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The 2026 Alishan cherry blossom season has officially begun! All 31 varieties of sakura in the park are set to bloom in succession throughout the next month. Flowers can already be spotted on the Taiwan cherry, Ryukyu bell-flower, Okame cherry, and tangshi varieties, while the highly anticipated Yoshino cherry is expected to start blooming by the end of the week. Be sure to see these mountain blossoms before they’re gone!

Actors dressed as divine beasts greet visitors to this mystical forest as they welcome the start of the 2026 Alishan cherry blossom season. Throughout the national park, delicate pink flowers have begun to dust the branches of the Taiwan and Okama cherry trees. Those hoping to see the famous Yoshino cherry blossoms will have to wait until later this week.

Tsai Hui-ying
Alishan Federation of Community Associations chair
The Yoshino cherries will start blooming around March 15 or so.

- I think Alishan is beautiful.

What makes Alishan’s cherry blossom season so magical is its length and variety. Starting in mid-March and continuing through the end of the month is time for the Yoshino cherries. Then in the first half of April, the Takasago and Kanzan varieties take over. But it has more than just sakura, too. The park also boasts primrose, magnolia, camellia, rhododendron, and wisteria.

Lee Ting-chung
Forestry Agency Chiayi branch director
Alishan has 31 varieties of cherry blossom. We also estimate that the Taiwan pleione, wisteria, magnolia, and Yushan rhododendron will all bloom at the same time during these two windows.

No matter when you visit over this next month, you’ll be greeted by a completely different, but no less vibrant landscape. If you’re lucky, you might even be able to snap a picture of the blossoms as the Alishan Forest Railway chugs by. Don’t miss your chance to head up the mountain and catch the blossoms while they last!

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