Atami Plum Garden is a plum garden with more than 120 years of history in Atami. Mogi Sobei, a silk merchant representing Yokohama in 1886, landscaped and was dedicated to the Imperial family for a while. After becoming a state-owned property in 1952, the city is managing. It has been opened to the public as a place where "plum blossoming early in bloom" and "slowest autumn … [Read more...] about Atami Plum Garden, Shizuoka
Park and Garden
Neo Park Okinawa, Okinawa
"Neo Park Okinawa" in Nago city in the northern part of the main island of Okinawa. It is a natural botanical and animal park where you can interact with pasturing animals on a large site. Neo Park Okinawa opened in 1987 is a natural animal park that makes use of the subtropical climate and the wilderness of Yanbaru (northern part of Okinawa). The vast grounds of 22 hectares … [Read more...] about Neo Park Okinawa, Okinawa
Korakuen, Okayama
Okayama Korakuen is located at a position that you can visit from Okayama station by walking. Okayama Korakuen which is known as one of the "three Japanese national parks" is a garden representative of Genroku culture (in the middle stage of the Edo period), which was created around 1700. Okayama Korakuen is a garden created by Tsunamasa Ikeda, the second lord of the Okayama … [Read more...] about Korakuen, Okayama
Okinawa Fruits Land, Okinawa
"Okinawa Fruits Land" is located in Northern part of Okinawa, about an hour and a half from Naha Airport. It is a landmark with a vivid signboard that will come to you as you come north on the car. The inside of the park consists of fruit zone and area of bird zone. There are many rare animals and plants of the southern country in each zone. Admission fee is 1,000 yen for … [Read more...] about Okinawa Fruits Land, Okinawa
Hitsujiyama Park, Saitama
Shibazakura (a plant called ground pink) is a special feature of Chichibu, Saitama prefecture in spring. "Hitsujiyama Park" about 20 minutes on foot from Seibu-Chichibu or Yokoze Station is known as one of the best "Notable Sites for Shibazakura" in the Kanto region. Every year from mid April to early May, the brilliant spring color carpet spreading over "Ground Pink Hill" in … [Read more...] about Hitsujiyama Park, Saitama
Kiyosumi Teien (Japanese Gardens)
"Kiyosumi Garden" is a municipal garden located in Fukagawa, Tokyo. This garden was landscaped by Yataro Iwasaki, the founder of the Mitsubishi Zaibatsu (financial and industrial conglomerate) during the Meiji era. In those days it is said that it was used for comfort of employees and entertainment for visitors. In the early Showa period the Iwasaki family donated a part of the … [Read more...] about Kiyosumi Teien (Japanese Gardens)
Jigokudani Yaen-Koen (Wild Snow Monkey Park), Nagano
"Jigokudani Yaen-Koen" (Wild Snow Monkey Park) in the Yokoyu-gawa River valley originated from Shiga-kogen Plateau is located at the back of "Jigokudani-Onsen Hot Spring Town", that is 850 meters in altitude, with over 1 meter of snow in winter, lowest temperature of -10 degrees. Although it is partitioned as a facility, there is no fence, and the Japanese Maca is free to enter … [Read more...] about Jigokudani Yaen-Koen (Wild Snow Monkey Park), Nagano
Yoyogi Park, Tokyo
Yoyogi Park is the fifth largest in the metropolitan park in Tokyo's 23 wards. Before the war it was an army facility, but after the war it became a dormitory site of the US military, in the Tokyo Olympic Games it was used as a athlete village and opened as a park in 1967. In the vast park of 540,000 square meters, more than 10,000 tall trees are prosperous and you can enjoy … [Read more...] about Yoyogi Park, Tokyo
Funabashi Andersen Park, Chiba
"Funabashi Andersen Park" is a theme park named after Hans Christian Andersen, a fairy tale writer in Denmark in Scandinavia. In the year 2015, it won third place after "Tokyo Disneyland" and "Tokyo Disney Sea" at "Japan's popular theme park" chosen by a worldwide travel site. Although many of the visitors are family members, of course, they are very popular among young couples … [Read more...] about Funabashi Andersen Park, Chiba
Naritasan Park, Chiba
Naritasan Park is a large garden of 165,000 square meters using the hilly land behind the Main Hall of Shinsho-ji Temple completed in 1928. Naritasan Calligraphy Art Museum is attached. Approximately 350 cherry trees planted in the garden will reflect its beautiful appearance in the park's pond at the time of flowering. They will please blossom viewers to visit. There are also … [Read more...] about Naritasan Park, Chiba