Cherry blossoms blooming early by Feb. 2020 in some parts of Japan

Cherry blossom season is supposed to be around mid-March to April, but in some areas of Japan, the seasonal bloom has started.

Japan’s cherry blossoms usually appear in February or March in Okinawa, southern Japan, before moving north to Hokkaido by early May.

The blooming of bright cherry blossoms, otherwise known as Sakura, coincides with spring.

Places like Okinawa were already seeing cherry blossoms in full bloom by early February.

Japan Forward has also compiled wonderful places to catch the best views.

SoraNews also reported about cherry blossoms already blooming in Tokyo, despite early predictions placing the Sakura bloom at around mid-March.

Here's an earlier prediction of the blooming times in Japan, but do note, the dates are probably going to be way earlier than predicted.

Location	Estimated date of first bloom	Estimated date of full bloom
Nagoya	Mar. 22	Mar. 30
Kagoshima	Mar. 25	Apr. 5
Nagasaki	Mar. 23	Apr. 1
Fukouka	Mar. 20	Mar. 29
Kobe	Mar. 25	Apr. 3
Hiroshima	Mar. 22	Apr. 1
Kyoto	Mar. 23	Apr. 1
Osaka	Mar. 25	Apr. 1
Shizuoka	Mar. 22	Mar. 31
Yokohama	Mar. 24	Apr. 1
Kanazawa	Apr. 1	Apr. 7
Tokyo	Mar. 19	Mar. 27
Nara	Mar. 27	Apr. 3
Niigata	Apr. 5	Apr. 11
Nagano	Apr. 9	Apr. 14
Fukushima	Apr. 5	Apr. 10
Sendai	Apr. 7	Apr. 12
Aomori	Apr. 23	Apr. 27
Akita	Apr. 16	Apr. 21
Morioka	Apr. 17	Apr. 23
Muroran	May. 6	May. 11
Hakodate	May. 1	May. 4
Sapporo	May. 1	May. 5

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