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Japan by Season

Blossom, fresh green, fireworks, maples, illuminations and snow — what each month of the Japanese year is actually worth travelling for, and the window each spot is at its best.

73 seasonal windows tagged “Flowers in bloom” · timings shift with the weather each year — confirm before booking.

Summer in Japan — best right now

Sumiyoshi Taisha — Ancient Shinto Shrine Architecture

Festivals

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Osaka

Sumiyoshi Taisha — Ancient Shinto Shrine Architecture

July 30 – August 1

Major festival: July 30–August 1

Gujo Hachiman — Water Town of Springs & Canals

Festivals

Gifu

Gujo Hachiman — Water Town of Springs & Canals

July 13 – September 7

Gujo Odori festival (July 13–September 7) especially the all-night dancing (Obon, mid-August)

Ajigaura Beach — Surfing & Coastal Escape

Sea & beaches

Ibaraki

Ajigaura Beach — Surfing & Coastal Escape

Early July – late August(approx.)

July–August (swimming season)

Iso Beach — City Beach with Volcano View

Sea & beaches

Kagoshima

Iso Beach — City Beach with Volcano View

Early July – late August(approx.)

July–August for official swimming season (lifeguards, warm water 25–28°C). Late afternoon (16:00–18:00) any season for…

January

1 spot

Lake Ikeda — Giant Eel and Volcano Cone

Flowers in bloomJanuary (approx.)

Kagoshima

February

13 spots

Kairakuen Garden — Plum Blossom Poetry

Flowers in bloomLate February – mid March (approx.)

Ibaraki

Mount Tsukuba — Sacred Twin Peaks Cable Car

Flowers in bloomLate February – mid March (approx.)

Ibaraki

Bessho Onsen — Kamakura of Shinano

Flowers in bloomEarly February – late February (approx.)

Nagano

MOA Museum of Art — Oceanview Museum with Masterpieces

Flowers in bloomEarly February – late February (approx.)

Shizuoka

Odawara Castle — Reconstructed Feudal Fortress

Flowers in bloomEarly February – late February (approx.)

Kanagawa

Ritsurin Garden

Flowers in bloomEarly February – late February (approx.)

Kagawa

Saga's Okuninushi Shrine Night Trail

Flowers in bloomEarly February – late February (approx.)

Saga

Sankeien Garden — 175,000㎡ Traditional Japanese Garden

Flowers in bloomEarly February – late February (approx.)

Kanagawa

Shukkei-en Garden — Miniature Landscape Stroll Garden

Flowers in bloomEarly February – late February (approx.)

Hiroshima

Dazaifu Tenmangu — Scholar Shrine in Plum Forest

Flowers in bloomEarly February – mid March (approx.)

Fukuoka

Hodosan Shrine & Ropeway — Mountain Summit Views

Flowers in bloomEarly February – mid March (approx.)

Saitama

Wakayama Mikan & Umeboshi — Citrus Orchards & Pickled Plums

Flowers in bloomEarly February – mid March (approx.)

Wakayama

Hanamiyama Park — Cherry Blossom & Plum Mountain Paradise

Flowers in bloomEarly February – mid March (approx.)

Fukushima

March

10 spots

Kairakuen Garden — Plum Blossom Poetry

Flowers in bloomLate February – mid March (approx.)

Ibaraki

Kibiji Cycling Road — Momotaro Legend Countryside Route

Flowers in bloomLate March – early April (approx.)

Okayama

Mount Tsukuba — Sacred Twin Peaks Cable Car

Flowers in bloomLate February – mid March (approx.)

Ibaraki

Kodokan — Samurai Academy

Flowers in bloomEarly March – mid March (approx.)

Ibaraki

Itoshima Organic Farm Trail — Rice and Vegetable Country

Flowers in bloomMarch (approx.)

Fukuoka

Tateyama Flower Fields — Year-Round Blooms

Flowers in bloomMarch (approx.)

Chiba

Dazaifu Tenmangu — Scholar Shrine in Plum Forest

Flowers in bloomEarly February – mid March (approx.)

Fukuoka

Hodosan Shrine & Ropeway — Mountain Summit Views

Flowers in bloomEarly February – mid March (approx.)

Saitama

Wakayama Mikan & Umeboshi — Citrus Orchards & Pickled Plums

Flowers in bloomEarly February – mid March (approx.)

Wakayama

Hanamiyama Park — Cherry Blossom & Plum Mountain Paradise

Flowers in bloomEarly February – mid March (approx.)

Fukushima

April

22 spots

Hitsujiyama Park Shibazakura — Pink Moss Carpet Fields

Flowers in bloomMid April (approx.)

Saitama

Ashikaga Flower Park — Wisteria Dream Canopy

Flowers in bloomLate April (approx.)

Tochigi

Daizenji Taisekiji Temple — Grapes and Autumn Temple

Flowers in bloomLate April (approx.)

