Best Spring Destinations In Asia
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Michelin Grreen Guide Japan gives 3-star to Ritsurin Garden. You should visit the cherry blossom illumination event in spring. Though there're not many trees, picturesque night cherry blossoms are proud of its impressive beauty scenery.
Name
Ritsurin Garden
Address
1-20-16 Risturin-cho, Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa, Takamatsu-shi, KagawaGoogle Map
Tel
087-833-7411
Hours
7:00-17:00,5:30-19:00
Fee
Adult 410 yen、Child 170 yen
How to get there
3min walk from JR Ritsurin Koen North Station, 10min walk from Kotoden Ritsurin Koen Station. 3min walk from JR Ritsurin Koen Kitaguchi Station. The nearest bus stop is Ritsurin Koen Mae. By car, 30min from Takamatsu Airport, 15min from Takamatsu Chu'ou IC.
Parking
Toll parking area is available
Now, people from not only Japan but also all over the world visit here without a break. Miharashi Hills have proudly blooming nemophilas with so wonderful blue view at Hitachi Seaside Park in Ibaraki. I want you all to visit here at least once, because it's the best one among tourist attractions.◎Access: Cars must be involved in a traffic jam. You can use a shuttle bus from JR Katsuta Station, or use Hitachinaka Kaihin Railways.
Name
HITACHI SEASIDE PARK
Address
605−4 Onuma-aza Mawatari, Hitachinaka-shi, IbarakiGoogle Map
Tel
029-265-9001
Hours
9:30-17:00
Fee
Adult 450 yen、Child 0 yen
How to get there
Bus: 29min from JR Katsuta Station, or 10min from Ajigaura Station. Get off at 'Kaihin Koen Nishiguchi'. Car: get off the speedway at Hitachi Kaihin Koen IC.
Parking
Parking area is available
Shinto priests have cherry blossoms at their coronets, and shrine maidens have in their hands, they walk along the approach gracefully. The elegant music and dances also you should see. At Konpira-san in Kagawa Pref. (Sanuki), you can enjoy the graceful spring of Japan.
Name
Kotohira-gu (Kompira-san)
Address
892-1 Kotohira-cho, Nakatado-gun, KagawaGoogle Map
Tel
0877-75-2121
Hours
6:00-18:00
How to get there
To the lowest entrance, by car, 15min from Zentsuji IC, 50min from Takamatsu Airport. The toll parking areas are available. Or, 10min walk from Kotoden Kotohira Station.
Parking
Nearby toll parking area is available
Kikaku Park is a popular spot to see cherry blossoms in Kagawa Prefecture. On the straight street floating on the lake, there're very photogenic tunnel of 200 cherry blossom trees!◎This is the best 'hanami' place in the east part of Kagawa Prefecture. Best season of cherry blossoms is from the end of March to the beginning of April.
Name
Kagawa Prefectural Kikaku Park
Address
Nagaomyo, Sanuki-shi, KagawaGoogle Map
How to get there
By car, 15min from Shido IC, 10min from Zoda Station, 40min from Takamatsu Station and 30min from Takamatsu Airport.
Kimbuchi Forest Park is famous as a cherry blossom spot in Kagawa Prefecture. A pink tunnel formed from around the parking area is great enough. But what's more, the cherry blossom co-starring with tulip is more beautiful!
Name
Kimbuchi Forest Park
Address
1210-3 Higashi Ueta-cho, Takamatsu-shi, KagawaGoogle Map
How to get there
By car, 40 min from Takamatsu Station, 20 min from Takamatsu Chuou IC, 30 min from Takamatsu Airport.
Parking
Parking area is available
Oboke George is famous for the great beauty of nature. And about 160 carp streamers (Koi-nobori) swim gently above the Yoshino River in every spring. You can see them from the pleasure boat.◎Carp streamers decoration: from the end of March to the end of May. You can see carp streamers and ride the pleasure boat at 'Oboke-kyo Man'naka'.
