Take a tour of famous spots for seasonal flowers in Miyazaki! - Spring -

This park features nearly 900 cherry trees from such varieties as Yoshino Cherry, Japanese mountain cherry, Oshima cherry, and Yae cherry, and the sights of the cherry trees lining the entrance, or seen from the observation deck, are breathtaking. The cherry trees are illuminated at night during the blooming season, and towards the end of the season, you can enjoy a collaboration between the cherry blossoms and azaleas.

This is one of the best places to see flowers in Miyazaki City, with about 1,200 cherry trees and 50,000 azaleas blossoming in the springtime. Amagajo castle is illuminated at night during the season, creating a mystical mood along with the Japanese lanterns. There is also a festival held called the Amagajo Kaimon Sakura Festival.

The park is planted with roughly 3,500 cherry trees, including Yoshino Cherry, Japanese mountain, Yae, and Higan cherry, and the Cherry Road that passes through the park becomes a tunnel of cherry blossoms in the springtime. The park is popular as one of the best spots to see the cherry blossoms in Miyazaki City, and visitors for flower viewing are greeted with rows of a rank of cherry trees stretching about one kilometer in distance.

The springtime at the Saitobaru Burial Mounds, where beautiful flowers blossom throughout the four seasons, features a canvas of color woven by the pink blossoms of about 2,000 cherry trees and the yellow of about 300,000 canola flowers. The park, occupying a massive plateau, is home to over 300 burial mounds, making it a great spot to enjoy walks and other recreation in an atmosphere rich in ancient history.
Depending on when you visit, there are also flower festivals and illumination that let you enjoy the cherry blossoms at night.

This park, which occupies the top of a small hill at the former site of Takanabe Castle, is home to about 100 plum trees, 1,000 cherry trees, and 2,000 azaleas, and is quickly filled with visitors come for the flower viewing when they are in bloom. There is also the Takanabe Castle Sakura Festival and nighttime illumination based on a theme of craftsmanship, the essence of the Takanabe castle town.

The Otsubo-no-Ippon Zakura is a single 15 meter tall cherry tree dated at 150 years that the locals worship as sacred. Countless visitors come here to take a picture of the tree, nestled in the bucolic surroundings. The tree is a Japanese mountain cherry tree, so it is in full bloom about the time that the blossoming schedule for Yoshino Cherry is announced in Miyazaki.

Developed over the site of the Nobeoka Castle ruins, Shiroyama Park is a popular place to see cherry blossoms. There are about 300 cherry trees planted here, and the cherry blossoms are illuminated at night when in bloom. As part of that, projection mapping is used on the 19 meter tall stone wall that was originally built around the main castle building to protect against invaders.

The weeping cherry at Josenji is approximately 300 years old and designated as a natural monument by Miyazaki Prefecture. There are at least 300 cherry trees planted throughout Gokase Town that were grown from clippings of this weeping cherry trees, and the light red flowers typically bloom around late March. While in bloom, they are illuminated at night, producing a mystical mood.

The rows of cherry trees that line the roughly two kilometer approach to Michio Shrine at the top of the mountain form a veritable tunnel of cherry blossoms. It is the only place in Miyazaki Prefecture selected as one of the 100 most famous cherry blossom spots in Japan. The Miyakonojo Mochio Sakura Festival is visited by countless people and features food stalls and illumination.

This park is decorated with about 3,000 cherry trees and 50,000 azaleas in the springtime, and visitors can view them from many different rides such as the Ferris wheel, go-carts, rental boats, and lifts. There are also plenty of other facilities like a hot spring  bath, a campsite, and bungalows for staying overnight, giving something for you to fill the whole day with.

This place was well loved during the first half of the 20th century as a great place to see cherry trees for being the number one spot in Kyushu for viewing rows of the trees along the road. Eventually the cherry trees reached the end of their lifespan, and the spot was abandoned, but it was later recreated thanks to the efforts of local residents. The tunnel of cherry blossoms created by the roughly 1,000 Yoshino Cherry trees along a roughly 2 kilometer length of road is breathtaking. In addition to nighttime illumination, you can also enjoy the nighttime cherry blossoms with fireworks at the Makiba no Sakura Festival.

