Kersenbloesem, maand voor maand over de hele wereld
De week dat de bomen roze kleuren — en de drukte met ze mee.
61 bestemmingen op SeasonMap, binnen elke maand gerangschikt op de comfortscore — want het gaat er niet alleen om waar het seizoen speelt, maar of het weer de reis ondertussen waard is.
Wanneer het speelt
Kersenbloesem in januari
- Tenerife 🇪🇸 SpanjeAlmond blossom · 20 jan – 15 mrt (meestal)The groves around Santiago del Teide and the mountain villages come out from late January and the almond blossom trail runs into March, which is the island's one genuinely seasonal sight.93
- Đà Lạt 🇻🇳 VietnamMai anh đào cherry blossom · 5 jan – 20 feb (meestal)The pink cherry the town plants along Xuan Huong lake and the Tran Hung Dao streets flowers for a fortnight around Tết.92
- Chiang Rai 🇹🇭 ThailandWild Himalayan cherry · 20 dec – 15 feb (meestal)Thai sakura along the ridges at Doi Mae Salong and above Mae Fah Luang, pink for a fortnight somewhere in the window.89
- Chiang Mai 🇹🇭 ThailandWild Himalayan cherry on the hills · 20 dec – 31 jan (meestal)The pink blossom on Doi Inthanon and the ridges towards Doi Ang Khang comes out in the coldest weeks of the year, which are also the only weeks the air up there is clean.87
- Syracuse 🇮🇹 ItaliëAlmond blossom around Avola · 10 jan – 28 feb (meestal)The Avola almond varieties flower unusually early, from January into February, turning the terraced orchards white in the hills south of the city around Avola and Noto.78
- Okinawa 🇯🇵 JapanHikanzakura cherry blossom · 15 jan – 20 feb (meestal)Okinawa's cherry is the deep pink hikanzakura and it opens in January, two months before the mainland.74
- San Francisco 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenPlum and magnolia blossom · 25 jan – 15 mrt (meestal)The earliest blossom of any big American city: plum in January, magnolia through February, weeks before the east coast has thawed.68
Kersenbloesem in februari
- Đà Lạt 🇻🇳 VietnamMai anh đào cherry blossom · 5 jan – 20 feb (meestal)The pink cherry the town plants along Xuan Huong lake and the Tran Hung Dao streets flowers for a fortnight around Tết.96
- Tenerife 🇪🇸 SpanjeAlmond blossom · 20 jan – 15 mrt (meestal)The groves around Santiago del Teide and the mountain villages come out from late January and the almond blossom trail runs into March, which is the island's one genuinely seasonal sight.94
- Marrakesh 🇲🇦 MarokkoAlmond blossom · 1 feb – 5 mrt (meestal)The valleys south towards the Atlas flower first, around Tahanaout and on the road to Ourika, and it is the first sign the mountain passes will open again.88
- Taichung 🇹🇼 TaiwanWuling Farm cherry blossom · 10 feb – 5 mrt (meestal)The old farm up in the mountains behind the city is the best blossom in Taiwan and knows it: entry is capped and booked in advance, with traffic control on the road in during the peak days.88
- Chiang Rai 🇹🇭 ThailandWild Himalayan cherry · 20 dec – 15 feb (meestal)Thai sakura along the ridges at Doi Mae Salong and above Mae Fah Luang, pink for a fortnight somewhere in the window.84
- Kunming 🇨🇳 Volksrepubliek ChinaCamellias and cherry avenues · 1 feb – 25 mrt (meestal)Camellias first, then the cherry avenues at Yuantong Temple and around Green Lake in March.81
- Zon-Maanmeer 🇹🇼 TaiwanCherry blossom · 1 feb – 5 mrt (meestal)The hillside above the lake flowers weeks before Japan does, and the culture village at the top of the ropeway makes an event of it.81
