Advance viewing guide for cherry blossoms in Japan in 2024

Japan's cherry blossom season is from February to May, and is in its prime from south to north. The blooming period of cherry blossoms is generally 10 days. March 20th to April 10th is the most prosperous and beautiful time for cherry blossoms in Japan, and is designated as the Cherry Blossom Festival. ✅ Early spring cherry blossom viewing: Okinawa, Shizuoka ✅Late March - mid-to-late April: Tokyo, Kyoto, Nara, Himeji Castle, Kumamoto Castle, Okazaki Castle ✅Late April - late May: Hokkaido, Tohoku region 🌟 Early spring cherry blossom viewing: Okinawa, Shizuoka ⏰️Best time: late January to late February 🌸Cherry Blossom Varieties: Kanhizakura ⛩️Best location: Okinawa Nago Castle, Shizuoka Izu Peninsula 🌟The most fashionable place to view cherry blossoms: Tokyo ⏰️Best time: late March to mid-late April 🌸Cherry varieties: Somei Yoshino cherry, mountain cherry, sakura, etc. ⛩️Best places: Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, Ueno Park, Chidorigafuchi 🏯Thousand-year-old traditional cherry blossom culture: Kyoto, Nara, ⏰️Best time: late March to mid-late April 🌸Cherry varieties: Weeping cherry, Shiroyama cherry, Omuro cherry, etc. 🌟Best places: Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto, Maruyama Park in Kyoto, Yoshinoyama in Nara Prefecture 🏯Important cherry blossom viewing destination in Kansai: Osaka ⏰️Best time: late March to mid-April 🌸Cherry varieties: Somei Yoshino cherry, Guanshan cherry, etc. Best places: Osaka Castle Park, Osaka Mint, Sakura Walk 🏯 Cherry blossom viewing in famous cities: Himeji Castle, Kumamoto Castle, Okazaki Castle ⏰️Best time: late March to early to mid-April 🌸Cherry varieties: Somei Yoshino cherry, mountain cherry, etc. 🌟Best places: Himeji Castle (Hyogo Prefecture), Kumamoto Castle (Kumamoto Prefecture), Okazaki Park (Aichi Prefecture) 🏯The long-awaited romantic cherry blossoms: Hokkaido and Tohoku ⏰️Best time: late April to late May 🌸Cherry varieties: Thousand Island Cherry, Bloodline Cherry, etc. 🌟Best places: Sapporo Matsumae Park, Hakodate Goryokaku Park, (Aomori Prefecture) Hirosaki Park 🌸Nowadays, a famous place for cherry blossoms 🌸Seibu Railway Sakura 🌸Isumi Railway Cherry Blossoms 🌸Cherry blossoms at Arakurayama Sengen Park 🌸Meguro River Night Cherry Blossoms 🌸Cherry blossoms under the Tokyo Skytree 🌸Kominato Railway Kawazu Sakura