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

As the name implies, Ajisai Park is filled with hydrangeas, called ajisai in Japanese, with approximately 28,000 bushes of 84 different varieties planted throughout. While enjoying the flowers, visitors who arrive at the castle-shaped observation deck situated at an altitude of 210 meters will be treated to a view that includes not only the entire park, but the Kirishima Mountains and the Miyakonojo Basin as well.

Best time to see hydrangeas: Early through late June

This road, covering a distance of approximately 10 kilometers, is lined on both sides by around 4,000 hydrangea bushes in colors such as blue, purple, and white. Even if it is raining during the rainy season, you can still enjoy the hydrangeas along the road from the comfort of your own car. In addition to those hydrangeas, this select driving route in Nichinan City/Kushima City also features other seasonal flora such as cherry blossom, higanbana, and autumn leaves at different times of year.

Best time to see hydrangeas: Late May through early June

Hagi-no-Chaya, located along National Highway route 268, offers a variety of seasonal flowers and plants.
Specifically, hydrangeas bloom here in June, so why not make a visit?

Best time to see hydrangeas: Early June

Kohara Ajisai-en, or Kohara Hydrangea Garden, started 20 years ago when a couple in Takaharu Town received a single hydrangea plant as a gift. The garden is open to the public for a limited time every year, and visitors can enjoy a total of around 3,400 bushes of 570 varieties.

Garden open: June 1 through June 25 each year, 9:00-17:00

Awakigahara Forest Park is loved as a wooded area for local residents.
Known for offering a variety of flowers throughout the seasons within its spacious grounds, the best time to see the roughly 1,000 hydrangea bushes is from early through mid June.

Best time to see hydrangeas: Early through mid June

Heiwadai Park offers a variety of flowers to see throughout the seasons.
In particular, hydrangeas bloom luxuriously here in front of the Peace Tower and at the foot of the large staircase during the rainy season.
For a limited time, an event called Hanachozu is held, during which a water basin used for hand washing is filled flowers.

Best time to see hydrangeas: Late May through late June

The grounds of this vast park contain sports facilities, a plaza, and large scale playground equipment.
The park is well known for cherry blossoms in the springtime, but during the rainy season, the park becomes filled with blooming hydrangeas for the entertainment of the visitors.

Best time to see hydrangeas: Early through late June

Cape Hyuga,Umagase is known for the Skelutcha observation deck and the columnar jointing geological formations found there.
Colorful hydrangeas have been planted on the slope next to the parking lot across from the Umagase Chaya tea house and at the entrance to the boardwalk.

Best time to see hydrangeas: Late May through mid June

This multipurpose facility offers visitors a chance to see Coca-Cola products being made, and to check out the Coca-Cola collection gallery and shop.
The massive outdoor flower garden, which features 25,000 sunflowers in the summertime, is fertilized with recycled tea and coffee produced as waste at the factory.

Best time to see sunflowers: Late July

Located on the border with Kagoshima Prefecture, Takachiho Farm is a famous tourist farm where visitors can interact with animals.
The flower gardens on the farm offer a chance to enjoy flowers throughout the seasons, and feature a beautiful contrast between sunflowers and the Kirishima Mountains in the summertime.

Best time to see sunflowers: Late July through early August.

Opened in Miyakonojo City in 2019, the Nanbu Fureai Hiroba (roughly translated as Nanbu Interaction Plaza) offers a variety of facilities for everyone from small children to adults to enjoy, such as miniature golf, a multipurpose lawn, a play and health plaza, and flower gardens with different flowers throughout the seasons.
Those flower gardens are completely filled with sunflowers around July, entertaining countless visitors.

Best time to see sunflowers: July

Sakamoto Tanada, selected as one of the top 100 rice terraces in Japan, is known for the neatly arranged rectangular rice paddies that form steps up the slope. Sunflowers have been planted here in some of the unused rice paddies, producing a rare and beautiful sight from mid to late July when the entire area is covered in sunflowers.

Best time to see sunflowers: Mid to late July