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Travel / Tourism

Sightseeing Spot

Place famous for plum blossoms

Hanegi Park

4.0

100 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Tokyo Setagaya-ku Daita 4-38-52

A five-minute walk from Umegaoka Station, and a seven-minute walk from Higashi-Matsubara Station. This public park is notable for its plum grove, which was planted in 1967. Since that time, several additional trees have been planted to commemorate various events, and today the grove consists of around 650 trees spanning 60 varieties. From early February through early March when the trees are in full bloom, the park holds a plum blossom festival which attracts large numbers of sightseers from across the country. The park's full array of facilities also includes tennis courts and baseball fields as well as a playground.

Just 1 station away from Gotokuji Station where where a lot of tourists goes to visit Gotokuji Temple. I enjoyed my time there, strolling and taking in the plum blossom sights. It was a lovely...
Yugawara Plum Blossom Grove (Makuyama Park)

4.0

104 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kanagawa Pref. Ashigarashimogunyugawaramachi Kajiya 951-1

This park is located in Yugawara Town, Ashigarashimo County. This park, noted for its beautiful plum blossoms, is famous for the Plum Banquets, held during the peak season every year around early February to mid-March. During the plum season, many events are planned including Nogaku plays and night lighting of the blossoms which draws many couples and viewers. One can also enjoy the plum flavor soft-serve ice cream, only available at the Yugawara Plum Grove.

Yugawara is a quieter sister town to Atami, where the Tokaido Shinkansen stops. Makuyama Park, a famed spot for plum blossom in late February and early March, is located in one of the two valleys...
Tetsugakudo Park

4.0

74 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Tokyo Nakano-ku Matsugaoka 1-34-28

"A municipal park established in the Matsugaoka area to the north of Nakano Ward in 1904. Called the ""Philosophy Theme Park,"" the roughly 56,000 square meter grounds have pathways, stone structures, and unique buildings that are all related to philosophy. Enjoy a leisurely walk while getting a peak into the world of founder Enryu Inoue. Also known as Professor Yokai Japanese ghost, he founded today's Toyo University. There are 100 cherry, plum, and other flowering trees on site, making it the ward's leading spot for blossom viewing."

Its nice year round. Nice waking trails along the river. Japanese garden features. Statues of world religious leaders.
Nara Prefectural Umami Kyuryo Park

4.5

52 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nara Kitakatsuragi-gun

A park sitting astride Koryo-cho and Kawai-cho, Kitakatsuragi County. The park is dotted with ancient burial mounds and equipped with large fields, large play areas, a botanical garden, and a cafe. A variety of flowers bloom throughout the seasons including plum trees, roses, and azaleas, and in April they hold the Umami Tulip Fair.

2023年4月8日-4月16日《第10回チューリップフェア》開催予定となっていますが 3月29日に訪問しました。《チューリップフェア》前に訪問したので《チューリップ》の景観として[花の道]では3-5分咲きの状態でしたが [馬見花苑]では《桜》が見頃となっており《チューリップ》と重ねた景観は私達を満足感タップリにしてくれました。更に[結びの広場]では《桜》を2階から鑑賞するようなス...
Iwamotoyama Park

4.0

61 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Shizuoka Pref. Fujishi Iwamoto 1605

This park is located in Hanakodachi, Iwamoto, Fuji City. Built on the peak of 193 meter-high Mt. Iwamoto, it features a grassy square, an arboretum, observation decks, and more. It is also well-known for its flowering plums and cherry blossom, as well as for beautiful scenery with Mt. Fuji in the background. It is also popular for its nighttime views of the Fuji City below.

It is a place that should not be missed around Mt. Fuji, full of beautiful nature and Fuji National Park. There are many lakes and onsen. With fresh air, lovely people, beautiful nature, worth...
Bairin Park

4.0

43 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Gifu Pref. Gifushi Bairinminamimachi 1-1

This municipal park is in Gifu City. It's a well-known plum blossom spot with 50 varieties of plum trees including 700 white-blossomed plum trees and 600 red-blossomed plum trees. The best time to see them in bloom is from February to March. It has a large park area and a lawn where children can play. A D51 locomotive was donated to the park in 1974 for viewing and children's education. The Gifu Bairin Plum Festival is held annually on the first weekend in March, with a variety of plum related events.

