Sakura full bloom already?

[chery08]

My friend told me that sakura in Tokyo is full bloom already.. is it true?? it' so strange to be bloom now... way too early right?

[Hiroyuki Nagashima]

The flowering situation of sakura of 2006.
http://www.data.kishou.go.jp/app-met/sakura2006_mankai.html
Ssakura of Tokyo of last year is March 28.
It is Okinawa that Ssakura flowers in January.

[chery08]

ahh ic .. thanks for the info though.. i'm glad it's not bloom yet..

[chery08]

Hi
can i check if there are any site that shows for this year sakura ?? I remember there's a site that i can view ... where it shows me in different colors and the status of sakura blooming in each state...
Another friend told me again that Sakura is blooming in Tokyo... not sure if it's true though..

[nice gaijin]

plum blossoms appear to be blooming, but they are supposed to go first. Every day, I ride along one of the most famous riversides for sakura viewing, and I haven't seen any pink.

[justin]

I would give my left arm for a chance to see the blossoms with my friends in japan. . . :(

[chery08]

the sight must be very beautiful....

[nice gaijin]

I was at the Imperial Garden today and there wasn't a single cherry blossom in sight. The plum blossoms are just now starting to come in; there are trees that are partially blooming, and several which had yet to begin. Nothing was in full bloom by a longshot.

[undrentide]

It seems that kan-zakura (a kind of sakura that blooms in winter) started blooming in Shinjuku-Gyoen.
http://www.shinjukugyoen.go.jp/news/news1_2007/n07_1_19a.html
Nothing in full bloom, just a few blossoms, though.

http://www.shinjukugyoen.go.jp/migoro/migoro_hana/migoro07_1_19.html
Here is the list of flowers you can see in Shinjuku-Gyoen right now.

みごろです: meaning they are at their best.
咲き始めました: just started blooming.
みごろは過ぎましたが咲いています : already past the best, but still in bloom.

About Shinjuku Gyoen
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3034_001.html
http://www.jref.com/practical/tokyo_parks_gardens.shtml#Shinjuku_Gyoen

[chery08]

ahh thanks for the information~~~ it's really helpful... so it means it's quite normal for the kan-zakura to bloom now huh?
This garden is located in Shinjuku?? must visit it when i'm there~

[Hiroyuki Nagashima]

Flowering expectation of SAKURA of this year was announced.
Tokyo is March 19.
http://www.mainichi-msn.co.jp/chihou/sakura/wadai/news/20070222k0000m040025000c.html

[chery08]

oh my.. that's fast...
but how come Tokyo ones will bloom earlier than Osaka??
Do u tink i can still catch it if i go on 24th March??

[Han Chan]

In Denmark we had a record warm fall and winter. The earliest cherry blosom ever in Denmark, was this winter in a park in Copehagen in December - more than four months too early! The global climate is getting more and more strange!
:(

[Han Chan]

So......now it is time for count down to sakura blooming and hanami time!
:cool:

From todays Mainichi:

"Record early bloom for cherry blossoms

Agency officials said on Wednesday that an unusually warm winter has led to the early blossoming of Yoshino cherry trees in western and eastern Japan.

The agency announced the expected blossom dates for cherry trees at 56 locations across Japan. Of the 56 spots, 42 are expected to bloom more than three days earlier than usual.

Agency officials expect the cherry trees to come into blossom in central Tokyo on March 18, 10 days earlier than normal and the second earliest date since the agency began keeping records on cherry blossoms in 1953. They added that cherry trees are expected to blossom in Nagoya and Fukuoka on March 20, and in Osaka on March 25, five to eight days earlier than average.

The national average temperature was 1.52 degrees Celsius higher than normal from December to February, tying past records.

However, officials added that the expected blossoming dates could be delayed if temperatures are lower than forecasted. The temperature is set to drop across Japan next week, with rain and even snow expected in some areas." (Mainichi)

[Dutch Baka]

It's really fast this year, I already saw some Sakura last week in Kobe (not in full bloom though).

Can't wait to see all these pretty flowers :)

[chery08]

i saw from the website that sakura will bloom on 18th March in Tokyo but i've read from other place that they saw bloom sakura everywhere in Tokyo now.. is it true?

[undrentide]

i saw from the website that sakura will bloom on 18th March in Tokyo but i've read from other place that they saw bloom sakura everywhere in Tokyo now.. is it true?

What you saw on the website is correct.
There's a huge cherry tree on my way home, and I look it up every morning/evening. Although the buds are plumping little by little, they are still firm. Also there's one of the famous spots for Sakura near my office, and I can see it from high above everyday. All the tree still look grey and bare, without blossom, and of course, without any leaves...
:)

[chery08]

he hee that's good to know.. thanks for telling me .. :)
Do u think i can catch nice nice bloom flowers on 28th March in Tokyo?