- Syracuse 🇮🇹 ItaliëAlmond blossom around Avola · 10 jan – 28 feb (meestal)The Avola almond varieties flower unusually early, from January into February, turning the terraced orchards white in the hills south of the city around Avola and Noto.80
- Okinawa 🇯🇵 JapanHikanzakura cherry blossom · 15 jan – 20 feb (meestal)Okinawa's cherry is the deep pink hikanzakura and it opens in January, two months before the mainland.79
- Imlil, Atlas Mountains 🇲🇦 MarokkoBlossom in the valley · 20 feb – 15 apr (meestal)Cherry, apple and walnut come out on the terraces below the village while the summits are still white.77
- San Francisco 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenPlum and magnolia blossom · 25 jan – 15 mrt (meestal)The earliest blossom of any big American city: plum in January, magnolia through February, weeks before the east coast has thawed.75
- Tokio 🇯🇵 JapanPlum blossom · 10 feb – 10 mrt (meestal)Ume comes out a month before the cherries, at Yushima Tenjin and the Imperial Palace gardens, on the coldest and clearest days of the year.72
- Osaka 🇯🇵 JapanPlum blossom at the castle · 10 feb – 15 mrt (meestal)The grove below Osaka Castle flowers from the middle of February, weeks before the cherry crowds arrive and with a fraction of the people.71
- Fukuoka 🇯🇵 JapanPlum blossom at Dazaifu · 10 feb – 15 mrt (meestal)Thousands of plum trees flower around Dazaifu Tenmangu, half an hour from central Fukuoka, from mid-February, with the sacred Tobiume tree first.69
- Kyoto 🇯🇵 JapanPlum blossom · 5 feb – 10 mrt (meestal)Kitano Tenmangu's grove opens before the crowds arrive for cherry season, and the shrine holds an outdoor tea ceremony on 25 February.68
- Suzhou 🇨🇳 Volksrepubliek ChinaPlum blossom on Lake Tai · 15 feb – 20 mrt (meestal)The orchards at Guangfu and out on the Dongshan peninsula flower before anything else does, which is why the Ming painters kept going there.64
- Hakone 🇯🇵 JapanOdawara Plum Festival at Soga · 1 feb – 5 mrt (meestal)About 35,000 plum trees flower at Soga Bessho, a short train ride beyond Odawara at the foot of the Hakone hills, with Fuji behind on clear days.61
Kersenbloesem in maart
- Tenerife 🇪🇸 SpanjeAlmond blossom · 20 jan – 15 mrt (meestal)The groves around Santiago del Teide and the mountain villages come out from late January and the almond blossom trail runs into March, which is the island's one genuinely seasonal sight.95
- Marrakesh 🇲🇦 MarokkoAlmond blossom · 1 feb – 5 mrt (meestal)The valleys south towards the Atlas flower first, around Tahanaout and on the road to Ourika, and it is the first sign the mountain passes will open again.94
- Kunming 🇨🇳 Volksrepubliek ChinaCamellias and cherry avenues · 1 feb – 25 mrt (meestal)Camellias first, then the cherry avenues at Yuantong Temple and around Green Lake in March.89
- Sevilla 🇪🇸 SpanjeOrange blossom · 5 mrt – 5 apr (meestal)The azahar comes out on the bitter orange trees that line the whole city for two or three weeks, and the smell is what people remember about spring here.85
- Xi'an 🇨🇳 Volksrepubliek ChinaQinglong Temple cherry blossom · 18 mrt – 10 apr (meestal)Qinglong Temple, where the Japanese monk Kukai studied, has hundreds of cherry trees that flower from late March.81
- Imlil, Atlas Mountains 🇲🇦 MarokkoBlossom in the valley · 20 feb – 15 apr (meestal)Cherry, apple and walnut come out on the terraces below the village while the summits are still white.81
- Taichung 🇹🇼 TaiwanWuling Farm cherry blossom · 10 feb – 5 mrt (meestal)The old farm up in the mountains behind the city is the best blossom in Taiwan and knows it: entry is capped and booked in advance, with traffic control on the road in during the peak days.80
