When do cherry blossoms bloom in Naze (Amami Oshima)?

In Naze (Amami Oshima) (Kagoshima), cherry blossoms typically start blooming around January 20 and reach full bloom around February 2, based on the Japan Meteorological Agency's 1991–2020 normals.

Note: in recent years, the official observations here use a different cherry variety than Somei-yoshino (for example, Taiwan cherry in Okinawa and Amami, or Sargent cherry in parts of Hokkaido). Dates are not directly comparable with Tokyo or Kyoto.

Typical first bloomJanuary 20
Typical full bloomFebruary 2
Typical viewing windowJan 20 – Feb 9 (petals usually stay about a week after full bloom)
Earliest first bloom on recordJanuary 1 (2003)
Latest first bloom on recordFebruary 1 (2026)
2025 first bloomJanuary 21

Over the last 10 years, first bloom has come about 4 days later than the 1961–1990 average.

Bloom dates by year

Naze (Amami Oshima): cherry blossom dates, 1953–2025
Dec 31Jan 10Jan 20Jan 30Feb 919601970198019902000201020201953: Jan 29 (First bloom)1954: Jan 21 (First bloom)1955: Jan 27 (First bloom)1956: Jan 15 (First bloom)1957: Jan 14 (First bloom)1959: Jan 28 (First bloom)1960: Jan 23 (First bloom)1972: Jan 8 (First bloom)1973: Jan 10 (First bloom)1974: Jan 15 (First bloom)1975: Jan 19 (First bloom)1976: Jan 22 (First bloom)1977: Jan 11 (First bloom)1978: Jan 27 (First bloom)1979: Jan 23 (First bloom)1980: Jan 16 (First bloom)1981: Jan 21 (First bloom)1982: Jan 21 (First bloom)1983: Jan 26 (First bloom)1984: Jan 27 (First bloom)1985: Jan 27 (First bloom)1986: Jan 19 (First bloom)1987: Jan 16 (First bloom)1988: Jan 12 (First bloom)1989: Jan 6 (First bloom)1990: Jan 14 (First bloom)1991: Jan 22 (First bloom)1992: Jan 17 (First bloom)1993: Jan 18 (First bloom)1994: Jan 19 (First bloom)1995: Jan 31 (First bloom)1996: Jan 14 (First bloom)1997: Jan 20 (First bloom)1998: Jan 12 (First bloom)1999: Jan 18 (First bloom)2000: Jan 18 (First bloom)2001: Jan 26 (First bloom)2002: Jan 17 (First bloom)2003: Jan 1 (First bloom)2004: Jan 20 (First bloom)2005: Jan 25 (First bloom)2006: Jan 16 (First bloom)2007: Jan 29 (First bloom)2008: Jan 21 (First bloom)2009: Jan 22 (First bloom)2010: Jan 22 (First bloom)2011: Jan 30 (First bloom)2012: Jan 20 (First bloom)2013: Jan 14 (First bloom)2014: Jan 16 (First bloom)2015: Jan 20 (First bloom)2016: Jan 18 (First bloom)2017: Jan 31 (First bloom)2018: Jan 22 (First bloom)2019: Jan 23 (First bloom)2020: Jan 23 (First bloom)2021: Jan 25 (First bloom)2022: Jan 18 (First bloom)2023: Jan 20 (First bloom)2024: Jan 17 (First bloom)2025: Jan 21 (First bloom)1953: Feb 2 (Full bloom)1956: Jan 24 (Full bloom)1957: Jan 31 (Full bloom)1959: Feb 12 (Full bloom)1960: Feb 5 (Full bloom)1974: Jan 23 (Full bloom)1975: Feb 3 (Full bloom)1976: Jan 30 (Full bloom)1977: Jan 21 (Full bloom)1978: Feb 8 (Full bloom)1979: Jan 31 (Full bloom)1980: Feb 1 (Full bloom)1981: Jan 31 (Full bloom)1982: Jan 30 (Full bloom)1983: Jan 31 (Full bloom)1984: Feb 2 (Full bloom)1985: Feb 3 (Full bloom)1986: Jan 29 (Full bloom)1987: Feb 5 (Full bloom)1988: Jan 18 (Full bloom)1989: Jan 13 (Full bloom)1990: Jan 28 (Full bloom)1991: Feb 4 (Full bloom)1992: Jan 28 (Full bloom)1993: Jan 29 (Full bloom)1994: Jan 29 (Full bloom)1995: Feb 11 (Full bloom)1996: Jan 22 (Full bloom)1997: Jan 27 (Full bloom)1998: Jan 27 (Full bloom)1999: Feb 4 (Full bloom)2000: Jan 31 (Full bloom)2001: Feb 5 (Full bloom)2002: Jan 29 (Full bloom)2003: Jan 26 (Full bloom)2004: Feb 1 (Full bloom)2005: Feb 8 (Full bloom)2006: Jan 24 (Full bloom)2007: Feb 7 (Full bloom)2008: Feb 2 (Full bloom)2009: Feb 4 (Full bloom)2010: Feb 3 (Full bloom)2011: Feb 7 (Full bloom)2012: Jan 30 (Full bloom)2013: Jan 28 (Full bloom)2014: Jan 31 (Full bloom)2015: Jan 29 (Full bloom)2016: Feb 2 (Full bloom)2017: Feb 13 (Full bloom)2018: Feb 5 (Full bloom)2019: Feb 7 (Full bloom)2020: Feb 7 (Full bloom)2021: Feb 1 (Full bloom)2022: Jan 31 (Full bloom)2023: Feb 1 (Full bloom)2024: Feb 2 (Full bloom)

● First bloom▲ Full bloom┄ 1991–2020 normal

Recent years

YearFirst bloomFull bloom
2025Jan 21—
2024Jan 17Feb 2
2023Jan 20Feb 1
2022Jan 18Jan 31
2021Jan 25Feb 1
2020Jan 23Feb 7
2019Jan 23Feb 7
2018Jan 22Feb 5
2017Jan 31Feb 13
2016Jan 18Feb 2
2015Jan 20Jan 29
2014Jan 16Jan 31
2013Jan 14Jan 28
2012Jan 20Jan 30
2011Jan 30Feb 7

Planning a trip?

Bloom dates move by a week or more from year to year. Use the trip planner to see which cities had blossoms out on your travel dates in each of the last 30 years.

Other cities in Okinawa & Amami

Source: Japan Meteorological Agency phenological observations (processed by Japan Bloom Calendar). These are historical records and averages, not a forecast. About the data