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.

The Shimazu clan's seaside garden, with Sakurajima across the bay. Its 150 or so cherry trees flower over a long season: deep-pink kanhizakura from February, then mountain cherry and somei-yoshino into early April. Admission, shared with the Shoko Shuseikan museum, is about 1,600 yen.