Bloom Watch: Sakura & Foliage

Bloom Watch finds cherry and plum blossoms, ginkgo and maple leaves that are in season now, and tells you when to go. ONE MAP FOR WHAT’S IN SEASON • 800+ spots in 15 Japanese and 12 Chinese cities: parks, temples, streets, riversides, castles and more • Switch between cherry, plum, ginkgo and maple; each has its own marker on the map • A list sorted by distance, with search, category filters and one-tap directions • Open a spot’s official website, or share its forecast with friends BLOOM AND LEAF FORECASTS • This season’s first bloom, full bloom, turning and leaf-fall dates for Kyoto, Tokyo, Osaka and 78 more Japanese cities (Pro) • Forecasts for Shanghai, Beijing, Suzhou, Chengdu, Changsha and 7 more Chinese cities, updated daily • Kyoto’s famous maple spots, such as Tofuku-ji and Kiyomizu-dera, get their own dates from past records, about three weeks ahead of the observatory’s…