This massive park situated at an altitude of 489 meters is a famous cherry blossom destination filled with the blossoming flowers of over 10,000 Yoshino Cherry and Japanese mountain cherry trees. The park is complete with a boardwalk, rest area, and observation deck, making it a great place to take a walk. When the cherry trees are in bloom, visitors can enjoy nighttime illumination and the Nichinan City Hanatate Park Sakura Festival.

Known as a place to see early blooming cherry blossoms, the ruins of Nango Castle, located at the top of a hill near Odotsu, features about 50 cherry trees of the Kawazu cherry trees that start blooming in mid January, producing an early glimpse of springtime against the famed silhouette of the Nanatsubae rocks and Oshima off the coast of Nichinan as well as the Kokuzo islands.

The Nichinan Kanzaki 1-go is a cherry blossom cultivar developed by a local who wanted to “create a cherry tree that blooms during the New Year”. The cultivar made this place a tourist destination as the home of the earliest blooming cherry tree in Japan.
In the dead of winter, the 21 cherry trees turn the station building pink against the clear blue sky.

Miyazaki Heiwadai Park, located in the highlands of Miyazaki City, is filled with beautiful flowers and greenery throughout the seasons. The Peace Tower that symbolizes the park is an impressive tower at 37 meters in height, and offers a view of the streets of Miyazaki from the observation deck. Visitors in the spring are greeted with lovely tulips in bloom.

Residents in the Nakagawa district of Hinokage plant tulip bulbs during the rice harvest, and by springtime, over 30,000 of them bloom in vibrant colors such as red, yellow, and white. The vision woven by the tulips only at this time of year is a popular attraction for photographers.
Best time to see tulips: Late March through early April

This massive flower garden is located at the Coca-Cola factory in Ebino that produces the company’s products. The entire park is covered in canola blossoms in the springtime. The park uses leftover coffee and tea waste from the factory as fertilizer to grow the flowers.
Best time to see canola flowers: Late March through early April.

Nearly one million canola flowers and 300 Kawazu cherry trees blossom along the banks of the Gokase river. Numerous flowers bloom in order in Nobeoka City between early February and early April, including plum, cherry blossom, canola flowers, and camellias, and at this time, the Nobeoka Hana Monogatari (Nobeoka Flower Story) festival is held, one of the leading events in Nobeoka. The main event of the festival, the Konohana Walk held in late February, features numerous stages and dining options surrounded by the blooming cherry blossoms and canola flowers.
Best time to see canola flowers: Early February through early March.

Takachiho Farm is a place where visitors can interact with healthy animals and try their hand at dairy farming, surrounded in the vastness of nature and rich greenery. The farm offers visitors a chance to play with the cute goats, tour the cow barn, and ride horses. And the green lawn filled with blooming canola flowers is a great place to relax. We definitely recommend taking in the canola flowers and cherry blossoms while letting yourself be soothed by the animals.
Best time to see canola flowers: Late March. Best time to see cherry blossoms: Late March through early April.

Hisamine General Park, a well known place for cherry blossom viewing with over 700 cherry trees, also happens to be a great place to see azaleas, for which it is lesser known. When in bloom, the park is colored by the azaleas in rich reds, whites, pinks, and deep purples. The park has something for everyone, whether you want to take in the flowers while enjoying some sporting activities, or do so while enjoying a walk or picnic with the family.
Best time to see azaleas: Early through late April. Best time to see cherry blossoms: Late March through early April.

This park is famous as a place to see flowers in Miyazaki City, with about 1,000 cherry trees and 50,000 azaleas blossoming in the springtime. The park features a breathtaking contrast between the flowers and Amagajo Castle. There is also a festival held in late March called the Amagajo Kaimon Sakura Festival that attracts countless tourists.
Best time to see azaleas: Late March through mid April. Best time to see cherry blossoms: Mid March through early April.

At the Mt. Takatori Park, located behind the Saitobaru Archaeological Museum, offers a chance to see nearly 6,500 azaleas, namely the Mitsuba azalea, the official flower of Saito City. The azaleas form a tunnel, producing a great spot for a photo, on the promenade that leads to the peak of Mt. Takatori.
Best time to see azaleas: Early through mid April.

