Tokyo cherry blossoms to bloom March 24, earlier than other Japan regions

Cherry trees are expected to begin blooming in western and eastern Japan by the end of March, and then reach full bloom about seven to 10 days later.

21 Mar 2025 07:00pm
A woman poses with cherry blossom trees in the Chuo district of Tokyo on March 18, 2025. - (Photo by PHILIP FONG / AFP)
A woman poses with cherry blossom trees in the Chuo district of Tokyo on March 18, 2025. - (Photo by PHILIP FONG / AFP)

TOKYO - Cherry blossoms are forecast to come into bloom on Monday in central Tokyo, earlier than in any other region of the country, Kyodo News reported a weather forecasting company said.

The blooms are expected to appear in Hiroshima and Kochi in western Japan and Miyazaki in southwestern Japan on Tuesday, followed by Yokohama, near Tokyo, and the southwestern Japan cities of Fukuoka, Saga and Nagasaki on Wednesday, according to Weathernews Inc.

A man manages drinks in a truck next to cherry blossom trees in the Chuo district of Tokyo on March 18, 2025. -(Photo by PHILIP FONG / AFP)
A man manages drinks in a truck next to cherry blossom trees in the Chuo district of Tokyo on March 18, 2025. -(Photo by PHILIP FONG / AFP)

Cherry trees are expected to begin blooming in western and eastern Japan by the end of March, and then reach full bloom about seven to 10 days later.

Blossoms are forecast in northeastern Japan by mid-April and Hokkaido in late April, it added. - BERNAMA

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