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A garden nurtured by the sun
The garden was created by the owner, Takeichi Takahashi, alone for over 60 years, planting trees and flowers, digging ponds and building paths as if he was painting a picture on the earth. On the 80,000m2 site, about 800 kinds of seasonal flowers bloom in spring, summer and autumn, delighting visitors. The garden has been certified as a "Northern Landscape Heritage" by the Hokkaido branch of the Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture.

<Best time to see the main flowers>
Apr. Daffodil, heather, snowdrop
May. Lipis, Shirane-aoi, Mitsuba azalea
Jun. Rhododendrons, lupines, irises, and Japanese irises
Jul. Siberian burdock, Annabelle hydrangea, and Japanese laurel
Aug. Rugosa, rose, Lythrum salicaria, Rengeshoma
Sep. Japanese bush clover, phlox

A garden painted in the most beautiful scenery of the Daisetsu mountain range
This garden was created in the forest that spreads across the hills overlooking the Daisetsu mountain range. The forest flower garden is home to over 500 varieties of flowers that bloom in abundance while making the most of the natural trees. At the back of the garden is the Forest Guest House, where trees and pretty flowers compete with each other.

<Best time to see the main flowers>
May. to Jun. Trillium, Brunnera, Pulmonaria, Dicentra, Allium
Jul. to Aug. foxglove, campanula, echinacea, rudbeckia
Sep. to Oct. Kimikifuga, aster, cuckoo, anemone

Enjoy a relaxing time surrounded by colorful flowers in a garden where light and wind play.
The garden is created with plants that grow in Hokkaido 's climate and environment, such as the flowering season and vivid flower colors that are unique to northern regions, and is centered around perennial plants that bloom in every season. In 2016, the new Hokkaido Garden will have its grand opening.

<Best time to see the main flowers>
May. to Jun. Corydalis ambigua, geranium, tulip, lupine, catmint, foxglove
Jul. to Aug. Rose, Verbascum, Campanula, Echinacea, Lily, Hollyhock
Sep. to Oct. Helenium, Kimikifuga, Sedum, Aster, Anemone

A small path to stroll while enjoying nature
The garden where the TV drama was set is a special space surrounded by trees. You can stroll along a beautiful path where 365 kinds of flowers bloom in different seasons while taking in the scent of flowers. Also, beyond the forest is the "Rose Garden."

<Best time to see the main flowers>
May. to Jun. Corydalis ambigua, Pulmonaria, Anthusa, Azurea, Geranium
Jul. to Aug. Campanula, Barbazucum, Monarda, Echinacea
Sep. to Oct. Phlox, Rudbeckia, Aster, Helenium, Kimikifuga

A garden praised as "the most beautiful garden" in Britain
In the selection process for the Society of Garden Designers (SGD) Awards, which recognize outstanding garden design, Dan Pearson's Earth Garden and Meadow Garden have been awarded the Grand Award, the highest honor, making them the first Japanese winners to do so.

<Best time to see the main flowers>
Apr. to May. Asian skunk cabbage, marsh marigold, pulmonaria
Jun. to Jul. Glaucidium abies, Lilium longiflorum, Salvia nemorosa
Aug. to Sep. Cimicifuga gracilis, Rudbeckia, Coreopsis

A garden that makes you feel like you've visited a fairy tale
Manabe Garden will celebrate its 50th anniversary of being opened to the public in 2016. Also known as Japan's first conifer garden, the garden covers an area of 75,000m2 and is made up of a Japanese garden, a Western garden and a landscape garden. The 50th anniversary garden will also be open to the public.

<Best time to see the main flowers>
Apr. to May. Crab apples, azaleas, hydrangeas, bulbs, wildflowers
Jun. to Jul. Honeysuckle, Deutzia rapa, Hybrid Rugosa, Spirea
Aug. to Sep. Early autumn foliage of hydrangeas, American hydrangeas, panicle flowers, and other plants

A flower garden on a hill A garden where you can feel close to Tokachi's "agriculture and food"
A garden with clear air, delicious water, and a panoramic view of Tokachi. You will be greeted by a garden themed around flowers that change appearance with the seasons, roses with delicious fragrances, vegetables, and fruit trees. At the restaurant overlooking Tokachi, the menu that focuses on ingredients such as vegetables harvested in the garden is popular.

<Best time to see the main flowers>
Apr. to May. Magnolia, Magnolia, Daffodil, Plum, Cherry
Jun. to Jul. Lupine, Rose, Nepeta, Geranium, Echinacea
Aug. to Sep. Peacock aster, Deutzia paniculata, autumn leaves, Helianthus, Thalictorum

Grandma Shichiku's Happy Garden
I want to spend the whole day playing with flowers... One woman's wish turned into a 60,000m2 flower garden. Every time you come and walk, you will discover something new. Approximately 2,500 kinds of flowers change their appearance with each season, welcoming your visit.

