みなさん、まだ1月ですが今年の桜の天気予報が出ましたよ🌸 大体3月〜4月ですが、日本では北と南で桜が咲くタイミングが違うんです☺️桜が咲き始めることを「開花」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」といいます！だから、日本語では桜の天気予報を「桜開花予想」と言いますよ！
まず北日本！北海道の札幌は4/25ごろ、青森は4/17、秋田は4/12、宮城の仙台は4/4の予想です✨東北は4月がメインなので、春休み中に楽しめると思います！でももたくさん人が来ますね🥺
次に関東！東京は3/21 🌸そのあと中部の名古屋は3/23、金沢は3/31、新潟は4/5！エリアによって少しずつ違うのが分かりますね😊そして西日本！福岡は3/23、高知は3/24、広島は3/25、大阪は3/27、鹿児島は3/26！
南の方は3月下旬に春が来ると思います✨まあ「予想」なのでこれから少し変わると思います！これからもニュースをチェックしてくださいね！みなさんは今年どこでお花見したいですか？
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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
