It Is Official,

spring is here! well at least in Japan,

photograph by ____nishi_8686____ the first cherry blossom is out for all to see in Shizuoka’s Kawazu City, in the Kamo District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, the host of one of Japan’s earliest cherry blossom festivals, the Kawazu-zakura cherry blossoms are known for blossoming early and some trees are already beginning to bloom,

photograph by irodori, according to the official website, the Kawazu-zakura festival kicked-off in early February and will run through the end of the month, there are about 8,000 cherry blossom trees line the Kawazu river. From Tokyo it’s about 2 hours and 40 min on the Odoriko train, as well as the trees there will be lots of food and drink stalls, like previous years before the pandemic, if you are curious about other parts of Japan with more typical blossoming schedules, below is the latest forecast courtesy of the JFC which shows the sakura zensen (cherry blossom front),

Tokyo will be one of the first cities to see cherry blossoms, where flowers are expected to bloom around March 22 and peak on March 29. Meanwhile, Kyoto’s and Osaka’s blossoms are predicted to begin flowering on March 23 and 25, respectively. Kyoto is expected to hit its peak blooming time on March 31, while Osaka will peak on April 1, what a great way to see in the spring, visiting the cherry blossoms.