Archive for March 15th, 2009

Updated 2009 Sakura Forecast

Sunday, March 15th, 2009

By a wonderful stroke of luck, the blooming days seem to coincide with the days I chose for my vacation several months ago. Now the only problem is how close Tokyo and Kyoto’s dates are!

From Japan Guide, 桜花2009年!!

City First Bloom Best Viewing Starts Best Viewing Ends
Tokyo 東京 Mar 24 Mar 29 Apr 8
Kyoto 京都 Mar 26 Mar 31 Apr 10
Kanazawa 金沢 Apr 1 Apr 6 Apr 14
Niigata 新潟 Apr 6 Apr 11 Apr 19

And here’s that all nice and pretty in a Calendar I made (and no, you can’t have the PDF, because I can’t afford the bandwidth ;) ) Click for a larger version.

Darren's Sakura viewing calendar for Japan, 2009

Darren's Sakura viewing calendar for Japan, 2009