Best Spots With Beautiful Flowers In Kansai
Here're best Spots With Beautiful Flowers in Kansai. We released a ranking of reviews about Spots With Beautiful Flowers posted by travel influencers who have actually been to Kansai.
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Osaka Maishima Seaside Park
20 Review
Just Opened In 2019! 1 million Nomophila flowers at Maishima, Osaka Prefecture! You're encouraged to see the great blue view at seaside by any means. In the site, there're food court and to take a rest and seats to see the landscape leisurely.
Address：2-1 Ryokuchi, Hokukou, Konohana-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka
Access：15 min by bus from Sakurajima Station to Hotel Lodge Maishima.
Hours：9:00-17:00
Metasequoia Avenue
16 Review
The Metasequoia Avenue is beautiful every season. Specially in summer, you can see the wonderful scenery of shining greens and the zebra road weaved by lights and shadows.
Address：Sawa Makino-cho, Takashima-shi, Shiga
Access：6 min by bus from JR Makino Station to Makino Pic Land, then it's located just near. By car, 65 min from Otsu city, 90 min from Kyoto city. Free parking area in Makino Pic Land is available.
Fujiwara Palace Site
10 ReviewThe 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.
Address：Takadono-cho , Kashihara-shi, Nara
Access：By bus, 20min from Yagi Station to Kashihara City's Fujiwara Palace Site Library, then walk 2min. By car, 15min from Yamato Takada Bypass.
Expo '70 Commemorative Park
12 ReviewThere7re various kinds of 110 thousand colorful tulips! It's very impressive scenery! We all get excited with this beautiful carpet.
Address：Senri Banpaku Koen, Suita-shi, Osaka
Access：The nearest stations are Banpaku Kinen Koen Station, and Koen Higashi-guchi (East Gate) Station. The nearst IC is Chugoku Suita IC. 5min from both Meishin Suita IC, and Kinki Suita IC.
Umami Kyuryo Park
9 ReviewUmami Kyuryo Park has seasonal flowers all around a year, and now, 150 thousand sunflowers are becoming at their best to see in five areas. Under the midsummer sky, we can enjoy refreshing scenery of sunflowers and nature around them at each area.
Address：2202 Samita Kawai-cho, Kitakatsuragi-gun, Nara
Access：By car, 15 min from Horyuji IC. Or 2 min walk from Ikebe Station.
Hours：8:00-18:00
Shōrin-ji Temple
14 Review
We cannot always see this flower purification fountain (Chozusha: a place for purification of your hands and mouth before you enter shrines or temples). And the flowers change every season. If you have a good chance to visit, I want you to see it.
Address：15-795 Honmachi, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
Access：7 min walk from Tofukuji Station. 1 min by car or taxi from Kyoto Station.
Tel：075-561-4311
Hours：9:00-17:00
Nagai Botanical Garden
11 Review
Nagai Botanical Garden has various seasonal plants, though it's located in Osaka city. The best season is May. We can enjoy various flowers such as poppy, rose, and nemophila.
Address：1-23 Nagai Koen, Higashi Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka
Access：5 min walk from Tsurugaoka Station
Awaji Hana Sajiki
7 Review
You can make nice memories with your families, friends and boyfriends. The canola flowers are shifted to bloom various terms, so as to see the full-bloom flowers whenever we visit here. I think it's nice to visit in May when the temperature becomes warm.
Address：2865-4 Kusumoto, Awaji-shi, Hyogo
Access：By car, 12 min from Awaji IC, 10 min from Higashiura IC.
Tel：0799-74-6426
Hours：9:00-17:00
Reikan-ji Temple
8 Review
Reikanji Temple in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto. From March 20th to April 4th, 2021, a special spring visit to enjoy beautiful camellias has begun. There are lots of highlights such as Hanatemizu, which has a cute contrast between dark pink and slightly pink near the entrance, and a lot of pink camellias spread on a carpet of green moss. The viewing period is limited, so if you are interested, please do so as soon as possible.
Address：12 Goshonodan-cho, Shishigatani, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
Access：10 min by car or taxi from Jingu Maruta Machi Station
Tel：075-771-4040
Yodo Suiro Waterway
6 Review
You can see the early cherry blossom Kawazu Zakura in Kansai Region not only in Kawazu. If you travel in Kyoto, you're encouraged to visit Yodo Waterway to see Kawazu Zakura. They dyes pink along the river. It becomes at its best in the middle of March. Why don't you come to feel spring?
