Cherry blossom in Taiwan attracts a lot of tourists and here’s a guide on where and when to see this spectacular view. Cherry blossom is ying hua in Mandarin and sakura in Japanese and this season in Taiwan lasts from late January to early April. Where are the best places to see this? When is the best time? We got you covered through this guide!
Taiwan Cherry Blossom 2024 Forecast: The Best Places For This Experience
Where to see the Taiwan cherry blossom? Here’s a forecast for this year!
TAIWAN CHERRY BLOSSOM – Giddy about the Spring in Taiwan? Here are some spots where you can have the best views of the cherry blossoms.
You heard it right! Sakura is not only in Japan and Korea but also in Taiwan! The cherry blossom season in Taiwan starts as early as January and ends in April. This means people in Taiwan have five months of sakura to marvel at.
The best months to be here are February and March but no reason to be sad at it could last until early April.
It’s already April but it’s still not too late! Check out the forecast below:
| Month | Locations | Normal Blooming Times | 2024 Blooming Status |
| January | Baoshan Erjituan Park (Kaohsiung) | Early Jan to to late Feb | Started 2nd week of Jan, finished 1st week of Mar. |
| Pingjing Street Lane 42, and Xiangshan Park (Taipei) | Late Jan to late Feb | Started 2nd week of Jan, finished last week of Feb. | |
| Wulai Waterfall and Yun Hsien Resort (New Taipei City), but not many | Late Jan to early Feb | Started in mid-Jan, finished last week of Feb. | |
| Aowanda (Nantou) | Late Jan to Mar | Started in 3rd week of Jan, finished 3rd week of Mar. | |
| February | LOHAS Park (Taipei) | Mid to late Feb | Started 3rd week of Jan, finished 1st week of Mar. |
| CKS Memorial Hall (Taipei) but only a few | Feb | Started 1st week Feb, finished 2nd week of Mar. | |
| Tianyun Temple (Tamsui, New Taipei City) | Early to mid Feb | First round started 3rd week of Jan, finished last week of Feb. See below for second round. | |
| Yangmingshan National Park (Taipei) | Late Feb to early Mar | Started 4th week of Jan, finished 2nd week of March. | |
| Big Bear Cherry Blossom Festival (Sanxia in New Taipei City) | Mid Feb | Started 2nd week of Jan, finished last week of Feb. | |
| Juguang Environmental Park and Lalashan (Taoyuan) | Mid to late Feb | Started first week of Feb, finished 3rd week of Mar. (Juguang) still blooming (Lalashan). | |
| Hsinchu Park (Hsinchu) | Mid Feb | Started 2nd week of Feb, finished 3rd week of Mar. | |
| Xieyun Temple (Miaoli) | Early to mid Feb (just starting end Jan) | Started 1st week Feb, finished last week of Feb. | |
| Wuling Farm (Taichung) | Feb | Started end of Jan, finished 3rd week Mar. | |
| Sun Moon Lake, Cingjing Farm, Aowanda, and Caopingtou (Nantou) | All Feb | Started end of Jan, finished 3rd week Mar (Caopingtou end of Mar) | |
| March | Yangmingshan National Park (Taipei) | Late Feb to early Mar | Started 4th week of Jan, finished 3rd week Mar. |
| Tai’an Police Station and Wele Cherry Blossom Park (Taichung) | Late Feb to mid Mar | Started 2nd week Feb, still blooming at end of March. | |
| Tianyun Temple’s second round (Tamsui in New Taipei City) | Mid Mar | Started 3rd week Mar, still blooming at end of Mar. | |
| Wuling Farm (Taichung) | Late Feb to mid Mar | Started end of Jan, finished 3rd week Mar. | |
| Aowanda (Nantou) | Late Jan to mid Mar | Started in 3rd week of Jan, finished 3rd week Mar. | |
| Shizhuo (Chiayi) | Mar | Started blooming 2nd week of Feb, finished 3rd week Mar. | |
| Alishan (Chiayi) | Mid Mar to early April | Started last week Feb. Still blooming 3rd week Mar. | |
| Wushantou Reservoir (Tainan) | Early to Mid Mar | Started 1st week of Mar., finished at end of Mar. | |
| April | Alishan (Chiayi) | Mid Mar to early April | Started 1st week of Mar., still blooming at end of Mar. |
For April, there’s no better place than Alishan. This is located on Southern Taiwan and is six hours away from Taipei. If you want the Japanese sakura, we also got you covered through Cherry Blossom Season Japan 2024 Forecast.
Meanwhile, if you have missed this season, you may still able to have other flower-viewing experience in Taiwan such as in Zhongshe Flower Market in Taichung City. This is one of the best places in Taiwan where you can witness flowers all-year round because of this area’s ideal climate.
This is also spelled as Chungshe Flower Market and called 中社花海 or “Zhongshe Sea of Flowers” in Mandarin.
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