- Peking 🇨🇳 Volksrepubliek ChinaSpring blossom · 25 mrt – 20 apr (meestal)Cherry at Yuyuantan and crab apple in the temple courtyards for about three weeks, in the short window between the sandstorms and the heat.77
- Zon-Maanmeer 🇹🇼 TaiwanCherry blossom · 1 feb – 5 mrt (meestal)The hillside above the lake flowers weeks before Japan does, and the culture village at the top of the ropeway makes an event of it.77
- San Francisco 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenPlum and magnolia blossom · 25 jan – 15 mrt (meestal)The earliest blossom of any big American city: plum in January, magnolia through February, weeks before the east coast has thawed.76
- Daegu 🇰🇷 Zuid-KoreaCherry blossom · 22 mrt – 8 apr (meestal)Daegu blooms a little ahead of Seoul, usually from the last week of March.76
- Osaka 🇯🇵 JapanPlum blossom at the castle · 10 feb – 15 mrt (meestal)The grove below Osaka Castle flowers from the middle of February, weeks before the cherry crowds arrive and with a fraction of the people.75
- Qingdao 🇨🇳 Volksrepubliek ChinaPlum blossom season · 5 mrt – 5 apr (meestal)Plum trees are the city's first flowers of the year, at Qingdao Plum Garden and Baiguoshan Forest Park in Licang; the municipal flower-viewing festival opens there in mid-March, weeks before the cherries in Zhongshan Park.75
- Seoel 🇰🇷 Zuid-KoreaCherry blossom · 28 mrt – 15 apr (meestal)The front reaches Seoul at the start of April; Yeouido and the Han riverside are walked at night and the peak lasts under a week.74
- Fukuoka 🇯🇵 JapanPlum blossom at Dazaifu · 10 feb – 15 mrt (meestal)Thousands of plum trees flower around Dazaifu Tenmangu, half an hour from central Fukuoka, from mid-February, with the sacred Tobiume tree first.74
- Busan 🇰🇷 Zuid-KoreaCherry blossom · 25 mrt – 10 apr (meestal)The south coast blooms a week before Seoul; Dalmaji Hill above Haeundae and the naval town of Jinhae an hour west are what people come for.74
- Hiroshima 🇯🇵 JapanCherry blossom · 22 mrt – 8 apr (meestal)The castle moat and the Peace Park riverbanks, both walkable in an afternoon.74
- Nara 🇯🇵 JapanCherry blossom · 28 mrt – 12 apr (meestal)The deer park first, then Mount Yoshino an hour south, which flowers in bands up the hillside about a week later and is worth the early train.74
- Gyeongju 🇰🇷 Zuid-KoreaCherry blossom · 28 mrt – 12 apr (meestal)Gyeongju plants cherries along everything — the Bomun lake ring road, the walls of the Daereungwon tombs, the approach to Bulguksa.74
- Kobe 🇯🇵 JapanCherry blossom · 28 mrt – 10 apr (meestal)The river banks at Shukugawa and the slope up to Nunobiki carry most of it.74
- Kagoshima 🇯🇵 JapanCherry blossom · 20 mrt – 5 apr (meestal)One of the first cities in Japan the front reaches, usually in the third week of March.74
- Shanghai 🇨🇳 Volksrepubliek ChinaCherry blossom · 10 mrt – 10 apr (meestal)Gucun Park in the north holds the city's largest cherry planting and runs a month-long festival with late gate hours at peak.73
- Kyoto 🇯🇵 JapanPlum blossom · 5 feb – 10 mrt (meestal)Kitano Tenmangu's grove opens before the crowds arrive for cherry season, and the shrine holds an outdoor tea ceremony on 25 February.73
- Washington D.C. 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenCherry blossom peak bloom · 20 mrt – 8 apr (meestal)The Tidal Basin's Yoshinos hold peak bloom for four or five days, usually in the last week of March.73
- Nagoya 🇯🇵 JapanCherry blossom · 25 mrt – 10 apr (meestal)The castle moat and the four-kilometre bank of the Yamazaki river are the two everyone walks.73
…en nog 17 in maart.