<Best time to see the main flowers>
Apr. to May. Crocus, Christmas jasmine, Christmas rose, tulips, daffodils
Jun. to Jul. Peony, delphinium, hemerocallis, lupine, cosmos, fireworks
Aug. to Sep. Thalictum, minazuki, Annabelle, dahlia, mallow, autumn chrysanthemum

A forest of wildflowers depicted on Rokkatei's wrapping paper
The mountain wildflowers of Hokkaido depicted on Rokkatei's wrapping paper by mountain artist Naoyuki Sakamoto. They bloom in profusion throughout the seasons in the gardens. Among them, the six flowers known as the Tokachi Rokka are representative. They add a variety of colors to the park, from the dogtooth violets in early spring to the Siberian gentian in autumn.

<Best time to see the main flowers>
Apr. to May. Dogtooth violets, marsh marigold, trillium globosum, blue-green alder
Jun. to Jul.: Lily of the valley, Rustic rose, Siberian laurel, Japanese black lily
Aug. to Sep.: Siberian gentian, sea buckthorn fruit, monkshood

The owner, Yukihiro Izumi, is searching for and cultivating land with a spring, which is the root of his name.
An impressive forest where native vegetation has been restored over a period of 15 years.

<Best time to see the main flowers>
Apr. to May. Dogtooth violets, Trillium nigricans, Marsh marigold, Primrose gracilis, Glaucidium abies

A garden filled with perennial plants and flowering trees that have grown deep in the forest
This garden is unique to the north and consists of 11 themed gardens, including ferns and fern plants with large leaves spreading one after another in a lush green forest, a border garden of colorful perennials, and a blooming rose garden.

<Best time to see the main flowers>
May. Christmas rose, Corydalis ambiguus, and Yellow dogtooth violet
Jun. Mountain peony, Primrose, Himalayan blue poppy
Jul. rose, campanula, martagon lily
Aug. Echinacea, Phlox
Sep. Aster, Scabiosa, Scabiosa
Oct. monkshood, autumn leaves

It's like being in a picture book...a fairy tale world decorated with flowers.
Ginga Garden is a vast 10-hectare (approximately the size of two Sapporo Domes) site with 30 theme gardens. Approximately 1,000 types of plants are planted there, and the theme gardens are constantly changing appearance with the flowers that bloom with the seasons.

<Best time to see the main flowers>
May. Daffodils and various tulips
Jun. Camassia, lilac, Japanese snowbell, salvia
Jul. rose, clematis, hemerocallis, astilbe
Aug. Crocosmia, Casablanca
Sep. Dahlia, Pampas grass, Japanese bush clover
Oct. Dahlias, Asters, Autumn Leaves

A stroll-style garden where the garden is the main attraction, a rarity even in Japan
It consists of seven gardens and a farm area. The rose garden and spiral garden, which were created by a team of four professionals, are innovative and well-designed.
Produced by Konami Tsukamoto. Overall garden design and planning by Hiromitsu Yoshitani. Shinji Kawai and Keiko Yoshitani are in charge of planting.

<Best time to see the main flowers>
Dec. to Mar. Pansies, violas, ambrosias, Christmas roses
Apr. Peach blossoms, cherry blossoms, tulips
May.: Wisteria, mountain azalea, wheat, perennial plants, poppies
Jun. Roses, poppies, wheat, perennial plants, grasses, hydrangeas
Jul. to Aug. lilies, roses, ageratums, perennial plants, grasses
Sep.: Roses, red spider lilies, ageratums, perennials, grasses, dahlias
Oct. to Nov. Roses, ageratums, and autumn leaves of grass

Water Highway Folklore Museum "Sakano Family Residence" and its owner's natural garden
A lush "satoyama shady garden"
The shining border garden "Rose Crossing Path"
The "Kirigishibi Flower Shelf" on a steep cliff-like slope
This is a natural garden with three main areas.

<Best time to see the main flowers>
Mid-Mar. to mid-Apr. Tulips and Christmas roses
Mid-May. to early Jun. Spring roses
Mid-Jun. to mid-Jul. Hydrangea
Late Oct. to late Nov. Autumn roses, rose hips

A world-renowned rose garden
It won the Outstanding Garden Award at the World Rose Congress in 2015. This rose garden mainly cultivates the original species "Old Roses," and you can also see rare varieties that can't be seen in other gardens. The peak season for roses is early summer, but early-blooming roses can be seen from late Apr. to early Jul..

