桜の開花予想- The Ultimate Sakura Viewing Time in Japan 2026

みなさん、まだ1月いちがつですが今年ことしさくら天気予報てんきよほうましたよ🌸 大体3月だいたいさんがつ4月しがつですが、日本にほんではきたみなみさくらくタイミングがちがうんです☺️さくらはじめることを「開花かいか」といいます!そしてまだ100%わからないことをGuessすることを「予想よそう」といいます!だから、日本語にほんごではさくら天気予報てんきよほうを「桜開花予想さくらかいかよそう」といますよ!

まず北日本きたにほん北海道ほっかいどう札幌さっぽろは4/25ごろ、青森あおもりは4/17、秋田あきたは4/12、宮城みやぎ仙台せんだいは4/4の予想よそうです✨東北とうほく4月しがつがメインなので、春休はるやすちゅうたのしめるとおもいます!でももたくさんひとますね🥺

つぎ関東かんとう東京とうきょうは3/21 🌸そのあと中部ちゅうぶ名古屋なごやは3/23、金沢かなざわは3/31、新潟にいがたは4/5!エリアによってすこしずつちがうのがかりますね😊そして西日本にしにほん福岡ふくおかは3/23、高知こうちは3/24、広島ひろしまは3/25、大阪おおさかは3/27、鹿児島かごしまは3/26!

みなみほう3月下旬さんがつげじゅんはるるとおもいます✨まあ「予想よそう」なのでこれからすこわるとおもいます!これからもニュースをチェックしてくださいね!みなさんは今年ことしどこでお花見はなみしたいですか?

【English Translation】

Everyone, it’s still January, but the cherry blossom forecast for this year is already out!
Cherry blossoms usually start blooming around March to April, but in Japan, the timing is different depending on the north and the south.

The moment cherry blossoms start to bloom is called 「Kaika」 in Japanese!
And guessing something that isn’t 100% certain yet is called 「Yosoo」.
So in Japanese, the cherry blossom forecast is called 「Sakura Kaika Yosoo」!

First, Northern Japan! Sapporo in Hokkaido is expected around 4/25, Aomori around 4/17, Akita around 4/12, and Sendai in Miyagi around 4/4
In the Tohoku area, April is the main season, so I think you can enjoy it during spring break!
But a lot of people will probably come too.

Next is the Kanto area! Tokyo is expected on 3/21.
After that, in the Chubu area: Nagoya is 3/23, Kanazawa is 3/31, and Niigata is 4/5!
You can really see that the timing is slightly different depending on the area.

And then Western Japan! Fukuoka is 3/23, Kochi is 3/24, Hiroshima is 3/25, Osaka is 3/27, and Kagoshima is 3/26.

In the south, it looks like spring will arrive in late March.
But since it’s just a “forecast,” the dates might change a little from here!
So please keep checking the news!

Where would you like to go for Hanami (cherry blossom viewing) this year?

【Vocabulary List】

まだ(まだ)— still / not yet
今年(ことし)— this year
天気予報(てんきよほう)— weather forecast
出る(でる)— to come out / to be released
大体(だいたい)— roughly / generally
北(きた)— north
南(みなみ)— south
違う(ちがう)— different
咲く(さく)— to bloom
咲き始める(さきはじめる)— to start blooming
開花(かいか)— blooming / flowering
予想(よそう)— prediction / forecast
桜開花予想(さくらかいかよそう)— cherry blossom forecast
予想です(よそうです)— it’s predicted / expected
東北(とうほく)— Tohoku region
春休み(はるやすみ)— spring break
中(ちゅう)— during / in the middle of
楽しめる(たのしめる)— can enjoy
思う(おもう)— to think
来る(くる)— to come
関東(かんとう)— Kanto region
中部(ちゅうぶ)— Chubu region
少しずつ(すこしずつ)— little by little
分かる(わかる)— to understand / to see
西日本(にしにほん)— Western Japan
春(はる)— spring
変わる(かわる)— to change
お花見(おはなみ)— cherry blossom viewing
したい(したい)— want to do


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