In Japan, beautiful flowers bloom every season, for example, rapeseed flowers and tulips in spring, sunflowers in summer, and cosmos in autumn.
Flower fields are places where you can come across beautiful scenery that can only be enjoyed during each seasons. Seeing the colorful flowers spread all over, you may feel like you’ve lost your way into the picture book world.
In Part 1, we introduced recommended flower fields in Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto and Chubu areas.
In this article we will introduce the flower fields in the western area in Japan.
Awajishima National Akashi Kaikyo Park in Hyogo
Awajishima National Akashi Kaikyo Park is one of 17 national parks run by the government and is a very beautiful park where you can enjoy the nature of Awajishima. You can enjoy seasonal flowers, and spring tulips and muscari are one of the largest in Kansai.
The vast lawn is pleasant, and the largest playground equipment and water playground in Kansai are very popular with children. Various events are held there every season.
The website includes a calendar of flowers that can be seen in the park, so please refer to it before you visit the park.
Information
Awajishima National Akashi Kaikyo Park
Address : 8-10 Yumebutai, Awaji-shi, Hyogo
Tel : 0799-72-2000
Business hours : 9:30-Closing time varies depending on the season (please check the website for details)
Admission fee : Adults 450 yen, free for junior high school students and younger
Web site : https://awaji-kaikyopark.jp/
Access :
[car]
・ From Kobe Awaji Naruto Expressway “Awaji IC”, take Route 28 south for 5 minutes.
・ Approximately 10 minutes north on National Route 28 from Kobe Naruto Expressway “Higashiura I.C.”
[bus]
・ Get off at JR Maiko Station, about 15 minutes by bus from the high-speed Maiko bus stop
→ Get off at Yumebutai Bus Stop → 3 minutes walk to Higashiuraguchi Gate
→ Get off at Seirei Awaji Hospital bus stop → 5 minutes walk to Awajiguchi gate
・ About 45 minutes by bus from JR Sannomiya Station
→ Get off at Yumebutai Bus Stop → 3 minutes walk to Higashiuraguchi Gate
→ Get off at Seirei Awaji Hospital bus stop → 5 minutes walk to Awajiguchi gate
Map :
Tottori Flower Corridor in Tottori
Image source : http://hanakairou.sanin.jp/event/page/winter/?edit_off=true
The Tottori Flower Corridor is the largest flower park in Japan, with a large glass greenhouse that stands out against the backdrop of Daisen, the highest peak in the San’in and Sanyo regions.
The gently expanding 10,000-square-meter “Hill of flowers” is where the harmony of viola and poppy reaches its peak in April and May.
Walking on a flower carpet wrapped in the healing scent makes you feel as if you have lost your way into a fairy tale world.
One of the attractions of this place is that you can enjoy beautiful seasonal flowers on the “flower train” running in the park.
Information
Tottori Flower Corridor
Address : 110 Tsuruta, Nanbu-cho, Saihaku-gun, Tottori Prefecture
Tel : 0859-48-3030
Business hours : 9:00-17:00 (13:00-21:00 in December,-16:30 in January-March) * 13: 00-21:00 on January night business days
Admission fee :
[April to November]
Adult: 1,000 yen
Elementary and junior high school students: 500 yen
[December-March]
Adult: 700 yen
Elementary and junior high school students: 350 yen
[Night business day (enter after 5pm)]
Adult: 700 yen
Elementary and junior high school students: 350 yen
Regular holiday : Open every day (Tuesday twice a month in December and March, Tuesdays in July, August, and February)
Web site : http://www.tottorihanakairou.or.jp/
Access :
[car]
About 10 minutes from Mizonokuchi IC on Yonago Expressway
About 10 minutes from Oyama Kogen Smart IC
(The Oyama Kogen Smart IC is a dedicated entrance for ETC-equipped vehicles.)
About 20 minutes from Yonago I.C
Free direct shuttle bus service from JR Yonago Station (about 25 minutes)
Map :
National Sanuki Manno Park in Kagawa
Image source : https://www.my-kagawa.jp/photo/10001886
Sanuki Mannou Park is the largest flower garden in Shikoku that changes its expression according to the season. The park is very large, and there are plenty of activities such as children’s playground equipment such as athletic and fluffy domes, lawn open space, and bicycle rental.
