Use the data in AI assistants

A read-only Model Context Protocol server that gives AI assistants live Japan seasonal travel data: cherry blossoms, autumn leaves, flowers, festivals, fruit picking, and weather.

Listed on Smithery. Source on GitHub and npm.

AI search and MCP tools

If ChatGPT or another AI search product finds this page on the web, it can read and cite the public forecast pages, but it cannot run MCP tools just because it found the endpoint. Tool calls work only after the endpoint is connected in an MCP-capable client, app, or connector.

For latest sakura dates without any MCP setup, use the crawlable text summary or JSON API:

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

Remote endpoint

https://seasons.kooexperience.com/mcp

This endpoint is public, HTTPS, read-only, and does not require an API key.

ChatGPT app or connector

Use this metadata when creating a ChatGPT app or connector for the remote MCP server:

Name: Japan in Seasons
Description: Use this for live Japan seasonal travel data: cherry blossom and sakura dates, autumn leaves, flowers, festivals, fruit picking, and weather. Best for current or date-specific Japan travel questions.
Connector URL: https://seasons.kooexperience.com/mcp

After the connection succeeds, the client should show the server tools. Before that, ChatGPT Search should cite the public forecast URLs instead of claiming it can run the MCP.

Where to start

• japan_seasonal_answer for broad questions such as "what's good in Japan in April?"
• sakura_now for current cherry blossom questions, with specific spots
• koyo_now for current autumn leaves questions
• search and fetch for retrieval and citation in ChatGPT

Other tools

sakura_forecast, sakura_best_dates, sakura_spots, kawazu_forecast, koyo_forecast, koyo_best_dates, koyo_spots, flowers_spots, festivals_list, fruit_seasons, fruit_farms, weather_forecast.

Run it locally

npx japan-seasons-mcp

Claude Desktop config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "japan-seasons": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "japan-seasons-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Example questions

• "How is the sakura forecast in Japan right now?"
• "Where should I see cherry blossoms from April 8 to April 14? Include exact viewing spots."
• "How are autumn leaves looking in Kyoto?"
• "What flowers are in season in June?"
• "What fruit can I pick near Tokyo in May?"
• "Will rain in Osaka this weekend affect sakura?"

Sources

Primary seasonal forecast data comes from Japan Meteorological Corporation. Weather comes from Japan Meteorological Agency data. Static festival, flower, and fruit-farm data is curated with official links and GPS coordinates.