![]() ![]() Then, in winter, the buds become dormant and stop growing.įinally, during the winter, a drop in temperatures causes the tree to come out of dormancy and prepare to bloom for the coming spring. The optimal weather conditions during the rest of the year are just as important.Īccording to Weathernews, the buds of the cherry blossoms develop between summer and autumn, when there is warm weather. It’s not just the heat during the sakura season that encourages early blooming. This will encourage the steady flowering of the cherry trees. The forecast predicts that from the latter part of February all through March there will be higher temperatures and more sunny days than usual. That happens several days later, and for some it’s considered to be the most beautiful period, right at the time when the flowers are at their fullest and the petals slowly start to fall. One note for those who plan to enjoy the clouds of blossoms in person is that the start of the bloom is distinguished from the full bloom, which in Japanese is known as mankai (満開). On April 1, sakura are expected to be opening in Sendai, and to start blooming in Fukushima.įinally, the cherry blossoms of Hokkaido are set to start early as well, in the latter part of April. The first flowers are expected in Yokohama, Fukuoka, and Kochi by March 20.Įven blooms in northern Japan are expected to come earlier than last year due to predicted high temperatures in April. The first blossoms here are predicted around March 18. The Kanto region, which includes Tokyo, is expected to be one of the first places where sakura flowers will bloom in mainland Japan. Somei Yoshino is the fluffy white and lightly pink variety of blossoms with petals so delicate that, when they fall, they appear to be dancing in the wind.Īccording to Weathernews, the Somei Yoshino will be blooming in many places all around Japan on a slightly early to average schedule this year. ![]()
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