Cherry Blossom Forecast Updated 18th of March.

It’s a little over 4 weeks away and cheers to Evan for reminding me that this years Cherry Blossom Forecast – Sakura Zensen (さくら　ぜんせん) has been published for all too see.

If all things go according to plan we should have Cherry Blossom’s in Tokyo the last week of March and first week of April.

Sakura or Cherry Blossom (Japanese Kanji and Chinese character: 桜 or 櫻; katakana: サクラ; hiragana: さくら) is the Japanese name for ornamental cherry trees, Prunus serrulata, and their blossoms. Cherry fruit (known as sakuranbo) comes from a different species of tree. Sakura is also a given name.

Current Cherry Blossom Forecast as of the 18th of March

Current Cherry Blossom Forecast as of the 4th of March

Current Cherry Blossom Forecast as of the 26th of February

 

Current Cherry Blossom Forecast as of the 20th of February

I recently posted a pic from last years Cherry Blossom Season but here’s a few more to get in the mood. The first is from last years Hanami party with Friends.

Hanami (花見, Hanami lit. “flower viewing”) is the Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the beauty of flowers, “flower” in this case almost always meaning cherry blossoms (桜 or 櫻, sakura^?), or ume blossoms (梅, ume^?). In modern-day Japan, hanami mostly consists of having an outdoor party beneath the sakura during daytime or at night. Hanami at night is called yozakura (lit. “night sakura”). In many places such as Ueno Park temporary paper lanterns are hung for the purpose of yozakura.

Followed by a lazy Sunday with other Friends in Yoyogi Koen a great place for Cherry Blossom viewing.

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