Intro
Animal Crossing: New Horizons, developed by Nintendo EPD and released worldwide for Nintendo Switch on March 20, 2020, includes seasonal events that deliver time-limited DIY recipes and themed items.
Each spring, players can collect cherry-blossom petals to craft Sakura-themed furniture and décor.
This guide summarizes how the cherry-blossom event works, how to collect petals, and provides a verified list of DIY crafting requirements currently available in the game.
What to expect from the cherry-blossom event
In the Northern Hemisphere in-game calendar, cherry-blossom petals appear throughout April; in the Southern Hemisphere they appear in October.
Isabelle notifies players when cherry-blossom trees come into bloom and provides at least one associated DIY recipe via the player’s NookPhone.
In plain terms, Isabelle tells players they’ll see pink petals drifting across their islands and sends an Outdoor Picnic Set DIY recipe to encourage participation.
How to collect petals
Cherry-blossom petals appear as pink particles floating across the island all day during the event window.
Like small flying creatures, these petals must be caught with a Net before they disappear.
Playtime does not need to be scheduled around a particular hour: petals appear at a steady rate during both day and night throughout the event period.
Verified cherry-blossom DIY recipes and materials
Below is a compiled list of Sakura-themed DIY recipes and their crafting requirements that have been identified in-game:
- Blossom-Viewing Lantern: 6 Cherry-blossom Petals, 4 Hardwood
- Cherry-Blossom Bonsai: 6 Cherry-blossom Petals, 3 Clay, 3 Clumps of Weeds, 2 Hardwood
- Cherry-Blossom Branches: 8 Cherry-blossom Petals, 5 Clay, 4 Tree Branches
- Cherry-Blossom Clock: 5 Cherry-blossom Petals, 1 Iron Nugget
- Cherry-Blossom Flooring: 10 Cherry-blossom Petals, 20 Clumps of Weeds
- Cherry-Blossom Petal Pile: 5 Cherry-blossom Petals
- Cherry-Blossom Pochette: 3 Cherry-blossom Petals
- Cherry-Blossom Pond Stone: 3 Cherry-blossom Petals, 10 Stone
- Cherry-Blossom Trees Wall: 10 Cherry-blossom Petals, 5 Hardwood
- Cherry-Blossom Umbrella: 7 Cherry-blossom Petals
- Cherry-Blossom Wand: 3 Cherry-blossom Petals, 3 Star Fragments
- Outdoor Picnic Set: 10 Cherry-blossom Petals
- Sakura-Wood Flooring: 5 Cherry-blossom Petals, 10 Wood
- Sakura-Wood Wall: 5 Cherry-blossom Petals, 10 Wood
Notes and sourcing
This list reflects recipes and materials confirmed in Animal Crossing: New Horizons on Nintendo Switch.
The game is available exclusively for Nintendo Switch.
If you’ve unlocked additional cherry-blossom DIY recipes not listed here, contributors and players are encouraged to report them so the compilation can be updated.
Coverage of seasonal events in ACNH has been chronicled by long-time Nintendo reporters such as Alex Seedhouse, who has covered Nintendo for over a decade across multiple console generations.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons, developed by Nintendo EPD and released worldwide for Nintendo Switch on March 20, 2020, includes seasonal events that deliver time-limited DIY recipes and themed items.
Each spring, players can collect cherry-blossom petals to craft Sakura-themed furniture and décor.
This guide summarizes how the cherry-blossom event works, how to collect petals, and provides a verified list of DIY crafting requirements currently available in the game.
What to expect from the cherry-blossom event
In the Northern Hemisphere in-game calendar, cherry-blossom petals appear throughout April; in the Southern Hemisphere they appear in October.
Isabelle notifies players when cherry-blossom trees come into bloom and provides at least one associated DIY recipe via the player’s NookPhone.
In plain terms, Isabelle tells players they’ll see pink petals drifting across their islands and sends an Outdoor Picnic Set DIY recipe to encourage participation.
How to collect petals
Cherry-blossom petals appear as pink particles floating across the island all day during the event window.
Like small flying creatures, these petals must be caught with a Net before they disappear.
Playtime does not need to be scheduled around a particular hour: petals appear at a steady rate during both day and night throughout the event period.
Verified cherry-blossom DIY recipes and materials
Below is a compiled list of Sakura-themed DIY recipes and their crafting requirements that have been identified in-game:
- Blossom-Viewing Lantern: 6 Cherry-blossom Petals, 4 Hardwood
- Cherry-Blossom Bonsai: 6 Cherry-blossom Petals, 3 Clay, 3 Clumps of Weeds, 2 Hardwood
- Cherry-Blossom Branches: 8 Cherry-blossom Petals, 5 Clay, 4 Tree Branches
- Cherry-Blossom Clock: 5 Cherry-blossom Petals, 1 Iron Nugget
- Cherry-Blossom Flooring: 10 Cherry-blossom Petals, 20 Clumps of Weeds
- Cherry-Blossom Petal Pile: 5 Cherry-blossom Petals
- Cherry-Blossom Pochette: 3 Cherry-blossom Petals
- Cherry-Blossom Pond Stone: 3 Cherry-blossom Petals, 10 Stone
- Cherry-Blossom Trees Wall: 10 Cherry-blossom Petals, 5 Hardwood
- Cherry-Blossom Umbrella: 7 Cherry-blossom Petals
- Cherry-Blossom Wand: 3 Cherry-blossom Petals, 3 Star Fragments
- Outdoor Picnic Set: 10 Cherry-blossom Petals
- Sakura-Wood Flooring: 5 Cherry-blossom Petals, 10 Wood
- Sakura-Wood Wall: 5 Cherry-blossom Petals, 10 Wood
Notes and sourcing
This list reflects recipes and materials confirmed in Animal Crossing: New Horizons on Nintendo Switch.
The game is available exclusively for Nintendo Switch.
If you’ve unlocked additional cherry-blossom DIY recipes not listed here, contributors and players are encouraged to report them so the compilation can be updated.
Coverage of seasonal events in ACNH has been chronicled by long-time Nintendo reporters such as Alex Seedhouse, who has covered Nintendo for over a decade across multiple console generations.