Yamanashi

Erin-ji Temple — Takeda Clan Temple and Rock Garden

Flowers in bloomEarly April (approx.)

Yamanashi

Hodosan Shrine & Ropeway — Mountain Summit Views

Flowers in bloomLate April (approx.)

Saitama

Makino Botanical Garden — Flora of Shikoku

Flowers in bloomLate April (approx.)

Kochi

Maruoka Castle — Japan's Oldest Surviving Keep

Flowers in bloomEarly April (approx.)

Fukui

Mifuneyama Rakuen — Garden in a Cliff Face

Flowers in bloomLate April (approx.)

Saga

Monet's Garden Marmottan — Official Reproduction

Flowers in bloomLate April (approx.)

Kochi

Uwajima Castle — Original Keep with Coastal Views

Flowers in bloomLate April (approx.)

Ehime

Yanagawa Canal Cruise — Punting Through a Water Town

Flowers in bloomLate April (approx.)

Fukuoka

Hakone Open-Air Museum — Outdoor Sculpture Garden

Flowers in bloomMid April – late April (approx.)

Kanagawa

Kibiji Cycling Road — Momotaro Legend Countryside Route

Flowers in bloomLate March – early April (approx.)

Okayama

Mt. Misen — Sacred Mountain Hiking & Ropeway Views

Flowers in bloomMid April – early May (approx.)

Hiroshima

Asuka Village — Ancient Capital Ruins & Stone Mysteries

Flowers in bloomEarly April (approx.)

Nara

Asuka-dera Temple — Japan's Oldest Buddha Statue

Flowers in bloomEarly April (approx.)

Nara

Byodo-in Phoenix Hall — 10-Yen Coin Temple

Flowers in bloomMid April – late April (approx.)

Kyoto

Shosei-en Garden — Hidden Oasis Near Kyoto Station

Flowers in bloomMid April – late April (approx.)

Kyoto

Huis Ten Bosch — Dutch Theme Park in Kyushu

Flowers in bloomEarly April – late April (approx.)

Nagasaki

Kashihara Jingu Shrine — Mythical First Emperor's Shrine

Flowers in bloomMid April – mid May (approx.)

Nara

Kasuga Taisha — 3,000 Stone and Bronze Lanterns

Flowers in bloomMid April – mid May (approx.)

Nara

Yufuin Floral Village — European Fairy Tale Street

Flowers in bloomEarly April – late May (approx.)

Oita

May

13 spots

Kanoya Rose Garden — 50,000 Rose Bushes

Flowers in bloomEarly May – late May (approx.)

Kagoshima

Nakanoshima — Art Museum & Rose Garden Island

Flowers in bloomMid May (approx.)

Osaka

Northern Culture Museum — Landlord's Estate Garden Paradise

Flowers in bloomEarly May – mid May (approx.)

Niigata

Rinnoji Temple and Garden

Flowers in bloomMid May (approx.)

Miyagi

Mt. Misen — Sacred Mountain Hiking & Ropeway Views

Flowers in bloomMid April – early May (approx.)

Hiroshima

Adachi Museum of Art — World's Best Japanese Garden

Flowers in bloomEarly May – mid May (approx.)

Shimane

Nikko Tamozawa Imperial Villa — Meiji Elegance

Flowers in bloomEarly May – mid May (approx.)

Tochigi

Kashihara Jingu Shrine — Mythical First Emperor's Shrine

Flowers in bloomMid April – mid May (approx.)

Nara

Kasuga Taisha — 3,000 Stone and Bronze Lanterns

Flowers in bloomMid April – mid May (approx.)

Nara

Hinoyama Park — Panoramic Kanmon Strait View

Flowers in bloomEarly May – mid June (approx.)

Yamaguchi

Nunobiki Herb Garden & Ropeway — Mountain Herb Terraces

Flowers in bloomEarly May – mid June (approx.)

Hyogo

Yokohama Marine Tower — Harbor Lighthouse Observation Deck

Flowers in bloomEarly May – mid June (approx.)

Kanagawa

Yufuin Floral Village — European Fairy Tale Street

Flowers in bloomEarly April – late May (approx.)

Oita

June

8 spots

Hakusan Shrine Furusato Village — Hydrangea Stairway to Heaven

Flowers in bloomLate June – early July (approx.)

Niigata

Kawaguchiko Music Forest Museum — European Garden and Mt. Fuji

Flowers in bloomEarly June – mid June (approx.)

Yamanashi

Shiroi Koibito Park — Chocolate Cookie Factory Tour

Flowers in bloomEarly June – mid June (approx.)

Hokkaido

Hasedera Temple — Hillside Temple with Ocean Views

Flowers in bloomJune (approx.)

Kanagawa

Mt. Daisen — Sacred Mountain of Western Japan

Flowers in bloomJune (approx.)