<Best time to see the main flowers>
Early Apr.: Early-blooming roses begin to bloom,
The rose garden is at its peak in late May..
Late Oct. to early Nov.: Autumn roses (those that only bloom once will not bloom)

One of the largest rose gardens in Japan
The rose garden is home to 10,000 roses of 1,600 varieties, and is a place where you can enjoy seasonal flowers and trees throughout the year. The garden is planted with everything from original roses to the latest varieties, and you can learn about the history of roses by walking around the garden.

<Best time to see the main flowers>
Early May. to mid-Jun. Spring roses
Oct. to early Nov.: Autumn roses

Enjoy the fragrant roses that bloom all year round
The garden is made up of a collection of about 1,300 kinds of roses and over 3,000 varieties of plants. After the peak season in mid-May., different varieties of roses continue to bloom until Nov..

<Best time to see the main flowers>
Jan. to Feb.: Wintersweet, Christmas rose
Mar. to Apr.: Daffodils, magnolias, cherry blossoms, tulips
May. to Jun.: Roses, clematis, hydrangeas
Jul. to Aug.: Rose of Sharon, Butterfly

The official name is Kanagawa Prefectural Flower and Greenery Center.
It is a facility where you can learn about agriculture and horticulture while having fun. The garden, which covers an area of approximately 9.2 hectares (approximately 3.5 times the size of Yokohama Stadium), is divided into three zones: the "Flower Zone" where seasonal flowers are planted, the "Agri Zone" where you can experience rice planting and vegetable harvesting, and the "Megumi Research Building Zone" which includes an exhibition room.

<Best time to see the main flowers>
Mar. to Apr. Christmas rose, flowering peach, magnolia, tulip
May. to Jun.: Clematis, spring roses, and burdock
Jul. to Sep. Hydrangea
Oct. to Nov. Autumn Roses

Handmade copse and sleeper path
The forest was created by the Yagyu family and their friends. Most of the trees were planted individually. They include Japanese laurel, clematis, Chinese laurel, various kinds of maples, and the star of the show, the white birch. It is a garden where you can enjoy nature as the seasons change from fresh green to lush green and autumn leaves.

<Best time to see the main flowers>
Apr. Dogtooth Violets
May. Rhododendron
Jun. Hydrangea
Jul. Hydrangea macrophylla, Kirengeshouma
Aug. Rengeshouma

Japan's first authentic English garden
The Tateshina Highlands "Barakura English Garden" was established in the early summer of 1990. It is the first full-scale English garden in Japan, located on a site of approximately 10,000 square meters, and was designed by Kei Yamada, with all the garden work, from the design to the stonemasons and gardeners, all done by British specialists.

<Best time to see the main flowers>
Apr. to May. Crocus, daffodil, tulip, fritillaria, etc. Late May. to Jun.: Bluebells, climbing roses, clematis
Jul. to Aug. Old roses, perennials, Annabelle, Echinacea
Sep. to Nov. Dahlias, Autumn Crocuses, Autumn Leaves

The concept is "life and healing", a garden of beauty and healing.
We aim to create a garden that stimulates all five senses, and we hope that visitors will feel more energized.
Therefore, we operate by reservation only, with a limit of 100 visitors per day.

<Best time to see the main flowers>
Spring: late Apr.- Daffodils, tulips, forget-me-nots, anemones, etc.
Early Jun. Geranium, Astrantia, Digitalis, Clematis, etc.
Summer Jul. to Aug. Echinacea, Monarda, Rudbeckia, etc.
Autumn Sep. to Oct. Dahlias, Hibiscus, cosmos, bush clover, etc.

A highland garden created by a British garden designer
This natural garden was created to take advantage of the mountain topography and to match the landscape. The garden is made up of 11 themes that include elements of traditional English gardens.

<Best time to see the main flowers>
May. to Jun. Native tulips, fritillaries, etc.
Jun. to Jul. Roses, geraniums, delphiniums, foxgloves, etc.
Jul. to Aug. Astilbe, yarrow, foxglove, etc.
Aug. to Sep. Echinacea, Scabiosa, Annabelle, Japanese bush clover, etc.
Oct. Autumn roses, cosmos

Surrounded by rich aromas and history
The Fragrant Rose Garden is made up of seven areas based on a theme. In the "Fragrance Area," based on the theme of "The charm of roses through fragrance," roses (currently classified into six types, mainly mellow perennial species) are planted according to their aromatic components, and the climbing roses are arranged in a three-dimensional fan shape.

