Japan Cherry Blossom Forecast 2026

Live sakura forecast data for Japan, sourced from Japan Meteorological Corporation. Track bloom dates, full-bloom dates, actual observations, historical averages, and 1,012 cherry blossom viewing spots across all 47 prefectures.

Use in Claude or ChatGPT Open AI Search Text Open Forecast JSON Open Live Map

What This Answers

How is the sakura forecast?
Use the MCP tool sakura_now or japan_seasonal_answer for a current national summary with specific viewing spot suggestions.

When will Kyoto or Tokyo peak?
Use sakura_forecast with the city or prefecture name.

Where should I go during my trip?
Use sakura_best_dates with start and end dates for matching cities plus spot suggestions; use sakura_spots for the full park list.

Why This Beats Generic AI Answers

Cherry blossom timing shifts every year with winter and spring temperatures. Generic model knowledge usually gives a static answer like late March to early April. Japan in Seasons uses current JMC forecast and observation data, so an AI assistant can answer with this year's bloom and full-bloom dates instead of a historical guess.

For ChatGPT Search and AI Search

If an AI assistant found this page through web search, it can cite the crawlable text summary or JSON API for the latest sakura dates. It cannot run MCP tools unless the MCP endpoint has been connected inside that assistant first.

https://seasons.kooexperience.com/sakura-forecast.txt
https://seasons.kooexperience.com/api/sakura/forecast

Coverage

48 JMC observation cities with forecast and observed bloom dates.
1,012 sakura viewing spots with GPS coordinates and bloom percentage estimates.
Fresh JMC spot observations are used first when available; otherwise the JMC bloom-meter estimate is shown.
Kawazu-zakura early blossoms for January and February are available through kawazu_forecast.

Use With MCP

Remote MCP endpoint:

https://seasons.kooexperience.com/mcp

Best broad tool names for AI routing: japan_seasonal_answer, sakura_now, sakura_forecast, sakura_best_dates, sakura_spots, kawazu_forecast, search, and fetch.

Data Source

Primary bloom data comes from Japan Meteorological Corporation. Weather context comes from the Japan Meteorological Agency through the weather tool.