jan. 19 *higan-zakura

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