Takanabe Castle was also known as Maizuru Castle, so named because the Chinese characters for Maizuru translate literally as “dancing crane” after the local geography that looks much like a crane flapping its wings. Today, the ruins have been redeveloped as a park. Visitors in the spring are greeted by over 1,000 cherry trees and 150 azaleas, which attracts countless tourists. The Maizuru Park Sakura Festival is also held every year from late March through early April.
Best time to see azaleas: Mid April through early May. Best time to see cherry blossoms: Late March through early April.

At this time of year, Hagi-no-Chaya, located along National Highway route 268, suddenly becomes surrounded by a literal red carpet of bright red azaleas. Nearly 30,000 azaleas bloom on the slopes around the tea house, a site that grabs the attention and fascinates even passersby, attracting countless visitors each year.
Best time to see azaleas: April

Covering a considerable area, Kannonike Park features nearly 30,000 azaleas and 5,000 cherry trees for your viewing pleasure in the springtime. The park holds the only Ferris wheel in Miyazaki Prefecture, which offers a panoramic view encompassing the city of Miyakonojo and the Kirishima mountains on a clear day. And of course the sight of the flowers seen from above is amazing.
Best time to see azaleas: Mid April through June. Best time to see cherry blossoms: Late March through early April.

Bokusui Park is a great photo spot featuring over 30,000 azaleas in seven different varieties blooming in reds and pinks. In mid April, the Bokusui-no-Sato Tsutsuji Festival is held, a springtime tradition for local residents.
Best time to see azaleas: Mid through late April.

Mt. Futagami, or literally “two peaks” in Japanese, is located on the border between Takachiho and Gokase towns and is divided into Odake (male peak) and Medake (female peak), as the name implies. It is famous as a mountain where Akebono azaleas bloom, and the area where they grow can be seen on the easy-to-climb hiking trail up Odake. The observatory at the peak of Medake offers an amazing panoramic view taking in Aso, the Kuju mountains, and Mount Sobo.
Best time to see azaleas: Early through mid April.

In addition to tropical plants such as the Chinese fan palm, the Canary Island date palm, the queen palm, and the date palm, this botanic garden also features colorful flowers that exemplify Miyazaki Prefecture, such as bougainvillea and hibiscus. A Spring Flower Show is held here every year from mid March through early April, during which the garden is filled with other spring flowers including poppies and snapdragons.

The vast plateau at the foot of the Kirishima Mountains is one of the top places in the prefecture to see seasonal flowers. Visitors here in mid April can enjoy upwards of 150,000 California and Icelandic poppies. The plateau is also completely covered in cosmos starting in early October. There are several viewing points installed throughout the park which make great photo spots.

This park is completely filled with flowers during the Spring Flower Festa which lasts from early April through early May. The 50,000 flowers in roughly 20 different varieties, including pink campion, baby blue eyes, and petunias, and their blossoms comprise a backdrop for numerous events. The gardens are divided into numerous sections each featuring different flowers and trees, including a Japanese water iris garden and shrubbery gardens of azaleas and rhododendrons (Rhododendron indicum), as well as many other flower beds.

When April arrives at this shrine, roughly 300 weeping cherry blossoms and 14,000 rhododendrons bloom, just in time for a Spring festival (the Shakunage Festival - Shakunage is the Japanese name for Rhododendron subg. Hymenanthes) on the third Sunday of April. The rhododendrons continue to bloom until mid May, and attract people from throughout Japan.
Best time to see rhododendrons: Mid April through mid May.

Hokkedake Park features a variety of facilities on its vast, spacious grounds surrounded in the bounty of nature, such as a grass ski slope, and nearly 1,000 cherry trees and 500 rhododendrons bloom here in the springtime. A tourist lift service operates in the park, and the view of the Miyazaki plain and the Hyuga-Nada Sea from the top is amazing.
Best time to see rhododendrons: Late March through mid April. Best time to see cherry blossoms: Late March through late April.

This vast forest park stretching 10 kilometers from north to south includes a camellia garden and a road lined with camellias on both sides, for a total of over 340 camellias of  nearly 70 different varieties for your viewing pleasure. The different camellias start blooming one after the other beginning in mid January and lasting through March.

Tsubakiyama Forest Park is the first park in Japan to be recognized as a camellia garden of excellence by the International Camellia Society. The park features a total of approximately 48,000 camellias in nearly 1,000 different varieties, both single and double flowers, but with a focus on the Yabu camellia variety. The best time to visit is between early February and early March.