Cherry blossom festival japan

If you want to experience the magic of cherry blossom season in Japan, 2025 will be your next chance. 2024’s season (which was fabulous, by the way) is now over.

Of course, no matter when you end up making it to Japan, the so-called “cherry blossom front” begins in the south and west—Kyushu and Shikoku islands—in late March, moving northward and eastward across the country until early May, when the last flowers in Hokkaido fall to the ground.

Sounds poetic doesn’t it?

Well, if you’ve started to plan your Japan cherry blossom season 2025 travel yet, you’ve also seen the prosaic side of visiting Japan in spring.

You’ll need to arrange your itinerary such that it follows the typical progression of the bloom and secure accommodation far (but not too far!) in advance.

Once you’ve done that, it’s essential to keep tabs on Japan’s weather in late February and early March, as temperatures during these months determine the particulars of a given year’s season.

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