{"id":159651,"date":"2024-02-01T10:37:13","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T01:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=159651&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-02-01T10:37:13","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T01:37:13","slug":"fukuoka-anticipates-japans-earliest-cherry-blossom-bloom-on-march-19","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/fukuoka-anticipates-japans-earliest-cherry-blossom-bloom-on-march-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Fukuoka Anticipates Japan&#8217;s Earliest Cherry Blossom Bloom on March 19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Japan Meteorological Association has announced its spring forecast, predicting that Fukuoka City will experience the nation&#8217;s earliest cherry blossom bloom on March 19. This anticipated bloom date is three days ahead of the average year, attributed to higher than usual temperatures expected throughout March. A subsequent announcement regarding the expected full bloom date is slated for March 6. <strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20240131\/5010023280.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NHK<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/tenki.jp\/sakura\/expectation\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Japan Meteorological Association<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/fnn_sakura-maiduru-park_2024_WEB-001.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fukuoka Anticipates Japan&#039;s Earliest Cherry Blossom Bloom on March 19\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-159654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/fnn_sakura-maiduru-park_2024_WEB-001.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/fnn_sakura-maiduru-park_2024_WEB-001.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/fnn_sakura-maiduru-park_2024_WEB-001.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/fnn_sakura-maiduru-park_2024_WEB-001.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &#038; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/>free weekly newsletter<\/a> today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/>The Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/>this <b>form<\/b>.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Japan Meteorological Association has announced its spring forecast, predicting that Fukuoka City will experience the nation&#8217;s earliest cherry blossom&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30040,"featured_media":159658,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-159651","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-city","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/159651","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30040"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=159651"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/159658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=159651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}