Japanese festivals
from the fans that is was expanded into a large annual festival. One must purchase tickets for
this event (Bernard, 2007).
Cherry blossom festivals
Japan celebrates the entire season of the cherry blossoms.
All over Japan festivals are held and include food and at night beautiful lanterns. An
interesting fact concerning cherry blossoms:
According to a study, plants in urban areas have plants that bloom are blooming faster. From
evidence at a cherry arboretum at Mt. Takao, early flowering of the cherry blossoms is
happening due to the larger response to temperature variation (Primack, Higuchi, & Miller-
Rushing, 2009).
Some locations of cherry blossom festivals include:
Yaedake Cherry Blossom Festival in Okinawa. This festival takes place from late January
mid February
Matsuyama Shiroyama Koen Cherry Blossom Festival in Matsuyama-city, Ehime. This
festival takes place early April.
Matsue Jozan Koen Festival in Matsue-city, Shimane
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