You can enjoy beautiful seasonal flowers there while you walk and cycle.
The park also has a covered square called Dora Yume Dome that can be used even in bad weather, an auto campsite, a dog run (large dog area and small dog area), restaurants and shops.
In the park you can stay, eat and buy souvenirs.
Information
National Sanuki Manno Park
Address : 4243-12 Yoshino, Manno-cho, Nakatado-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
Business hours : Varies depending on the season (please check on HP)
Regular Holidays : Open during the season (please check the website for out-of-season)
Admission fee : Adults 450 yen, free for junior high school students and younger
Web site : https://sanukimannoupark.jp/
Access :
[car]
35 minutes by car from Seto Chuo Expressway “Sakaide I.C.”
25 minutes by car from Takamatsu Expressway “Zentsuji I.C. ”
40 minutes by car from Tokushima Expressway “Mima I.C.”
[Electric train]
15 minutes by taxi from JR Kotohira Station
15 minutes by taxi from Kotoden “Kotohira Station” or “Okada Station”
[bus]
In front of JR Kotohira Station / In front of Kotoden Kotohira Station
→ Get off at the Manou Park Exit bus stop on the Miai Line (triangle, Ochiai Bridge, river depth), about 30 minutes on foot
Map :
Nokonoshima Island Park in Fukuoka
Nokonoshima Island Park is a park located in Nokojima, a recreational area that can be easily reached, about 10 minutes by ferry from the center of Fukuoka City.
This park, which has a history of about 50 years, can enjoy flowers such as daffodils, sasanqua and camellia even in the winter season, but it is especially recommended in autumn when bright pink cosmos is in full bloom.
500,000 early blooming cosmos are from early October to mid October, and 300,000 late blooming cosmos are from late October to early November.
In the park, you can experience athletic, putt golf, and pottery, as well as “Omohide Street” where you can feel Japan in the early Showa era, a mini zoo, and a cottage where you can stay.
Information
Nokonoshima Island Park
Address : 1624 Noko, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Tel : 092-8811-2494
Business hours : Weekdays (Mon-Sat) 9: 00-17: 30, (Sun / holiday)-18:30 (Winter time is the same as weekdays)
Admission fee : Adults (high school students and older) 1,200 yen, Children (elementary and junior high school students) 600 yen, Infants (3 years and older) 400 yen
Web site : http://nokonoshima.com/
Access :
[ferry]
About 10 minutes from Meinohama Ferry Terminal → About 13 minutes on the Nishitetsu Bus bound for Island Park from Noko Ferry Terminal
Map :
Kuju Flower Park in Oita
Kuju Hana Park is located on the Kuju Kogen in Aso Kuju National Park, and offers views of the 100 famous mountains of Japan, Kuju Mountains and Mt.Aso.
There are about 500 species of 5 million flowers a year. In spring, many flowers such as tulips, livingstone daisies, and nemophila bloom one after another.
In the park, there are plenty of food pleasures, such as bread and healthy Genghis Khan using water from Oita salt and Kuju Kogen and fresh eggs.
In addition, astronomical observation events are held on summer nights, so you can enjoy the full starry sky like a natural planetarium.
Information
Address : 4050 Kuju, Kusumi-cho, Taketa-shi, Oita Prefecture
Tel : 0974-76-1422
Business hours : From 8:30 to 17:30 (※ 17:00 at the last reception)
Regular holidays : No holidays during the season (closed during winter-from December to the end of February-)
Admission fee : Adults (high school students and older) 1,300 yen, Children (5 years and older) 500 yen
Web site : http://www.hanakoen.com/
Access : About 60 minutes by car from Oita city via White Road-Nozuhara-Nagayu
Map :
Conclusion
We introduced beautiful flower fields in various parts of the country into the first and second parts.
Why not relax and enjoy the flower garden in Japan alone or with someone you care about?
Click here for Part 1 – Hokkaido-Chubu Area -.
