Since 1953, Japan Meteorological Agency have been researching the beginning date of cherry blossom. The agency assigned one specific tree as the standard tree, and checks it every season. The Tokyo's standard tree is planted in Yasukuni Shrine.
The following shows the dates when the cherry blossom started in Tokyo, 1953-2015.
| Year | Date | Date m/dd |
| 1953 | 26-Mar | 3/26 |
| 1954 | 26-Mar | 3/26 |
| 1955 | 24-Mar | 3/24 |
| 1956 | 26-Mar | 3/26 |
| 1957 | 2-Apr | 4/2 |
| 1958 | 30-Mar | 3/30 |
| 1959 | 24-Mar | 3/24 |
| 1960 | 23-Mar | 3/23 |
| 1961 | 1-Apr | 4/1 |
| 1962 | 1-Apr | 4/1 |
| 1963 | 1-Apr | 4/1 |
| 1964 | 2-Apr | 4/2 |
| 1965 | 2-Apr | 4/2 |
| 1966 | 20-Mar | 3/20 |
| 1967 | 30-Mar | 3/30 |
| 1968 | 29-Mar | 3/29 |
| 1969 | 6-Apr | 4/6 |
| 1970 | 7-Apr | 4/7 |
| 1971 | 30-Mar | 3/30 |
| 1972 | 28-Mar | 3/28 |
| 1973 | 31-Mar | 3/31 |
| 1974 | 2-Apr | 4/2 |
| 1975 | 29-Mar | 3/29 |
| 1976 | 22-Mar | 3/22 |
| 1977 | 22-Mar | 3/22 |
| 1978 | 31-Mar | 3/31 |
| 1979 | 23-Mar | 3/23 |
| 1980 | 31-Mar | 3/31 |
| 1981 | 26-Mar | 3/26 |
| 1982 | 23-Mar | 3/23 |
| 1983 | 31-Mar | 3/31 |
| 1984 | 11-Apr | 4/11 |
| 1985 | 3-Apr | 4/3 |
| 1986 | 3-Apr | 4/3 |
| 1987 | 23-Mar | 3/23 |
| 1988 | 2-Apr | 4/2 |
| 1989 | 20-Mar | 3/20 |
| 1990 | 20-Mar | 3/20 |
| 1991 | 30-Mar | 3/30 |
| 1992 | 24-Mar | 3/24 |
| 1993 | 24-Mar | 3/24 |
| 1994 | 31-Mar | 3/31 |
| 1995 | 31-Mar | 3/31 |
| 1996 | 31-Mar | 3/31 |
| 1997 | 21-Mar | 3/21 |
| 1998 | 27-Mar | 3/27 |
| 1999 | 24-Mar | 3/24 |
| 2000 | 30-Mar | 3/30 |
| 2001 | 23-Mar | 3/23 |
| 2002 | 16-Mar | 3/16 |
| 2003 | 27-Mar | 3/27 |
| 2004 | 18-Mar | 3/18 |
| 2005 | 31-Mar | 3/31 |
| 2006 | 21-Mar | 3/21 |
| 2007 | 20-Mar | 3/20 |
| 2008 | 22-Mar | 3/22 |
| 2009 | 21-Mar | 3/21 |
| 2010 | 22-Mar | 3/22 |
| 2011 | 28-Mar | 3/28 |
| 2012 | 31-Mar | 3/31 |
| 2013 | 16-Mar | 3/16 |
| 2014 | 25-Mar | 3/25 |
| 2015 | 23-Mar | 3/23 |
Source is Japan Meteorological Agency.
www.data.jma.go.jp/sakura/data/index.html
Photo: the standard cherry in Yasukuni
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