Originally Posted by abmj-jr

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