When are you coming to Thailand?

[a-447]

1 hour ago, Keithambrose said:

I looked at March 20th for 4 nights. You can never be exactly certain when the Sakura are in bloom. I took that date from previous post. 

https://www.tsunagujapan.com/cherry-blossom-forecast/

[jimmie50]

On 1/17/2026 at 11:25 AM, jimmie50 said:

They are planning to book some type of day trip to an island off Pattaya...not sure of the name of the island.  Maybe someone will know the island.

So the name of the island is Samae San Island.  Appears plans are progressing and will probably be in Pattaya the first week in March for around 10 days.  

[PeterRS]

20 hours ago, floridarob said:

I'll bet you Peter knows 🤔

Sadly I have missed the sakura in Tokyo as often as I have seen it. The only time I was guaranteed to see it were the years I lived in the country!

If I was making a special trip specifically to see it, a) I'd be flexible date-wise, and b) I'd be flexible location-wise. But inevitably that means a very significant budget. As has already been pointed out, the blossom moves from south to north over a perdiod of 3-4 weeks or so. Then you have to keep a keen eye out for the weather. I recall one year I lived near the centre of Tokyo. The sakura was almost in blossom and then the next day it all looked magnificent - truly a bucket list event. But that night it rained, and the following morning most of the blossoms had fallen to the ground.

I found that there are certain colours more prominent at certain times. On my last visit in earlyish April pre-covid, it was all mostly white. At other times it can be mostly pinkish. Whatever, though, whereas the blossom trees are all over the city, you need to go to where it is most concentrated. I only know the city centre ones. In addition to Ueno Park and Shinjuku Park I mentioned earlier, a great place to visit, especially in the evening is Aoyama Cemetery. An odd place to view the sakura but it has many trees. It is also fun to go in the evening when so many people also have their dinner on their tarpaulins lit by little paraffin lamps.

As @Keithambrose points out, there are various internet sites which give you details of the updated daily progress of the sakura each season. The one problem is that no one is ever sure when it will start. That is totally up to the weather.