1.0Fukuoka Nowhttps://www.fukuoka-now.comNickSzaszhttps://www.fukuoka-now.com/author/nickszasz/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="iHJjsQBuFK"><a href="https://www.fukuoka-now.com/en/news/kyushu-cherry-blossom-forecast-announced/">Kyushu Cherry Blossom Forecast Announced</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.fukuoka-now.com/en/news/kyushu-cherry-blossom-forecast-announced/embed/#?secret=iHJjsQBuFK" width="600" height="338" title="“Kyushu Cherry Blossom Forecast Announced” — Fukuoka Now" data-secret="iHJjsQBuFK" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.fukuoka-now.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://i0.wp.com/www.fukuoka-now.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/sakura-kyushu-e1359007986261.png?fit=639%2C601&ssl=1639601Yesterday, Weather Map Co., Ltd. released their forecast for the 2013 cherry blossom (sakura) season in Japan. According to the forecast, sakura will begin to bloom slightly earlier compared to 2012, due to a mix of unpredictably cold and warm weather conditions over Feb. and Mar. this year.