Japan Trip Tools

Know your odds before you book.

Thirty years of Japan Meteorological Agency records, reduced to one number: the probability your dates catch peak cherry blossom or autumn colour, in 21 Japanese cities.

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Apr 7Mar 30Mar 28Apr 1Apr 1Apr 1Mar 27Apr 10Apr 6Apr 27 KagoshimaFukuokaKochiHiroshimaKyotoNagoyaTokyoNaganoSendaiSapporo Mid-MarApr 1Apr 15May 1Mid-May
Cherry blossom full-bloom timing, south to north — average of JMA observations 2017–2026 for 10 representative cities. See the full data →

Typical peak by city

Autumn leaves, peak colour (how we date it): Sapporo Oct 28 · Nagano Nov 12 · Aomori Nov 13 · Niigata Nov 15 · Sendai Nov 16 · Kanazawa Nov 18 · Nara Nov 21 · Osaka Nov 22 · Hiroshima Nov 22 · Fukuoka Nov 22 · Takamatsu Nov 23 · Matsuyama Nov 24 · Kyoto Nov 25 · Kobe Nov 25 · Kochi Nov 25 · Yokohama Nov 27 · Shizuoka Nov 27 · Tokyo Nov 28 · Nagoya Nov 28 · Beppu Nov 28 · Kagoshima Nov 30

Cherry blossoms, full bloom (average 2017–2026): Tokyo Mar 27 · Kochi Mar 28 · Fukuoka Mar 30 · Yokohama Mar 31 · Nagoya Apr 1 · Kyoto Apr 1 · Osaka Apr 1 · Hiroshima Apr 1 · Nara Apr 2 · Takamatsu Apr 2 · Matsuyama Apr 2 · Shizuoka Apr 3 · Kanazawa Apr 4 · Kobe Apr 4 · Beppu Apr 4 · Sendai Apr 6 · Niigata Apr 7 · Kagoshima Apr 7 · Nagano Apr 10 · Aomori Apr 19 · Sapporo Apr 27