Cherry Blossom Season 2025: First and Full Blooms Across Japan

Find where the cherry blossoms are blooming with our sakura guide.

Japan’s 2025 cherry blossom season kicked off on March 23 with the first blooms in the cities of Kōchi and Kumamoto. Tokyo soon followed on March 24. See below for details on the sakura status of 11 Japanese cities.

Cherry blossoms on the sample tree at Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine (used by the Japan Meteorological Agency to judge whether the season has started) on March 24, 2025. (© Jiji)

First and Full Blooms of Somei Yoshino Cherry Trees (2025)

	First Bloom	Full Bloom
Kagoshima	March 24	April 7
Fukuoka	March 25	March 28
Kōchi	March 23	March 28
Hiroshima	March 26	April 2
Osaka	March 27	April 4
Kyoto	March 27	April 5
Nagoya	March 26	April 4
Kanazawa	March 29	April 6
Tokyo	March 24	March 30
Sendai	April 4	April 10
Sapporo	April 23	April 27

Created by Nippon.com based on data from the Japan Meteorological Agency.

Tokyo Cherry Blossom Collection

A four-kilometer sakura walking route beside Zenpukuji River in Suginami. (© Pixta)

Cherry blossoms at Asukayama Park in the city of Kita can be seen from Tokyo’s only tram line. (© Pixta)

Cherry-blossom pinks coordinate with the temple Zōjōji and Tokyo Tower in Minato. (© Pixta)

Flower-viewing from a boat on the Sumida River with Sumida’s Tokyo Skytree in the background. (© Pixta)

Night sakura at Rikugien Gardens in Bunkyō. (© Pixta)