Sakura season is coming to Japan much earlier than usual this year, and here’s when to expect them to be their most beautiful.
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Revised full-bloom cherry blossom forecasts released for every prefecture in Japan
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Casey Baseel
Mar 20, 2018 - Tweet
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Sakura season 2018 officially declared in Tokyo as first cherry blossoms begin to bloom
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Oona McGee
Mar 18, 2018
Hanami flower-viewing season begins nine days earlier than average as the city’s official “sample tree” sprouts its first blossoms.
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Cherry blossom forecast 2018: Sakura expected to come to Tokyo earlier than usual this year!
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Casey Baseel
Feb 8, 2018
Sakura speculation map and dates for each prefecture in Japan released by Japan Weather Association.
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