Address：150-11 Yodoikegami-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
Access：10 min walk from Yodo Station
Osaka Castle
10 Review
We can see the cherry blossom in full bloom and Osaka Castle at the same time in this season. The cherry blossom was late this year, so we could see the castle's blue illumination for the World Autism Awareness Day together. The cherry blossom are going to be at their best, why don't you come?
Address：1-1 Osakajo Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka
Access：Osaka Castle Park Station is the nearest. By car or taxi, 20 min from Shin Osaka Station, 15 min from Osaka Station, 25 min from Itami Airport, or 50 min from Kansai International Airport.
Tel：06-6941-3044
Hours：9:00-17:00
Jyonangu Shrine
12 ReviewAs for plum blossom in Kyoto, Jyonangu Shrine is famous. The weeping plum blossoms all over the garden and fallen camellia flowers are beautiful, and make us feel spring has come. I feel spring when I visit here.
Address：7 Nakajimatobarikyu-cho Fushimi-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
Access：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.
Tel：075-623-0846
Hours：9:00-16:30
Byakugou-ji Temple
7 Review
Located at Tamba in Hyogo Prefecture, Byakugou-ji Temple is celebrated for the wisteria. You can see wisteria flowers blooming beautifully every year. At night, the wisteria are lit up, and makes very fantastic and beautiful scene. ◎Byakugou-ji Temple will get very crowded during the wisteria season, so it's better for you to visit with enough time. And please have good manners.
Address：709 Byakugouji Ichijima-cho, Tamba-shi, Hyogo
Access：By car, 10 min from Kasuga IC, or 8 min from Ichijima Station. Parking area is available.
Hase-dera Temple
13 ReviewHase-dera in Sakurai City, Nara. From 5/28 (Sat) to 7/3 (Sun), the Yamato Three Major Kannon Temple Corridor is being held. There are many potted hydrangeas on the storm slope in Hase-dera. When I took a picture from the bottom of the stairs, the hydrangea looked even more voluminous, and it was a wonderful place. The Ajisawa Corridor is also being held at Okadera and Tsubosaka Temple at the same time.
Address：731-1 Hase, Sakurai-shi, Nara
Access：15 min walk from Kintetsu Hasedera Station. By car, 50 min from Nara city, 75 min from Osaka, or 110 min from Kyoto city. Toll parking area is available.
Fushimi Jikkoku-bune Boat
10 Review
Fushimi Ward, Kyoto City is a very tasteful place where you can enjoy the cherry blossom trees in full bloom and the ten stone boats of the houseboat. It is said that boat transportation was prosperous as it was known as one of the leading liquor stores in Japan during the Edo period, and the boat at that time was reproduced and operated as a sightseeing tour boat. The cherry blossoms are in full bloom, and the snowstorm and the petals floating in the river are also very beautiful.
Address：Fushimi-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
Access：5min walk from Keihan Chushojima Station. Ride a boat near Benten Bridge across the Horikawa River.
Motoyakushi-ji Temple Site
5 ReviewWater hyacinth becomes its best to see from the late August to September. It's not a popular flower, but has an attraction makes people want to see again next year! It's nice to see with the setting sun, too! ◎Walk 500 meters to the east from Kintetsu Unebigoryomae Station. For cars, the free parking area is available, but it's possible to be full.
Address：Kidono-cho, Kashihara-shi, Nara
Access：9 min walk from Unebigoryo-mae Station. By car, 40 min from Nara city.
Matabē Zakura Cherry Blossom
4 Review
Matabē Zakura has become famous since it used in NHK's TV series. It's a weeping cherry blossom tree as tall as over 10 meters! What's more, can you believe that the tree is 300 years old! When we look up from its foot, the cherry blossoms are really amazing! There're also other flowers like daffodil around the tree, so we can see beautiful yellow and pink scenery.
Address：Ōuda Hongo, Uda-shi, Nara
Access：20 min by car or taxi from Hasedera Station
There're a few people, and we can see the blossoms leisurely. Kawazu Zakura is an early cherry blossom, so we can feel spring earlier. There're other flowers, such as mimosa and tulip, they would make us feel relaxed.
Address：8-10 Yumebutai, Awaji-shi, Hyogo
Access：By car, 5 min from Awaji IC, or Higashiura IC.
