Originally Posted by robyng
I am pretty sure we will miss the cherry blossoms in Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto (arriving Tokyo April 12). But they will probably be in bloom somewhere in Japan. One place I was looking at was Mt. Yoshino - which is a not too far train trip from Osaka or Kyoto. The only cherry blossom "time maps" I can find on the internet are in Japanese - and neither my husband nor I can read Kanji. Do any of you have access to a newspaper or similar which has the predicted blossom time for Mt. Yoshino? Any other suggestions for chasing cherry blossoms from Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto on a day trip (guess we should probably be looking for cooler, mountainous areas)? Robyn
I don't know, the 12th might not be too bad for inland areas. I am sitting, looking out my hotel window in Nagoya at cloudy, foggy, cold conditions and the
sakura have not come fully out yet. As I indicated in another post, they are just starting to peek out here, they were several days away in Himeji and still not even close in Okayama and Kurashiki this week. I'm thinking a week from now would be close to perfect and if it stays cool and not too windy or rainy, the 12th will still be very showy around here.
JR