Japan Seasonal Flower Viewing Tour | Japan’s must-visit flower viewing spots this season

Hamamatsu City in Shizuoka Prefectureis is one of Japan's leading flower　production areas.
Since 2004, the Hamamatsu Flower Park by Lake Hamana has hosted the annual flower expo, with this year's "Hamamatsu Flower Expo 2024" marking its 20th year.
Hamamatsu Flower Expo 2024 continues the theme of integrating flowers, plants, and trees into daily life, which has been the of the expo. Additionally, a new theme has been introduced: "Bridging People, Nature, and Technology - Hamamatsu Digital Countryside City." This theme promotes a lifestyle richly surrounded and integrated with flowers and plants through digital technology, evolving continuously with the times.

Farm Tomita — Lavender Field：Hokkaido’s famous flower spot~
Furano Lavender is a designated spot where 80 species of flowers, mainly lavender, dot the gentle hills.Lavender fields spread out on the land of the hills that are dyed in light purple, wrapped in the refreshing scent of lavender.
There are many flower gardens in the park, and the "Irodori no Batake", where the hills of colorful flower gardens spread, is also recommended as a photo spot.

Hitachi Seaside Park, located in Hitachinaka City of Ibaraki Prefecture, is a flower viewing destination with different flowers blooming in each season.
In mid-April to early May, Miharashi Hill in Hitachi Seaside Park is covered in approximately 5.3 million nemophila flowers, also known as baby blue-eyes. It's a captivating scenery with the blue sky.
"Nemophila" comes from the Greek words "nemos" (small forest) and "phileo" (love), as they mostly grow around the forests. Due to their adorable colors and flower shapes, they are also known as "baby's blue eyes".

Shirai Oomachi Fuji (Japanese Wisteria) Park is located in Asago City, Hyogo Prefecture. At the entrance, there is a three-foot-long wisteria pergola that immediately catches the eye. In addition to the dreamy purple pergola, there are different colors and varieties of wisteria flowers, creating a beautiful and fragrant floral paradise in the park.

Enjoy the beautiful spring scenery of the rapeseed fields in Minami Anping Town, Hokkaido - a sea of ​​yellow flowers!! There are many popular photo spots wait you. Canola Flower Field of Doko-demo door (Anywhere door) is one of the most popular and frequently used gadgets for teleportation in Japanese anime Doraemon.

Flower town～Huis Ten Bosch Huis Ten Bosch is a well-known amusement park in Kyushu. Throughout the park, beautiful flowers are planted in the gardens and corners. There are also amusement rides, performance theaters, and restaurants in this amusement park.

Ikebana～Flower ArrangementIkebana is the Japanese art of flower arrangement. Ikebana conveys the meaning of 'Bringing life to flowers' in Japanese. By learning about Ikebana and experiencing it firsthand, you can know the art of flowers and the beauty of Japanese culture.

Flower x Art～teamLab Planets TOKYOteamLab Planets is a popuplar tourist destination in Japan, offering immersive experiences that combine art with digital technology to stimulate the senses of touch, sight, and hearing. Among these, the exhibition spaces "Floating Flower Garden: Flowers and I are of the Same Root, the Garden and I are One" and "Floating in the Falling Universe of Flowers" provide a unique way to appreciate the beauty of flowers.