Tel：0799-72-2000
Hours：9:30-18:00
Takami-no Sato
6 Review
As many as 1,000 weeping cherry trees are in bloom at Mt. Takami in Higashiyoshino, Nara. A minibus will take you to the top of the mountain. If you take a breathless climb up the long stairs to the observatory at the top, you will see a magnificent weeping cherry tree in front of you. The opening period is from the beginning of April to the end of April. It is a spectacular cherry blossom viewing spot worth seeing.
Address：298-1 Sugitani Higashi Yoshino-mura, Yoshino-gun, Nara
Access：30 min by car, from Haibara Station
Daiichi Nagisa Park
6 ReviewDaiichi Nagisa Park has early canola flowers. Canola flower would bloom in spring though, we can see them from around January. What's more, on sunny days, I like this beautiful scenery of mountains and Lake Bia behind the flowers.
Address：Imahama-cho, Moriyama-shi, Shiga
Access：25 min by bus from Moriyama Station to Daiichi Nagisa Park. 35 min by car or taxi from Otsu Station.
Yume Cosmos Garden
4 ReviewYume Cosmos Garden, at Kameoka in Kyoto, has 20 kinds and 8 million cosmos in its best season. You can see the cosmos in color we can rarely see at other places!
Address：East side of Kameoka Gym Park, Anagawa Yoshikawa-cho, Kameoka-shi, Kyoto
Access：10 min by bus from Kameoka Station to Unndo Koen^-mae. By car or taxi, 40 min from Kyoto Station.
Tel：0771-55-9111
Hours：9:00-16:30
Tsubosaka Temple
5 Review
Located on a hill in Takatori Town, Nara Prefecture, Tsubosaka-dera, also known as Tsubosaka-dera, is famous as a temple to prevent eye diseases. One of the most eye-catching attractions in Tsubosaka-dera is the powerful "Sakura Daibutsu" that seems to float in the pink clouds of cherry blossoms. With a height of 20 meters and a weight of 1200 tons, it is one of the largest Kannon statues in the world! You can enjoy the cherry blossoms in full bloom everywhere while strolling around the precincts.
Address：3 Tubosaka, Takatori-cho, Takaichi-gun, Nara, Kansai, Japan
Access：6 min by car, from Tsubosakayama Station
Izumi Recycle Kankyo Park
5 Review
Izumi Recycle Kankyo Park is for flowers and sport. We can enjoy many kinds of flowers in each season. For now, tulips, daffodil, pink moss and cherry blossoms are at their best to see.
Address：407-15 Nouke-cho, Izumi-shi, Osaka
Access：13 min by bus from Izumi Chuou Station to Nouke, then 15 min walk. 12 min by car or taxi from Izumi Chuou Station.
Tel：0725-55-6969
Biwako Valley
3 Review
At Biwako Valley in Shiga, 300 thousand flowers of daffodils are now in full-bloom. That's the largest scale of Kansai Region! What's more, we can enjoy photogenic spots in Biwako Valley and Terrace.
Address：1547-1 Kido, Otsu-shi, Shiga
Access：To the ropeway station, 15 min by bus from Shiga (志賀) Station to Biwako Valley Front.
Yata-dera Temple
3 Review
Famed as a hydrangea temple in Nara, Yata-dera has as many as 10 thousand trees and 60 kinds of hydrangeas including rare ones. We never get tired of watching the differences between the kind at a sample garden.◎Season: from June to the beginning of July every year, they open a hydrangea garden. Hydrangeas spreading toward the mountain are worth seeing. Many visitors come from other prefectures since Yata-dera has various kinds.
Address：3549 Yata-cho, Yamatokoriyama-shi, Nara
Access：20 min by bus from Kintetsu Koriyama Station to Yatadera. 25 min by car from Nara city. Parking area is available.
Tel：0743-53-1445
Nakanoshima Rose Garden
4 ReviewNakanoshima Rose Garden in Nakanoshima, Osaka. A short walk from Exit 26 of Kitahama Station on the Keihan Electric Railway. About 3700 roses of 310 species are in full bloom. The rose garden here is open 24 hours a day, so you can freely see it whenever you want. Now is the best time to see the roses in full bloom and you can enjoy the scent of roses to your heart's content.
Address：1-1 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka
Access：3 min walk from Kitahama Station or Naniwabashi Station