[epigene]

Do u think i can catch nice nice bloom flowers on 28th March in Tokyo?

That's hard to say, because when the blossoms reach full bloom depends largely on what kind of weather we'll have in the next week or two.

If the blossoms bloom as projected, the flowers will have passed full bloom on the 28th... :(

Although this is all in Japanese, you can see photos of the current state of cherry blossoms across Japan, reported by local TV stations and viewers.
Sakura Zensen (http://www.fuji-network.com/sakura/)

According to this, the cherry blossoms in Tokyo have reached 50% average, though the buds remain firm and not likely to blossom anytime soon in my neighborhood. The trees that have blossomed are early-blooming varieties and not the Somei Yoshino that is regarded the "standard" cherry tree.

[chery08]

hmmm so i will miss sakura when i'm in Japan huh?? :(
how abt in Osaka?? I'll be going osaka on 24th to 27th and returning to Tokyo on 28th...
Should i stay in Tokyo on 24th instead?

[epigene]

hmmm so i will miss sakura when i'm in Japan huh?? :(
how abt in Osaka?? I'll be going osaka on 24th to 27th and returning to Tokyo on 28th...
Should i stay in Tokyo on 24th instead?
Oh, no! Like I said earlier, it all depends on the weather and temperature we'll have in the next week or two. There might be blossoms still on the 28th, but the chances are higher on the 24th...

But, if you're staying in Osaka around the 24th and later, I'm pretty sure that you will be able to see the blossoms at their best there rather than in Tokyo... :relief:

[Han Chan]

I seems like the sakura season will start a few days later....

"Agency apologizes for cherry blossom misforecast

Japanese weather officials have apologized for incorrectly forecasting the start of the cherry blossom season in four locations in Japan.

Last week, the Meteorological Agency said cherry blossoms would start blooming in Shizuoka, central Japan, on March 13, and in Takamatsu and Matsuyama in western Japan on March 17. This would have been the earliest start to the season on record.

The agency had also forecast an early start to the season in Tokyo on March 18, 10 days earlier than usual.

But the cherry blossoms in Shizuoka were not blooming on Tuesday, as predicted.

Weather officials then checked their computer calculations and found they had entered the wrong data for temperatures in December.

As a result, the agency's forecast dates were too early, by 9 days for Takamatsu and 6 days for Shiozuoka and Matsuyama, and 3 days too early for Tokyo.

This is the first forecasting miscalculation since the agency began computerized forecasts in 1996. " NHK.

[Uncle Frank]

Wonder if the weathermen will fall on their thermometers in disgrace? Here in Maine we are due to get a big showstorm for Saturday, will winter ever end?

Uncle Frank

:blush:

[Glenn]

I'm waiting for the nice temperatures we had until last Monday to come back. Why did it have to get cold again?! :bawling:

[epigene]

I'm waiting for the nice temperatures we had until last Monday to come back. Why did it have to get cold again?! :bawling:

Well, God works in strange ways to find the "default" settings, I guess... :p

The National Meteorological Agency had installed a new computer system, and they still have to learn to use it! :blush:

Despite miscalculations, the predicted blooming dates are still much too early... :okashii:

[Ghostless-Shell]

My friend told me that sakura in Tokyo is full bloom already.. is it true?? it' so strange to be bloom now... way too early right?
I saw on the japanese news the other night that the colder weather(maybe in certain areas not sure) is making the blooming take a bit longer.:o

[nice gaijin]

I saw on the japanese news the other night that the colder weather(maybe in certain areas not sure) is making the blooming take a bit longer.:o
That's funny, cause I saw on the news last night that the bloom was starting even earlier than the experts predicted.

[Ghostless-Shell]

That's funny, cause I saw on the news last night that the bloom was starting even earlier than the experts predicted.
*lol* To hell with these experts I swear man.
Experts for weather here are saying 4-6 inches of snow friday(after us having really nice weather).
They are barely ever right*lol*
But yeah maybe it was in a certain area they were talking bout on the news on my japanese station.:/ I switched to it fast and was paying attention a bit so I could be wrong.

[Glenn]

Well, God works in strange ways to find the "default" settings, I guess... :p

The National Meteorological Agency had installed a new computer system, and they still have to learn to use it! :blush:

Despite miscalculations, the predicted blooming dates are still much too early... :okashii:

Yeah, but... but...

Really, I had been used to the cold before, and I hardly had the heater on. Then it got warm, and it was really nice, and I guess I got spoiled, because now I'm always cold and have to run the heater constantly. The sudden temperature changed are gonna cost me more money than a continuous winter would have!

[chery08]

so strange weather now ... hope it'll turn warm by next wk... as i'll be going there he hee~~~