Nice park during the sakura time, we get there just week before to start sakura. Theres a old train and you can jump in if you want. Good place to do picnic in a sunny day.
Ayabeyama Plum Grove Park

4.0

24 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Hyougo Pref. Tatsunoshi Mitsuchoukurosaki 1492

A grove of plum trees located on the southern tip of Nishiharima a 30-minute drive from the Tatsuno-nishi interchange. Visitors can view numerous kofun burial mounds and other historic sites on the grounds. The best time to enjoy the park's plum blossoms is from late February to early March, and throughout this time period events such as haiku tournaments and landscape photography contests are held. Events are also often held here on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, including trained monkey shows, live koto performances, and plum seed spitting contests. Additional highlights include stone monuments inscribed with haiku written by famous visitors inspired by the sight of Mt. Ayabe plum grove, and a seasonal farm fresh shop which sells fresh-picked unripe plums for cooking.

2月下旬に訪問。登り口には五分咲きの案内。登り口側の駐車場だと無料。頂上近くにの駐車場までいくと1日500円。体力のある人は登り口で駐車した方が少しお得です。観梅料は一人400円。五分咲きといえども価値はありました。播磨灘をバックに綺麗な梅の写真がたくさん撮れました。しかし、せっかくの中国風の建物のメンテナンスがされておらず、廃れてる感が残念。
Tsukigase Plum Ravine

Travel / Tourism

Nara Pref. Narashi Tsukigaseoyama

Tsukigase Plum Ravine is a forest of plum trees that extends along the Satsuki River (part of Nabari River) ravine. One of the three largest plum forests in Nara Prefecture, it is well known as a site for viewing blossoms. About 10,000 plum trees grow there, and during blossom season, the entire forest is a riot of red and white flowering trees. The Tsukigase Plum Ravine Festival, held during blossom season, attracts large numbers of tourists.
Sumpu Castle Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Shizuoka prefecture Shizuoka-shi Aoi-ku Sumpu Castle Park 1

Located near the site of Sumpu Castle, this park in Aoi Ward, Shizuoka City is currently well-known for its flowers. The park features a tea house, a grass square, and the Momijiyama Garden, notable for the autumn foliage of its trees. The park's Chinshoen garden features a statue of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu in his later years, as well as a mandarin orange tree said to have been planted by Ieyasu himself. Visitors to the park can enjoy cherry blossoms in the spring, red spider lily in the fall, and winter sweet and flowering plums in the winter.
Akima Plum Forest

3.5

12 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Gunma Pref. Annakashi Nishikamiakima

In this plum grove in Annaka City, Gunma Prefecture, about 35,000 plum trees are planted over 50 hectares in the hills of the Akima River’s upper reaches. It is one of the best plum blossom viewing spots of the Kanto area and is one of the three largest plum groves in Gunma Prefecture. The Akima Plum Festival takes place during peak flowering season, with various events like a mochi rice cake pounding contest and flea market.

関東の三大梅林に入っていないのは歴史的に新しい事が理由らしい量的には勝る少し不安になる細い道を車で登り頂上エリアに着く平日でも駐車場は混んでいる売店や食堂は半分くらい閉まっていた食事とシートを用意してピクニックで行くのが良さそうです
Anpachihyaku Baien

3.5

18 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Gifu Pref. Ampachigunampachichou Sotozenkou 3208

"AnpachiHyakuBaien is a park located about a 15-minute drive from the Gifu-Hashima Interchange on the Meishin Expressway. The 3.9-hectare park contains more than 1200 plum trees of 100 different varieties, the largest number of varieties anywhere in Japan. It is open from late January to late March, so that visitors can see the early blooming winter red plum and the late-blooming Kaiun and Rinshi plums over a long period of time. From mid February to mid March, a sort of ""plum festival"" is held, with food booths featuring udon noodles, rice dumplings in a sweet teriyaki sauce, and bean jam desserts. Visitors can also buy fresh vegetables in Anpachi Town, processed agricultural products, and specialty items and view an exhibition of miniature bonsai plum trees."