Kersenbloesem in april
- Sevilla 🇪🇸 SpanjeOrange blossom · 5 mrt – 5 apr (meestal)The azahar comes out on the bitter orange trees that line the whole city for two or three weeks, and the smell is what people remember about spring here.94
- Peking 🇨🇳 Volksrepubliek ChinaSpring blossom · 25 mrt – 20 apr (meestal)Cherry at Yuyuantan and crab apple in the temple courtyards for about three weeks, in the short window between the sandstorms and the heat.91
- Xi'an 🇨🇳 Volksrepubliek ChinaQinglong Temple cherry blossom · 18 mrt – 10 apr (meestal)Qinglong Temple, where the Japanese monk Kukai studied, has hundreds of cherry trees that flower from late March.89
- Imlil, Atlas Mountains 🇲🇦 MarokkoBlossom in the valley · 20 feb – 15 apr (meestal)Cherry, apple and walnut come out on the terraces below the village while the summits are still white.88
- Seoel 🇰🇷 Zuid-KoreaCherry blossom · 28 mrt – 15 apr (meestal)The front reaches Seoul at the start of April; Yeouido and the Han riverside are walked at night and the peak lasts under a week.85
- Qingdao 🇨🇳 Volksrepubliek ChinaPlum blossom season · 5 mrt – 5 apr (meestal)Plum trees are the city's first flowers of the year, at Qingdao Plum Garden and Baiguoshan Forest Park in Licang; the municipal flower-viewing festival opens there in mid-March, weeks before the cherries in Zhongshan Park.85
- Daegu 🇰🇷 Zuid-KoreaCherry blossom · 22 mrt – 8 apr (meestal)Daegu blooms a little ahead of Seoul, usually from the last week of March.85
- Gyeongju 🇰🇷 Zuid-KoreaCherry blossom · 28 mrt – 12 apr (meestal)Gyeongju plants cherries along everything — the Bomun lake ring road, the walls of the Daereungwon tombs, the approach to Bulguksa.84
- Osaka 🇯🇵 JapanCherry blossom · 25 mrt – 10 apr (meestal)Usually peaks in the first week of April.83
- Shanghai 🇨🇳 Volksrepubliek ChinaCherry blossom · 10 mrt – 10 apr (meestal)Gucun Park in the north holds the city's largest cherry planting and runs a month-long festival with late gate hours at peak.83
- Nara 🇯🇵 JapanCherry blossom · 28 mrt – 12 apr (meestal)The deer park first, then Mount Yoshino an hour south, which flowers in bands up the hillside about a week later and is worth the early train.83
- Washington D.C. 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenCherry blossom peak bloom · 20 mrt – 8 apr (meestal)The Tidal Basin's Yoshinos hold peak bloom for four or five days, usually in the last week of March.83
- Kumamoto 🇯🇵 JapanCastle cherry blossom · 25 mrt – 10 apr (meestal)The castle grounds are the city's hanami spot and the reconstruction scaffolding does not put anyone off.83
- Philadelphia 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenCherry blossom in Fairmount Park · 28 mrt – 20 apr (meestal)A couple of thousand trees around the Shofuso house and the Horticulture Center in West Fairmount Park, peaking in the first two weeks of April with a Japanese festival built around them.82
- Kagoshima 🇯🇵 JapanCherry blossom · 20 mrt – 5 apr (meestal)One of the first cities in Japan the front reaches, usually in the third week of March.82
- Parijs 🇫🇷 FrankrijkBlossom on the quais · 25 mrt – 15 apr (meestal)Cherry and magnolia come out along the Seine and in the Jardin des Plantes, usually in the first half of April, and the terraces fill the same week.81
- Fukuoka 🇯🇵 JapanCherry blossom · 18 mrt – 5 apr (meestal)Fukuoka is usually among the first big cities the front reaches.81
- Busan 🇰🇷 Zuid-KoreaCherry blossom · 25 mrt – 10 apr (meestal)The south coast blooms a week before Seoul; Dalmaji Hill above Haeundae and the naval town of Jinhae an hour west are what people come for.81
- Hiroshima 🇯🇵 JapanCherry blossom · 22 mrt – 8 apr (meestal)The castle moat and the Peace Park riverbanks, both walkable in an afternoon.81
- Nagoya 🇯🇵 JapanCherry blossom · 25 mrt – 10 apr (meestal)The castle moat and the four-kilometre bank of the Yamazaki river are the two everyone walks.81
- Kobe 🇯🇵 JapanCherry blossom · 28 mrt – 10 apr (meestal)The river banks at Shukugawa and the slope up to Nunobiki carry most of it.81
- Tokio 🇯🇵 JapanCherry blossom · 22 mrt – 8 apr (meestal)The front usually reaches Tokyo in the last week of March and peaks in the first days of April.80
- Kyoto 🇯🇵 JapanCherry blossom · 25 mrt – 10 apr (meestal)Usually peaks in the first week of April.80
- Yokohama 🇯🇵 JapanCherry blossom on the Ooka river · 25 mrt – 8 apr (meestal)The canal through Koganecho is lined the whole way and lit in the evenings, which makes it the after-work version of hanami rather than the picnic one.80
- Kamakura 🇯🇵 JapanCherry blossom on Dankazura · 25 mrt – 10 apr (meestal)The raised avenue up to Tsurugaoka Hachimangu is planted the whole way, which makes it one long bottleneck for the ten days it is out.80
…en nog 19 in april.
