Cherry Blossom & Autumn Leaf Peak Timing by City and Date

Every city and date range we track, with the percentage chance of catching peak bloom or peak color on those dates — from the same 30-year historical model as the planner. Pick your city and month below for the full breakdown.

Cherry blossoms

Sapporo (Hokkaido) — full bloom around May 6

Mid April (~1% peak) · Late April (~20% peak) · Early May (~66% peak) · Mid May (~58% peak) · Late May (~13% peak)

Aomori (Tohoku) — full bloom around April 26

Early April (~0% peak) · Mid April (~17% peak) · Late April (~71% peak) · Early May (~61% peak) · Mid May (~10% peak)

Sendai (Tohoku) — full bloom around April 13

Late March (~1% peak) · Early April (~30% peak) · Mid April (~83% peak) · Late April (~43% peak) · Early May (~3% peak)

Niigata — full bloom around April 13

Late March (~1% peak) · Early April (~29% peak) · Mid April (~86% peak) · Late April (~42% peak) · Early May (~2% peak)

Kanazawa — full bloom around April 8

Mid March (~0% peak) · Late March (~2% peak) · Early April (~69% peak) · Mid April (~84% peak) · Late April (~7% peak)

Nagano — full bloom around April 16

Late March (~0% peak) · Early April (~13% peak) · Mid April (~76% peak) · Late April (~64% peak) · Early May (~7% peak)

Tokyo — full bloom around March 31

Early March (~0% peak) · Mid March (~1% peak) · Late March (~50% peak) · Early April (~88% peak) · Mid April (~20% peak) · Late April (~0% peak)

Yokohama — full bloom around April 1

Mid March (~1% peak) · Late March (~42% peak) · Early April (~90% peak) · Mid April (~27% peak) · Late April (~0% peak)

Shizuoka (Fuji area) — full bloom around April 2

Early March (~0% peak) · Mid March (~0% peak) · Late March (~34% peak) · Early April (~89% peak) · Mid April (~34% peak) · Late April (~1% peak)

Nagoya — full bloom around April 2

Early March (~0% peak) · Mid March (~0% peak) · Late March (~29% peak) · Early April (~97% peak) · Mid April (~29% peak) · Late April (~0% peak)

Kyoto — full bloom around April 4

Mid March (~0% peak) · Late March (~16% peak) · Early April (~93% peak) · Mid April (~50% peak) · Late April (~1% peak)

Osaka — full bloom around April 4

Mid March (~0% peak) · Late March (~13% peak) · Early April (~95% peak) · Mid April (~50% peak) · Late April (~0% peak)

Nara — full bloom around April 4

Mid March (~0% peak) · Late March (~15% peak) · Early April (~94% peak) · Mid April (~50% peak) · Late April (~0% peak)

Kobe — full bloom around April 5

Mid March (~0% peak) · Late March (~8% peak) · Early April (~92% peak) · Mid April (~61% peak) · Late April (~1% peak)

Hiroshima — full bloom around April 3

Mid March (~0% peak) · Late March (~23% peak) · Early April (~94% peak) · Mid April (~40% peak) · Late April (~0% peak)

Takamatsu — full bloom around April 4

Mid March (~0% peak) · Late March (~14% peak) · Early April (~94% peak) · Mid April (~50% peak) · Late April (~0% peak)

Kochi — full bloom around March 30

Early March (~0% peak) · Mid March (~1% peak) · Late March (~59% peak) · Early April (~85% peak) · Mid April (~14% peak)

Fukuoka — full bloom around March 31

Early March (~0% peak) · Mid March (~0% peak) · Late March (~50% peak) · Early April (~92% peak) · Mid April (~16% peak) · Late April (~0% peak)

Kagoshima — full bloom around April 5

Mid March (~0% peak) · Late March (~18% peak) · Early April (~80% peak) · Mid April (~57% peak) · Late April (~5% peak)

Autumn leaves

Sapporo (Hokkaido) — peak color around October 28

Early October (~0% peak) · Mid October (~10% peak) · Late October (~67% peak) · Early November (~67% peak) · Mid November (~13% peak)

Sendai (Tohoku) — peak color around November 21

Late October (~0% peak) · Early November (~4% peak) · Mid November (~43% peak) · Late November (~80% peak) · Early December (~31% peak) · Mid December (~2% peak)

Kanazawa — peak color around November 24

Late October (~0% peak) · Early November (~0% peak) · Mid November (~21% peak) · Late November (~86% peak) · Early December (~50% peak) · Mid December (~2% peak)

Nagano — peak color around November 12

Mid October (~0% peak) · Late October (~2% peak) · Early November (~37% peak) · Mid November (~82% peak) · Late November (~37% peak) · Early December (~2% peak)

Tokyo — peak color around November 28

Early November (~0% peak) · Mid November (~2% peak) · Late November (~69% peak) · Early December (~84% peak) · Mid December (~7% peak)

Yokohama — peak color around December 14

Mid November (~0% peak) · Late November (~1% peak) · Early December (~26% peak) · Mid December (~77% peak) · Late December (~50% peak)

Kyoto — peak color around December 5

Mid November (~0% peak) · Late November (~19% peak) · Early December (~79% peak) · Mid December (~57% peak) · Late December (~5% peak)

Osaka — peak color around December 1

Early November (~0% peak) · Mid November (~0% peak) · Late November (~40% peak) · Early December (~95% peak) · Mid December (~22% peak) · Late December (~0% peak)

Nara — peak color around November 21

Late October (~1% peak) · Early November (~10% peak) · Mid November (~43% peak) · Late November (~64% peak) · Early December (~35% peak) · Mid December (~6% peak)

Hiroshima — peak color around November 22

Late October (~0% peak) · Early November (~0% peak) · Mid November (~31% peak) · Late November (~95% peak) · Early December (~31% peak) · Mid December (~0% peak)