Botanical Garden Spots in Akita Area

  • Tazawako Herb Garden / Heart Herb
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    3.5
    23 Reviews
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    Akita Pref. Sembokushi Tazawakotazawa Before the lagoon 78
    This botanical garden is around the area by Lake Tazawa in Semboku City, Akita Prefecture. The herb garden has over 250 kinds of herbs on display, and for a fee, guests can try various crafts, like making their own scent sprays or hand creams with herbs and oils. There is also a restaurant inside the garden with menus geared toward large groups, as well as a lunch buffet. It is popular with families and other tourist groups.

    湖畔のレストランと売店施設です。料理メニュー(洋食)は豊富で味もよくこのエリアでは人をつれて行っても大丈夫な施設です。

  • Akita International Dahlia Garden
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    4.0
    5 Reviews
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    Akita Pref. Akitashi Yuwamyouhou Nukaduka 21
    This botanical garden is located approximately a three -minute drive from Akita Airport. Visitors can appreciate the 700 different types of Dahlia grown by Mr Washizawa, a cultivator of dahlia. Dahlia are also sold at this location. The garden is open from around August to November every year. Additionally, there are nearby tourist facilities such as restaurants, local product stores and a cheese shop.

    高速秋田道、秋田空港ICもしくは協和ICを降りてナビの指示通りしばらく行くと、山側にダリア園がありました。初めての訪問ですが、ダリアの試験栽培を行なっている場所であることをテレビで知り、一度訪ねたい念願の場所だったのです。入園料は400円。それにしてもここは園長個人が始めた場所とのことです。広い園内は雑草も無く、整然と整備され、色とりどりのダリアが咲き誇っていました。特に目を奪われたのは大輪のダリ...

  • Akita City Botanical Garden
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    Akita Akita-shi Nibetsu Mantarame Chinai
    A botanical garden located in the Taiheizan Resort Park in Nibetsu Mantarame, Akita City. On a vast plot covering 9.3 hectares they have 4000 plants covering nearly 250 species from the Akita countryside and you can take a stroll on the walking paths while participating in nature observation. The park also has a camp ground and exercise field.
  • Ishida Rose Garden
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    Akita Odate-shi Sannomaru 10
    A rose garden in Sannomaru, Odate City. It was the garden of Hirohide Ishida (and then donated to the city), a politician from Akita and Odate City's first honorary citizen, and houses nearly 500 varieties of roses. It's home to the Odate Rose Festival every June and October. Along with the festivals they also hold various events including park illuminations and rose contests.
  • Herb World Akita
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    Akita Pref. Yurihonjoushi Nishimemachinumata Shinmichishita 490-5
    This is a herb garden in Numata Shinmichi-shita Nishime-machi, Yurihonjo City. The garden boasts of a total area of 20,000 square meters, and grows about 250 varieties of herbs from all over the world. You can see all kinds of flowering herbs in season, including lavender, and they sell all kinds of herb-related goods. There's also a restaurant serving herbal teas, and a workshop where you can try making crafts and soaps.

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Famed for its sake and samurai, Akita prefecture offers quintessential Japanese culture in a non-touristy setting. Alongside the celebrated rice paddies and historical sites of the region lies dramatic natural scenery in the form of the rugged coastline of the Oga Peninsula and the Dakigaeri Gorge, best visited in autumn, when the leaves begin to change color.

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