Name
Oboke Gorge
Address
1520 Nishi Yamashiro-cho, Miyoshi-shi, TokushimaGoogle Map
How to get there
By car, 30 min from Otoyo IC, 35 min from Ikeda IC, 50 min from Kawanoe IC. 25 min walk from Oboke Station.
Parking
Parking area is available
Mt.Shiude is a popular spot for the whole view of Setouchi. In spring, it gets crowded most in a year. Along the slopes of the mountain, numberless cherry trees are in full bloom proudly. And with the panorama of Setouchi, I want to burn the scenery into my eyes!◎A traffic jam is caused for parking lots around the mountain top. Early in the morning could be better. ※Some people climb up on foot from the bottom.
Name
Mt. Shiude
Address
451-1 Otsu Ohama Takuma-cho, Mitoyo-shi, KagawaGoogle Map
Fee
Adult 0 yen、Child 0 yen
How to get there
Parking
Free parking area is available
Natsui thousand cherry blossoms known as a late flowering cherry is now the best season. Thousands of cherry blossoms flowers along the Natsui River make the wonderful scenery. In the night, you can enjoy the illuminated trees.
Name
Natsui Senbonzakura (One Thousand Cherry Blossom Trees)
Address
Minamitawarai Natsui Onomachi, Tamura-gun, FukushimaGoogle Map
How to get there
15 min by car from Ono IC. 5 min walk from Natsui River
The Miharu-Takizakura cherry tree is one of the 3 best one in Japan and more than 1000 years old. I recommend visiting in the early morning because the place will be crowded after ten.
Name
Miharu Takizakura (Cherry Blossom Tree)
Address
Sakurakubo, Taki, Miharu-machi, Tamura-gun, FukushimaGoogle Map
How to get there
By car, 15min from Miharu IC, 15min from Miharu Station
Parking
Parking area is available
You can enjoy Kenroku-en throughout the year, but the cherry blossom season is specially recommendable. There're co-starring 40 kinds and 420 trees of cherry blossom.
Name
Kenrokuen Garden
Address
1 Kenroku-machi, Kanazawa-shi, IshikawaGoogle Map
Tel
076-234-3800
Hours
7:00-18:00,8:00-17:00
How to get there
10 min by bus from Kanazawa Station. By car, 30 min from Kanazawa Nishi (West) IC, 30 min from Kanazawa Higashi (East) IC, or 20 min from Kanazawa Morimoto IC.
Kaizu-osaki, a scenic spot at the north of Lake Biwa, there is a row of cherry trees. And about 900 trees of Somei-yoshino(a popular kind of Japanese cherry tree) make us attracted by its fantastic spring scenery.
Name
Kaizu Osaki
Address
Kaizu Makinocho, Takashima-shi, ShigaGoogle Map
How to get there
Parking
Parking area is available
Plum blossoms tell us that spring comes soon and now is the best time to see. Here's Jyonan-gu shrine is famous for a weeping plum tree and has paid attention these days. Hoyoke means praying for the safety of travels, moving and so on.
Name
Jyonangu Shrine
Address
7 Nakajimatobarikyu-cho Fushimi-ku, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map
Tel
075-623-0846
Hours
9:00-16:30
How to get there
20 min by bus from Kyoto Station (Hachijo Exit). 15 min walk from Takeda Station. 10 min by car or taxi from Kyoto Station, and free parking area is available.
Parking
Parking area is available
I introduce 'night・plum blossoms・fastival'. On March 12, you can enjoy the candle night and skyrockets set off from Senba Lake as well as the illuminated plum trees. Why don't you come to plum festival's finale in Mito to feel the fantastic night of early spring?
Name
Kairakuen Garden
Address
1 Tokiwa-cho, Mito-shi, IbarakiGoogle Map
Tel
029-244-5454
Hours
6:00-19:00,7:00-18:00
How to get there
Bus: 20min from JR Mito Station, get off at 'Kairakuen-mae'. Car: 20min from Mito IC.