１５４種１２００本以上の梅が楽しめる施設です、２月初めに訪れましたが数本の開花のみでした。それでも数組の来園者がありピーク時は結構な人手になるでしょうね。駐車場は無料ですが台数は多くないようです
Ano Plum Grove

Travel / Tourism

Nishiyoshino cho, Gojo City Nara Prefecture

Ano Plum Grove, which boasts 20,000 plum trees, is in bloom from late February to late March, with plum blossoms covering the hillsides. This grove has a long history and was even the topic of a poem written 700 years ago during the Nanboku-cho period. In 1877, cultivation of the plum trees for their fruit began. Then in 1923, in commemoration of the marriage of the Crown Prince (later the Emperor Showa), 5,000 more plum trees were planted, and the number of plum trees has continued to increase since then.
Mitsu Nature Observation Park (Sekai no Ume Park)

3.5

11 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Hyogo Tatsuno Mitsucho Kurosaki 1858-4

This park is located in Kurosaki Mitsu-cho, Tatsuno City. The grounds have been planted with some 1,200 Asian plum trees spanning around 300 varieties gathered from Japan, China, Taiwan, South Korea, and other countries around the world. Chinese-style structures built in the park exude an exotic atmosphere and include a plum museum and an observatory with a commanding view of the Seto Inland Sea. An admission fee is required to enter the park when the plum trees are in bloom from mid-February to late March, and during this time the Mitsu Plum Festival is also held on the grounds.

入り口から有料ゲートまでのしだれ梅が咲き終わっていたため、入園を諦めました。すぐ近くの田畑で、菜の花祭り中でそちらを見て満足して帰りました。
Ikegami Baien (Plum Garden)

Travel / Tourism

Tokyo Ota-ku Ikegami 2-2-13

A plum garden located a 20-minute walk from Ikegami Station on the Tokyu Ikegami Line in Ota Ward, Tokyo. The Japanese plum is the official flower of Ota Ward, and around 370 plum trees grow in the garden, blooming with red and white flowers in early spring. Some 800 azaleas and other plants and trees are also grown in the garden, plus there are tearooms and a Japanese-style room. The garden was originally a part of Nihonga Japanese painter Shinsui Ito's home and studio; the site was later gifted to Tokyo on the condition that the garden be preserved.
Soga Plum Grove

Travel / Tourism

Kanagawa Pref. Odawarashi Sogabessho

Soga Plum Grove is a collective name for the Bessho, Hara, and Nakagawara plum groves where visitors can take in various kinds of plum blossoms from about 35 thousand trees. It's crowded with tourists from February to early March for their annual Odawara Plum Festival. During that time, they hold events like horseback archery and performances of folk arts like Odawara lantern dancing.
Tsukubasan Plum Grove

Travel / Tourism

Ibaraki Pref. Tsukubashi Numata 1688

Tsukubasan Plum Grove located half way up Mt. Tsukuba is a 4.5 hectare forest where white Japanese plum, red Japanese plum and ryokugakubai are planted and please the eyes. From Tenbo Azumaya observatory on the highest point of the plum forest, you can get a panoramic view up to Mt. Fuji and the skyscrapers in Tokyo on a fine day. From the end of February to the last day of March, the plum festival is held and many tourists visit.
Hirohashi Bairin (Plum Orchard)

Travel / Tourism

Nara Yoshino-gun Shimoichi Cho Hirohashi

A plum orchard in Hirohashi, Shimoichi Town, Yoshino County. It's said to be one of Nara's three major plum groves alongside Tsukigase Plum Grove and Anou Plum Grove. The orchard contains nearly 5,000 plum trees which bloom from late February to late March. It The Plum Satoyama Festival is held including events such as a stamp rally (stamp collecting orienteering) and an open-air market.
Aodani Bairin

Travel / Tourism

Kyoto Jouyoushi Naka

The famous spot for flowers is located in Joyo City, Kyoto Prefecture. Ten thousand plum trees are planted on the gentle hilly area. The Ume Matsuri festival is held from every February to March, when you can enjoy seeing plum trees during the season they are in bloom. In addition, there are also events at the festival, and many people come to buy local specialties and snacks.
Kunozan Toshogu Shrine / Kuno Baien

Travel / Tourism

Shizuoka Pref. Shizuokashi Suruga-ku Negoya 390

This shrine and garden in Suruga Ward, Shizuoka City is famous for many flowering plum and cherry blossom trees. This includes the Miwariume plum said to have been planted by Tokugawa Ieyasu himself. Visitors can enjoy seeing the grounds dyed pink from late December, when the early-flowering varieties bloom, to mid-April when the late-flowering varieties bloom. Set to the backdrop of Suruga Bay, the shrine and garden are one of the area's most scenic spots.
Rengeji-ike Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Shizuoka Pref. Fujiedashi Nyakuouji 1-chome 474-1

This park located in Fujieda City blooms year-round with many seasonal flowers. These include some 260 wisteria and 1,300 cherry blossoms, as well as flowering plums, rhododendron, and Japanese iris. The park also has a soothing Japanese garden, an open-air concert hall, and a jumbo slide, the latter of which makes it popular with kids.