2024 Five Hydrangea Places in Kyushu to Enjoy via Roadside Stations!

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5 Hydrangea Spots in Kyushu

I like this color too. This shape is also nice! There are so many varieties of hydrangeas to choose from. During the rainy season, hydrangeas are beautiful in both their moist, wet appearance in the rain and their bright colors in the sunshine. There is nothing better than to stroll around the area and enjoy the local specialties while admiring these beautiful hydrangeas. It would be even better if you could buy local vegetables and specialties at a roadside station along the way! Seasonal flowers, fresh local vegetables and seafood on a drive for a change of pace! We want to enjoy it in a selfish way.
The best time to see the flowers changes depending on the weather and other factors. Please check in advance before visiting.

Nakagiwa Dam Hydrangea Garden (Kashima City)

Colorful dam lakes and terraced rice paddies

Nakakiwa Dam is located along Route 444, which runs from Kashima City to Omura City. In addition to the "hydrangea garden" with approximately 7,000 hydrangeas planted by local volunteers, many hydrangeas are planted in the surrounding terraced rice paddies, and the entire area is decorated with hydrangeas during the flowering season. A stroll along the promenade is recommended, where visitors can enjoy strolling while looking at the hydrangeas planted in a three-dimensional pattern on the slope overlooking the dam and the dam lake. The "Nakaginiwa Dam Hydrangea Festival" is held when the mountain greenery, the dam lake, and terraced rice paddies are in full bloom, and a walk around the dam is organized.

Nakagiwa Dam Hydrangea Garden Data

Sumiyoshi Nature Park (Udo City)

You can also enjoy the colors of the sea and sky

The park is part of the Triangle Oyano Seaside Prefectural Park located on the west coast of Kumamoto Prefecture. The park is popular for its view facing the Ariake Sea, and has long been known as a scenic spot and visited by many people. The park is also famous as one of the best hydrangea viewing spots in the prefecture, with approximately 2,000 colorful hydrangeas planted around the perimeter of the park. Within the park is Sumiyoshi Shrine, a guardian deity of safe navigation, and the Sumiyoshi Lighthouse, a white lighthouse built on the site of the oldest lighthouse in Japan, is located on the grounds of the shrine. It is a rather interesting sightseeing spot as a lighthouse within the precincts of the shrine.

Fukouji Temple (Bungo Ono City)

Blooms gently nestled against the Buddha's cliff

Fukouji Temple, a temple of the Koyasan Shingon sect of Buddhism, is also known as "Hydrangea Temple. About 2,000 hydrangeas are planted on the temple grounds, and they bloom simultaneously in mid-June every year. Magebutsu, or Buddha images carved directly into natural rock formations, originated in India and were introduced in the Nara period (710-794). Originating in India, they were introduced to Japan in the Nara period (710-794). It is said that about 70% of the existing Magebutsu in Japan are located in Oita Prefecture, most of them in the Kunisaki Peninsula. Among them, the 11.4-meter-high Magebutsu at Fukouji Temple, built in the Kamakura period (1192-1333), is the largest in Oita Prefecture.

Cape Tougenkyo (Kadokawa Town, Higashi-usuki-gun)

Spectacular views adorn the slopes and cliffs that descend to the sea.

Located on the Tomi Peninsula in Kadokawa-cho, Miyazaki Prefecture, this garden overlooks the ocean. The site, which is the size of four Tokyo Domes, is popular as a place where visitors can fully enjoy the view of flowers and the sea in any season, as it takes advantage of the undulations of the mountains to enjoy seasonal flowers planted here. The two million colorful hydrangeas of about 80 varieties are a particular highlight, and the contrast between the flowers and the majestic sea is a beautiful sight to behold.

Shinonome-no-sato (Izumi City)

Pleasant babbling of water in forest bathing

This 40,000 tsubo park facility was created by taking advantage of the natural mountain undulations of the valleys and rivers of the Listed Plateau, located in a quiet mountainous area. Upstream is the "Shinonome Waterfall" and the sound of the stream flowing from it is pleasant. It is a popular spot as one of the largest hydrangea gorges in Japan, with a promenade and observatory that take advantage of the natural terrain.

*"Photo cooperation: Kagoshima Prefectural Tourism Federation".

Stop by on your way to and from the roadside station to see Kyushu's spectacular scenery, see the seasonal flowers, and take home some local delicacies as souvenirs.