Best Azalea Spots

Senbon Torii & 100 Kinds, 3000 Trees Of Azalea At Nezu ShrineNezu Shrine

Nezu Shrine is celebrated as a spiritual power spot in Tokyo, and 6612 square meters Azalea Garden has been its best. The scenery of Senbon Torii (one thousand torii gates standing in a line) located at the both sides of Otome Inari Shrine in the precinct is one of the best things to see here. Azalea Festival is holding till May 6th.◎Opening hours: 9:00-17:30. Entrance fee: 200yen. Access: 5 min walk from Sendagi Station 1st Gate. I entered from North Torii Gate, and went through Senbon Torii, and arrived Azalea Garden. When I left the shrine, Senbon Torii was crowded with many people. As you expect, the early morning is better. Please check HP to find other ways to visit Azalea Garden. You can look the blooming conditions by live camera. I think it's good for you to visit sooner.

Colorful And Lovely 'Tsutsuji' AzaleaShiofune Kannon-ji Temple

Shiofune Kannon-ji Temple's azalea (tsutsuji in Japanese) festival is opened from April 8th to the beginning of May. Though the temple looks ordinary one at first glance, surprisingly, you can find the beautiful scenery of round-cut azalea trees in the backyard.

A Park Colored By Many Colorful AzaleasKomuroyama Park

Azareas begins to bloom late in April and you can enjoy them untill the beginning of May. A beautiful scenery of pink, red and white azaleas spreads as far as you can see.

White, Red And Pink Hirado Azalea Blooming At Both Sides Of Hiking RoadNarukawa Park

From Rakuraku Center House, beside the parking area, 40 min walk along the hiking road by my foot. There're proudly blooming Hirado Azalea in front of our eyes. ◎You can check the best season of azalea in HP. Parking area is available, but for a little cars. For the hiking road, there're some rough. I think the comfortable shoes or trekking shoes are better for you.

Anticipate Spring! 'Higasi-son Village's Azalea Festival' Coloring The North Of Okinawa Main IslandHigashison Forest Azalea Garden

You can enjoy fifty thousand azalea trees! From the observatory on the hill, you can see colorful azalea field, and it looks like a flower carpet when it becomes full bloom. Azalea fastival is held from March 4 to 21.

30 Thousand Trees Of Vivid Azalea Shining In The Blue Sky Tsurumine Park

Tsurumine Park is admired as the best place of azalea among Chubu Region (nine prefectures located in the middle of a main island of Japan). There're 30 kinds and 30 thousand trees of azalea blooming on the slope. You can enjoy the flower for a long term for azalea has various time of blooming as its kinds and colors. The clear blue sky and beautiful azalea in May, why don't you leave yourself to them?◎By car, 5 min from JR Okaya Station, or 10 min from Okaya IC of Chu'ou Speedway. Azalea Festival in every May, and from May 3rd in 2018.

Pink, Purple, White! Photogenic Azalea ParkBusshozan Park

Busshozan Park is famous as a beautiful place of azalea. Pink, purple and white azalea bloom all over the park, and you can find photogenic places anywhere. I like the azalea tunnel in front of Honen-ji Temple.◎The best season to see starts from the end of April to the beginning of May. There're some parking areas. And the gate near Honen-ji Temple is good to see the azalea.

Azalea Flowers Blooming Taller Than Me Heike Pond

Heike Pond is well known for azalea flowers. Around the pond, there're pink, purple azalea blooming taller than people. What's more, you can see Yashima, a symbol mountain in Takamatsu, in the distance.◎You can visit here together with Busshozan Park, famous for azalea, too. The best season to see: from the end of April to the beginning of May.

Azalea Mountain Dyed Red CompletelyMt. Katsuragi Natural Azalea Park

Azalea spreading to the whole mountain has become red as far as the eye can see, and this scenery is said to be 'one million trees in one site'. To the top of Katsuragi Mountain where we see this landscape, we can use the mountain walking-road or ropeway. One-way ticket: adult 740 yen, child 370 yen. Round ticket: adult 1250 yen, child 630 yen.

500 Thousands Trees Are Proudly Blooming, Great Place Of Mountain AzaleaTokusenjo Mountain

The scenery of 500 thousand trees of azalea seen from the observatory is really amazing! What's more, if the weather is good, Kesen'numa City can be also commanded over the azalea. By the way, in the season when the flower condition is good, you can see the deeper red azalea carpet than these pictures!◎To access here, you need a car basically, but on the weekends in best season, Tokusenjo Mountain Bus has service from Kesen'numa Station. In detail, please check out the HP of Kesen'numa.

Grand Scenery Of Mt. Fuji And Three-Leaved AzaleaMt. Mitsutouge

Mitsutouge Mountain is known as a commanding spot of grand scenery with Mt. Fuji. At the end of May, three-leaved azalea blooms beautifully. If you're lucky, you can sometimes see the sea of clouds in the early morning.◎A climbing route from Tenkachaya side ( Mikasa pass) is easy to walk, and it's 1.5 hours climb to the top. Parking area is available, and also bus from Kawaguchiko Station. For people who want to enjoy mountain climbing, it's nice to start from Mitsutouge Station. By the way, Mt. Fuji in this pic is slightly covered with snow, because it snowed a lot in this year. So there's less snow as usual. The address is Mitsutouge Cottage, and it commands Mt. Fuji and Azalea together.

Azaleas In The Sky! Great Sea Of Clouds! And Mt. Fuji Over The Night Lights, Seen From Amari Mountain Mt. Amari

Mt. Amari has an easy-hiking path able to command Mt. Fuji. You can see the glittering night view at night, and, if conditions permit, the sea of clouds in the morning. What's more, it becomes a flower field in the sky in June. You can see the wonderful colony of azalea!◎You should basically access by car, and walk 20 min on the easy-hiking path from the parking area. Though Mt. Fuji in the fist pic leaves snows, it's because for the heavy snow that year. There're fewer snows every year in this season. You need to prepare headlight or flashlight because there's no lights at night. In addition, July, the best season of azalea is a rainy season in Japan, you're lucky if it's sunny like this pic.