Kyushu's spectacular scenery! Must visit at least once! Wisteria Flower Recommendations

Have you ever seen a wisteria flower tunnel? Recommended spots with spectacular wisteria views in Kyushu

With the arrival of spring, beautiful purple showers of wisteria flowers are at their best in various parts of Kyushu.
This is the perfect season for driving, so why don't you go out to find a spectacular view that will make your heart flutter? In this issue, we will introduce a selection of unique wisteria spots in Kyushu, including wisteria trellises that are the talk of the town on social media and wisteria blooming in historic gardens. Wisteria has been loved by the Japanese people since ancient times for its elegance, like the dance of the "wisteria girls. The enchanting appearance and sweet fragrance of wisteria is a moving experience that you must see at least once! I would like to go there! Here are some of the most popular wisteria spots in Japan.

Kawachi Toen (Kitakyushu City)

Wisteria flower gradation tunnel is a beautiful spot.

The Kawachi Fujien in Kitakyushu City is arguably the most popular spot in Kyushu.
The wisteria flowers are so spectacular that it has become a tourist attraction attracting attention from all over the world after it was selected as one of the 31 most beautiful places in Japan by an American news channel.
The main attraction is the two types of wisteria flower tunnels, 80 m and 110 m long, and the arching shelves of wisteria of different colors are also beautiful. Visitors can enjoy about 22 types of wisteria in the park, and the large wisteria trellis of about 1,000 tsubo (about 1,000 m2) with Nodacho wisteria spreading all over is a sight to behold.

Nakayama Oto (Yanagawa City)

This is the place to see the wisteria flowers illuminated!

Nakayama's giant wisteria, with its beautiful large flower clusters, is a famous tree designated as a prefectural natural monument that is more than 300 years old and is located at Nakayama Kumano Shrine in Yanagawa City.
It is said that it was first planted in the Edo period by a local liquor store owner who brought back seeds from Noda, Osaka, and grew them. Today, it is carefully protected and nurtured by the local preservation society.
The wisteria arch over the stone bridge of the shrine is a spectacular sight and a recommended photo spot. At night, the shrine is lit up and the atmosphere changes dramatically from that of the daytime. The sweet fragrance of the wisteria, the darkness of the evening, and the faint illumination of the lanterns are also tasteful.
Every year, the Nakayama Grand Wisteria Festival is held at the shrine and Tachibana Ikoinomori Park in conjunction with the blooming period.

Photo courtesy of © Fukuoka Prefecture Tourism Federation

Yame Kuroki Oto (Yame City)

Historic wisteria trellis by the Yabe River

The long-lived wisteria, more than 600 years old, is designated as a national natural monument. The wisteria is said to have been planted by Prince Yoshinari, the future general of the western expedition. It is said to have survived many battles and fires and bloomed beautiful flowers. If you go along Route 442 from Kurume toward Oita Prefecture, you can see a magnificent wisteria trellis along the Yabe River.
It is a famous spot that attracts many tourists from all over Japan during the blooming season, where the murmuring of the Yabe River and the fragrance of wisteria flowers soothe visitors.

Photo courtesy of © Fukuoka Prefecture Tourism Federation

Wisteria trellis at Karatsu Castle (Karatsu City)

Collaboration of the castle tower and wisteria flowers by the sea

We recommend this place as a photogenic place to see wisteria flowers with Karatsu Castle standing by the sea in the background.
The wisteria is over 100 years old, and the white wisteria at the top of the stone steps and the keep are beautiful together. It is a good place to enjoy both wisteria colors and white wisteria. Don't worry, there is an easy way to get to the wisteria trellis without climbing the stone steps, as there is an elevator.
Incidentally, wisteria is also the flower of Karatsu City, and Maizuru Park in the vicinity of Karatsu Castle is a famous wisteria viewing spot. Please enjoy the beautiful scenery of the sea, castle and wisteria.

Photo courtesy of Saga Prefecture Tourism Federation

Senzai Farm (Usa City)

Extensive wisteria trellises adjacent to tea plantations

Rare in Japan? The flower garden adjacent to the tea plantation has 250 wisteria trees on a 2,400 tsubo wisteria trellis, the largest in Oita Prefecture, and is a popular spring tourist spot in Usa City, where visitors can enjoy the gradation of purple, white and pink wisteria flowers and sweet fragrance during the flowering season. It is also a good place for greedy people to enjoy both new tea and wisteria flowers.
The gradation of the green of the tea fields and the curtain-like gradation of wisteria flowers makes this a truly beautiful spot. Visitors can walk under the wisteria flowers spreading above their heads, so they can fully enjoy the fragrance of the flowers.
Last year, the name was "Fuji Soft", available only on Saturdays and Sundays. This wisteria-colored soft serve ice cream has a sweet aroma of wisteria flowers. I would like to try it.

Photo courtesy of Tourism Oita

Wake Park (Kirishima City)

Place associated with Wake no Kiyomaro

Here is a popular early summer wisteria flower spot in Kirishima City, the wisteria trellis in Wake Park.
In 2000, 100 wisteria seedlings of 23 varieties donated by the town of Wake, Okayama Prefecture, were carefully nurtured by local residents, and after 25 years, they have grown into a magnificent wisteria flower tourist spot that attracts many visitors from inside and outside the prefecture.
The name "Wake Park" comes from the fact that Kiyomaro Wake spent time in the area during the Nara period (710-794) and was born in what is now Wake Town, Okayama Prefecture. Since Wake Town has a park famous for its wisteria flowers, flower seedlings were given to Makizono Town, Kirishima City, which has a connection to the park.

Photo courtesy of Kagoshima Tourism Federation

They say that it is a uniquely Japanese sensibility, with its four seasons, to want to experience the seasons through beautiful flowers.
Not only can you see the flowers with your eyes, but you can also release stress by stimulating your senses with their fragrance and seasonal temperatures. For those who are unable to travel far, please enjoy the healing power of flowers by admiring seasonal flowers in a nearby park.