Originally Posted by Topcare (Post 34168606)

passed on nature over a cruel joke that smells like stale piss due to rain. Error.

Originally Posted by CPH-Flyer (Post 34150553)

I did not get to do much cherry blossom viewing this year, I have a hope that Sendai has a bit to offer tomorrow....

But a rather nice tree in Shinagawa I got to enjoy the days I went to the office.
https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...15fae348f7.jpg

Originally Posted by MSPeconomist (Post 34168878)

That's an enormous tree. I don't think they grow so big in the USA. Very nice; it would be a reason to go to the office every day during this period, at least when the weather is good.

Originally Posted by KI-NRT (Post 34168866)

lol, you're probably right. But it was REALLY gloomy with crazy gray skies and we had our fill of Sakura this year already. If the weather was clear and offered views of the Zao Mountain Range in the background, we definitely would've opted for Sakura. We contemplated changing our return flight to an earlier departure but nothing was available.

Originally Posted by Topcare (Post 34171018)

fair enough. makes sense. haha. Next time go to the Nikka distillery. :-) not far from sendai.

Originally Posted by AlwaysAisle (Post 34039770)

The latest update for cherry blossom forecast indicates Tokyo will see a start of cherry blossom around March 20, which is forecasted as the earliest location in Japan. Usually, a week after the start of the cherry blossom is considered to be the peak, which means the peak of cherry blossom in Tokyo will be around March 27.

The start of cherry blossom forecasted (again, the peak of blossom is usually 7-9 days after the start of the blossom)
Osaka: March 26
Nagoya: March 23
Fukuoka: March 21
Sapporo: April 23
Sendai: April 3
Aomori: April 15
Hiroshima: March 21
Kochi: March 24
Kagoshima: March 27

Originally Posted by Boraxo (Post 34537334)

Is this a pretty typical schedule? We hope to visit the first week of April 2023.