Weather News announced that cherry blossom is expected to bloom nationwide earlier than usual. The earliest blooming is seen in Tokyo on March 21, followed by Fukuoka, Kochi, Hiroshima or Yokohama on March 22, western and eastern Japan in late March, southern part of Tohoku in early April and Hokkaido in late April.
In Hokkaido, blooming will begin in Hakodate on April 22 and spread in entire Hokkaido by early May.
Blooming will begin in Kumamoto Castle on March 21, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on March 24, Kyoto Arashiyama on March 28, Sumpu Castle Park, Shizuoka on March 25, Ueno Park, Tokyo on March 22, Hirosaki Park, Aomori on April 18 and Goryokaku Park, Hokkaido on April 22.