Parking
Parking area is available
Kanazawa Castle Park adjoining Kenroku-en Garden, a well-known place for cherry blossom. On Ohori-dori Street (between Kenroku-en and Castle Park) and Hasuikemon-dori (a street from Konya-zaka to Mayumi-zaka guchi), the scene of 360 cherry blossom trees, Someiyoshino, are the highlights.
There're many cherry trees in Takato Castle Site Park, and you can feel like to be wrapped in the blossoms! This cherry blossoms is named as 'Takato Kohigan Zakura' with small lovely pink blossoms. On this day, it snowed and I could enjoy fantastic scenery of cherry blossoms and snow!◎I went by car. There's parking area, though it's very crowded. Bus is available from Inashi Station or Chino Station, but you need to check the latest information.
Name
Totaka Castle Site
Address
Higashitakato Takato-machi, Ina-shi, NaganoGoogle Map
How to get there
30min by car from Ina IC. 15min on foot from Takato Station. By bus, 20min from Inashi Station, get off at Takato Station, then walk 15min.
Parking
Parking area is available
You can see cheerful hydrangea with beautiful sky during the day, and fantastic expressions from dusk to night. In addition, fireflies can be seen at some place, I could enjoy all day long.
Name
Katahara Onsen Hydrangea Village
Address
28-1 Ichinosawa Kanehira-cho, Gamagori-shi, AichiGoogle Map
How to get there
10 min by taxi from JR Sangane Station. 70 min by car from Nagoya city. Toll parking area is available. During the hydrangea festival, extra non-stop bus from Kamagori Station.
Wisteria becomes full bloom around Golden Week Holidays in May at Kawachi Fuji Garden. The biggest highlight is this wisteria tunnel. By the way, all of the wisteria flowers are beautiful.
Name
Kawachi Wisteria Garden
Address
2-2-48 Kawachi Higashi-ku Yahata, Kitakyushu-shi, FukuokaGoogle Map
Tel
093-652-0334
How to get there
By car, 20 min from Otani IC, 20 min from Yamaji IC, 30 min from Yahata IC.
The magnificent flower fields of canola flower, cherry blossom, and beautiful sky! When all of the three appears at the same time, we can see a photogenic harmony of springtime.
Name
Fujiwara Palace Site
Address
Takadono-cho , Kashihara-shi, NaraGoogle Map
How to get there
By bus, 20min from Yagi Station to Kashihara City's Fujiwara Palace Site Library, then walk 2min. By car, 15min from Yamato Takada Bypass.
Parking
Free parking area is available
The cherry blossom and canola flowers are blooming along the Urui River. On the day of Mt. Fuji appearing beyond the blossoms, we can see breathtakingly beautiful scenery. What's more, when the trees are lighted-up, we can enjoy fantastic cherry blossom viewing here!
Name
Ryūganbuchi
Address
280 Kuzawa, Fujinomiya-shi, ShizuokaGoogle Map
How to get there
10 min walk from Iriseyama Station
Parking
Parking area is available
In spring, Kochi Castle is a popular place to see the cherry blossoms in this prefecture, and many people come and enjoy hanami (cherry blossom viewing). Kochi Castle, one of the 100 best castles in Japan, is decorated by cherry blossoms, and becomes more beautiful than that in other seasons.◎The best season to see is from the end of March to the beginning of April.
Name
Kochi Castle
Address
1-2-1 Marunouchi, Kochi-shi, KochiGoogle Map
Tel
088-824-5701
Hours
9:00-17:00
How to get there
By car, 15min from Kochi IC, 30min from Kochi Airport, 10min from Kochi Station. By bus, 10min from Kochi Station, and get off at 'Kochi-jo Mae (in front of Kochi Castle).
Parking
Toll parking area is available
