The cherry blossom season is approaching in Hokkaido. We bring you this year's cherry blossom forecast for Hokkaido. In 2025, cherry blossoms are expected to bloom earlier than average across the prefecture.

Forecasted cherry blossom blooming dates for each city and spot in 2025 (updated March 19, 2025)

(City/Expected flowering date/Expected full bloom date)

Sapporo / April 24th / April 28th Wakkanai / May 6th / May 9th (*) Asahikawa / April 28th / April 30th (*) Abashiri / May 4th / May 6th (*) Kushiro / May 7th / May 10th (*) Obihiro / April 27th / April 29th (*) Muroran / April 28th / May 2nd Hakodate / April 22nd / April 26th

Goryokaku Park (Hakodate) / April 22nd / April 26th Nijukken Road Cherry Blossom Line (Shinhidaka) / April 26th / April 30th (*)

*Somei-Yoshino specimen tree (* is Siberian cherry tree)

(From Weathernews Inc.'s "7th Cherry Blossom Forecast" )