The cherry blossom forecast for 2019 here in Japan for Kyushu, Shikoku, and Tokai regions show the usual expected dates, while sakura are expected to bloom earlier as well as much later in other regions. Sakura will bloom by March 22 in Fukuoka while the rest of Japan will follow. In general, the cherry blossoms in the lower parts of Japan from Kyushu to Kanto regions are expected to bloom not later than the end of March. After they begin to bloom, these spectacular flowers usually take around a week up to 10 days before they are in full bloom. The full bloom of the sakura also signals the start of a new school year for students and fiscal year for businesses.

Kyushu
Prefecture Expected bloom dates Expected full bloom dates
Fukuoka 22 Mar 1 Apr
Saga 25 Mar 2 Apr
Nagasaki 24 Mar 2 Apr
Kumamoto 24 Mar 2 Apr
Oita 25 Mar Apr
Miyazaki 24 Mar 2 Apr
Kagoshima 27 Mar 4 Apr
Shikoku
Prefecture Expected bloom dates Expected full bloom dates
Tokushima 28 Mar 5 Apr
Kagawa 26 Mar 2 Apr
Ehime 24 Mar 2 Apr
Kochi 22 Mar 30 Mar
Chugoku
Prefecture Expected bloom dates Expected full bloom dates
Tottori 27 Mar 3 Apr
Shimane 28 Mar 4 Apr
Okayama 26 Mar 2 Apr
Hiroshima 25 Mar 2 Apr
Yamaguchi 26 Mar 4 Apr
Kansai
Prefecture Expected bloom dates Expected full bloom dates
Shiga 31 Mar 7 Apr
Kyoto 26 Mar 3 Apr
Osaka 26 Mar 3 Apr
Hyogo 29 Mar 6 Apr
Nara 27 Mar 3 Apr
Wakayama 25 Mar 3 Apr
Tokai
Prefecture Expected bloom dates Expected full bloom dates
Gifu 25 Mar 2 Apr
Shizuoka 26 Mar 4 Apr
Aichi 25 Mar 2 Apr
Mie 28 Mar 2 Apr
Koshinetsu
Prefecture Expected bloom dates Expected full bloom dates
Yamanashi 23 Mar 30 Mar
Nagano 9 Apr 13 Apr
Hokuriku
Prefecture Expected bloom dates Expected full bloom dates
Niigata 8 Apr 12 Apr
Toyama 4 Apr 8 Apr
Ishikawa 2 Apr 7 Apr
Fukui 1 Apr 6 Apr
Kanto
Prefecture Expected bloom dates Expected full bloom dates
Ibaraki 30 Mar 5 Apr
Tochigi 30 Mar 5 Apr
Gunma 28 Mar 4 Apr
Saitama 26 Mar 2 Apr
Chiba 30 Mar 6 Apr
Tokyo 23 Mar 30 Mar
Kanagawa 25 Mar 1 Apr
Tohoku-Hokkaido
Prefecture Expected bloom dates Expected full bloom dates
Aomori 23 Apr 27 Apr
Iwate 20 Apr 25 Apr
Miyagi 11 Apr 16 Apr
Akita 4/17 2 Apr2
Yamagata 15 Apr 19 Apr
Fukushima 9 Apr 13 Apr
Hokkaido 29 Apr 3 May