Kersenbloesem in mei
- Saint Louis 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenBotanical Garden spring bloom · 1 apr – 5 mei (meestal)The Missouri Botanical Garden's Japanese garden, one of the largest in the west, runs cherry and then azalea and iris through April.87
- Sapporo 🇯🇵 JapanCherry and plum blossom · 28 apr – 15 mei (meestal)Hokkaido gets both at once, usually in the first half of May, a month behind Tokyo, and Maruyama Park does hanami with lamb on a grill.84
- Toronto 🇨🇦 CanadaHigh Park cherry blossom · 22 apr – 10 mei (meestal)The Somei-Yoshino grove in High Park peaks for four to ten days, usually at the turn of April into May.83
- Edinburgh 🇬🇧 Verenigd KoninkrijkBlossom in the Meadows · 5 apr – 5 mei (meestal)The cherry avenue across the Meadows comes out for a fortnight in April and the students treat it as the first day of summer, whatever the temperature says.83
- Lviv 🇺🇦 OekraïneSakura and magnolia · 5 apr – 5 mei (meestal)The city planted Japanese cherries and magnolias through the 2010s and they come out along Stryiskyi Park and a handful of named streets for a fortnight in spring.82
- Traverse City 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenCherry blossom on the peninsulas · 5–24 mei (meestal)The two peninsulas that split Grand Traverse Bay carry over a million cherry trees, blooming for a week or two in early-to-mid May, well before the festival that takes their name.80
Kersenbloesem in juli
- Curitiba 🇧🇷 BraziliëCerejeiras in flower · 1 jul – 31 aug (meestal)The Japanese cherries planted by Curitiba's Nikkei community flower in the depth of the southern winter, densest around the Praça do Japão and the Bosque do Japão.86
- Campos do Jordão 🇧🇷 BraziliëFesta da Cerejeira em Flor · 20 jul – 20 aug (meestal)When the cherry trees planted by Japanese settlers flower, the park in Vila Albertina opens on weekends for taiko, odori dance and a long Japanese food court.86
Kersenbloesem in augustus
- Campos do Jordão 🇧🇷 BraziliëFesta da Cerejeira em Flor · 20 jul – 20 aug (meestal)When the cherry trees planted by Japanese settlers flower, the park in Vila Albertina opens on weekends for taiko, odori dance and a long Japanese food court.85
- Curitiba 🇧🇷 BraziliëCerejeiras in flower · 1 jul – 31 aug (meestal)The Japanese cherries planted by Curitiba's Nikkei community flower in the depth of the southern winter, densest around the Praça do Japão and the Bosque do Japão.83
Kersenbloesem in september
Kersenbloesem in oktober
Kersenbloesem in november
Kersenbloesem in december
- Chiang Rai 🇹🇭 ThailandWild Himalayan cherry · 20 dec – 15 feb (meestal)Thai sakura along the ridges at Doi Mae Salong and above Mae Fah Luang, pink for a fortnight somewhere in the window.87
- Chiang Mai 🇹🇭 ThailandWild Himalayan cherry on the hills · 20 dec – 31 jan (meestal)The pink blossom on Doi Inthanon and the ridges towards Doi Ang Khang comes out in the coldest weeks of the year, which are also the only weeks the air up there is clean.84
- Kyoto 🇯🇵 JapanAutumn colour · 10 nov – 5 dec (meestal)The maples usually peak in the second half of November and the city is as full as it is in cherry season.71