Longer season than expected.

Sakura viewing has long been a tradition of Japanese spring. With the mild climate of spring, warm cherry blossoms attract a large number of domestic and foreign tourists each year.

Sakura viewing has long been a tradition of Japanese spring. With the mild climate of spring, warm cherry blossoms attract a large number of domestic and foreign tourists each year.

The good news is that although the kaii yoshino Cherry is only 10 days old, you can see it all over Japan, and the flowering period is different everywhere.

In addition to dyeing Jingjiyeying, there are many types of cherry blossoms, such as the Yachikura Sakura Avenue of the Osaka Currency Bureau. The flowering period is 2 weeks to 1 month later than that of Jingjiye.

[Osaka Prefecture] Osaka's Sakura Sakura Avenue
In the Kanto region, Sakura is famous in Yangshan Park, Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture. The blooming cherry blossoms resemble a pink carpet spread on the ground.

[Saitama Prefecture] From Father Yangshan Park's Sakura

In fact, Sakura and Jingji are not the same genus. People call it Sakura because it opens in the spring and the flowers are similar to cherry blossoms. From mid-April to early May, if the weather is fine, you can overlook Mount Fuji on the pink carpet.
In addition to the late cherry blossoms, there are early ones. One of the popular early cherry blossoms is Hejinying of East Izu in Shizuoka Prefecture. Its flowering period is from mid-February to mid-March.

[Shizuoka Prefecture] Hejinying of East Izu

When planning your trip, please remember that there are many options for cherry blossom viewing. There is even a name called October Baidong, named after the flowering period is October.

Don't miss these scattered cherry blossoms.
If you miss the flowering period of the cherry blossoms, or if the cherry blossoms fall early due to rainfall, there is a way to appreciate the beautiful cherry blossoms. In this case, you must bow down to enjoy the beautiful cherry blossoms.
Japanese people float the scattered cherry blossoms in the water called "flower rafts," and at the end of the cherry blossom flowering period, they can capture the final beauty.

One of the famous flower buds is Hirosaki Castle in Aomori Prefecture. The moat around the castle will be covered with scattered cherry petals from late April to early May, as if surrounded by pink maps.