Tottori

Hinoyama Park — Panoramic Kanmon Strait View

Flowers in bloomEarly May – mid June (approx.)

Yamaguchi

Nunobiki Herb Garden & Ropeway — Mountain Herb Terraces

Flowers in bloomEarly May – mid June (approx.)

Hyogo

Yokohama Marine Tower — Harbor Lighthouse Observation Deck

Flowers in bloomEarly May – mid June (approx.)

Kanagawa

JulyThis month

6 spots

Hakusan Shrine Furusato Village — Hydrangea Stairway to Heaven

Flowers in bloomLate June – early July (approx.)

Niigata

Furano Lavender Fields — Purple Summer Waves

Flowers in bloomEarly July – late July (approx.)

Hokkaido

Koiwai Farm — Dairy Pastures & Lavender Fields

Flowers in bloomMid July (approx.)

Iwate

Senba Lake Cycling — Lakeside Loop Trail

Flowers in bloomEarly July – mid August (approx.)

Ibaraki

Ushiku Daibutsu — World's Tallest Buddha Statue

Flowers in bloomEarly July – mid August (approx.)

Ibaraki

Karashi Renkon — Kumamoto's Spicy Lotus Root

Flowers in bloomEarly July – mid August (approx.)

Kumamoto

August

3 spots

Senba Lake Cycling — Lakeside Loop Trail

Flowers in bloomEarly July – mid August (approx.)

Ibaraki

Ushiku Daibutsu — World's Tallest Buddha Statue

Flowers in bloomEarly July – mid August (approx.)

Ibaraki

Karashi Renkon — Kumamoto's Spicy Lotus Root

Flowers in bloomEarly July – mid August (approx.)

Kumamoto

September

4 spots

Awaji Yumebutai — Tadao Ando's Terraced Gardens

Flowers in bloomMid September – mid October (approx.)

Hyogo

Lake Yamanakako — Largest of Fuji Five Lakes

Flowers in bloomMid September – mid October (approx.)

Yamanashi

Nokonoshima Island — Flower Island 10 Minutes Away

Flowers in bloomMid September – mid October (approx.)

Fukuoka

Tateyama Flower Fields — Year-Round Blooms

Flowers in bloomMid September – mid October (approx.)

Chiba

October

15 spots

Nakanoshima — Art Museum & Rose Garden Island

Flowers in bloomMid October (approx.)

Osaka

Asuka Village — Ancient Capital Ruins & Stone Mysteries

Flowers in bloomEarly October – mid October (approx.)

Nara

Awaji Farm Park England Hill — Flower Fields & Koala

Flowers in bloomEarly October – mid October (approx.)

Hyogo

Heijo Palace Site — Reconstructed Ancient Capital

Flowers in bloomEarly October – mid October (approx.)

Nara

Kibiji Cycling Road — Momotaro Legend Countryside Route

Flowers in bloomEarly October – mid October (approx.)

Okayama

Uminonakamichi Seaside Park — 10km Coastal Garden

Flowers in bloomEarly October – mid October (approx.)

Fukuoka

Nunobiki Herb Garden & Ropeway — Mountain Herb Terraces

Flowers in bloomOctober (approx.)

Hyogo

Ushiku Daibutsu — World's Tallest Buddha Statue

Flowers in bloomOctober (approx.)

Ibaraki

Awaji Yumebutai — Tadao Ando's Terraced Gardens

Flowers in bloomMid September – mid October (approx.)

Hyogo

Lake Yamanakako — Largest of Fuji Five Lakes

Flowers in bloomMid September – mid October (approx.)

Yamanashi

Nokonoshima Island — Flower Island 10 Minutes Away

Flowers in bloomMid September – mid October (approx.)

Fukuoka

Tateyama Flower Fields — Year-Round Blooms

Flowers in bloomMid September – mid October (approx.)

Chiba

Ebino Kogen Plateau — Crater Lake Circuit

Flowers in bloomEarly October – late November (approx.)

Kagoshima

Hinoyama Park — Panoramic Kanmon Strait View

Flowers in bloomEarly October – late November (approx.)

Yamaguchi

Yokohama Marine Tower — Harbor Lighthouse Observation Deck

Flowers in bloomEarly October – late November (approx.)

Kanagawa

November

3 spots

Ebino Kogen Plateau — Crater Lake Circuit

Flowers in bloomEarly October – late November (approx.)

Kagoshima

Hinoyama Park — Panoramic Kanmon Strait View

Flowers in bloomEarly October – late November (approx.)

Yamaguchi

Yokohama Marine Tower — Harbor Lighthouse Observation Deck

Flowers in bloomEarly October – late November (approx.)

Kanagawa

December

0 spots

Nothing listed for December under “Flowers in bloom” yet — browse all spots or the festival calendar.