Cherry blossom is three weeks of it. Flip through the other forty-nine — and watch what's in bloom move up and down the country.
The calendar is the way in. Underneath it sits the ordinary thing — search, filter by month or flower, and open any of the 412 spots.




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About 1.5 to 2 million sunflowers on a 23-hectare hillside in Hokuryu, one of Japan's largest sunflower fields. The Hokuryu Sunflower Festival runs from late July to mid August. Entry is free; the maze and the field tour car have small fees, and parking is about 500 yen.