<Best time to see the main flowers>
Apr. to May.: Tulips, Muscari, Christmas rose, Snowdrop
Late May. to mid-Jun. Roses
Jul. to Aug.: Mountain lilies, Japanese lilies
Oct. to early Nov.: Autumn roses

A garden park surrounded by the beautiful nature of Lake Hamana and a spacious landscape
It consists of three zones: the West Area, the Town Area, and the Village Area. The Village Area features a garden that was modeled after the Impressionist painter Claude Monet's garden in Giverny, France, as it appeared during Monet's lifetime, and was built for the Lake Hamana Flora Expo. The garden blooms every season.

<Best time to see the main flowers>
Flower Garden Spring to Autumn Tulips, anemones, roses, sunflowers, cosmos
Water Garden Spring-Summer Water Lilies

The world's most beautiful cherry blossoms and tulips
There is a large greenhouse with seasonal themed exhibits, seasonal flower beds, a rose garden, a plum garden, rows of cherry blossoms and hydrangeas, and an iris garden.

<Best time to see the main flowers>
Feb. to Mar.: Plum blossoms, early-blooming cherry blossoms, rape blossoms
Apr. to May.: Cherry blossoms, tulips, roses
May. to Jun.: Hydrangea, Japanese iris
Jul. to Aug. Water lilies
Sep. to Oct. Red spider lilies
Nov. to Dec. bulb begonia

A rose and herb garden that makes the most of the scenic beauty of Nishikigaura
Twelve unique theme gardens will be created across the 660,000m2 site.
A beautiful garden where you can enjoy flowers throughout the seasons.

<Best time to see the main flowers>
Jan. to Feb. Atami cherry blossoms and rape blossoms
Mar. to Apr. Crocus, hyacinth, daffodil, tulip, etc.
May. to Jun. Herbs, roses, perennial plants
Sep. to Oct.: Melastomataceae, 100 kinds of dahlias, autumn roses
Nov. to Dec.: Sage, Japanese silverleaf, heather

An English garden with the theme of "feeling the healing power of nature with all five senses"
The vast English garden, surrounded by the natural beauty of the mountains, is beautiful.
Beautiful mountains and gardens. Listen to the sounds of swaying trees and chirping birds, enjoy the seasonal nature of the Rose and Perennial Garden, and enjoy areas for children and illuminations, making this a wonderland that both adults and children can enjoy throughout the year.

<Best time to see the main flowers>
Feb. to Mar. Pansies, violas, Christmas roses
Apr. cherry blossoms, wildflowers
May. to mid-Jun. 400 varieties of roses
Mid-Jun. to mid-Jul. Hydrangea
Jul. to Aug.: Blue-and-white gooseberry, agapanthus, Deutzia paniculata, double-flowered lilies
Sep. Japanese anemone, red spider lily

A city park opened after the site of the flower exhibition "Flower Festa '95 Gifu" was redeveloped.
The rose garden, which is spread across an area of 80.7 hectares (approximately the size of 17 Nagoya Domes), is home to approximately 7,000 varieties and 30,000 rose bushes planted in the "World Rose Garden" and "Rose Theme Garden." In addition to "seasonal" varieties that bloom repeatedly from spring to autumn, the garden also has a rich collection of native species and old roses.

<Best time to see the main flowers>
Jan. to Mar. Plum, Magnolia, Christmas Rose, Chinese Cordyceps
Late May. to early Jun. Spring roses
Late Oct. to early Nov. Autumn roses

The only garden that is not open to the public and is allowed to call itself "Monet's Garden"
Monet's Garden in Giverny, France, is famous as the garden that Monet loved. He is said to have spent half his life from the age of 43 in this garden and the mansion with its atelier, devoting his time to gardening outside of his creative endeavors. Monet's Garden Marmottan in Kitagawa Village recreates the passion of Claude Monet in the natural surroundings of Kochi.

<Best time to see the main flowers>
Mar. Christmas Rose
Apr. bulb flowers, tulips, wisteria
May. Water Lilies, Roses
Jun. to Aug. Water lilies, lotus, perennial plants, hydrangeas, lilies, lythrum salicaria, etc.
Sep. to Oct. Water lilies, licorice, hibiscus, dahlias, cosmos

The "Father of Japanese Plant Taxonomy" Born in Kochi
A garden commemorating the achievements of Dr. Tomitaro Makino
A space of peace and relaxation that makes use of the undulating terrain and values the relationship between people and nature.
The garden, which covers an area of approximately 6 hectares, is home to around 3,000 species of wild plants, including those associated with the doctor, that decorate the garden throughout the four seasons, allowing visitors to experience the joy of encountering plants in the midst of nature.

<Best time to see the main flowers>
Mar. to May.: Japanese dogwood, Japanese fritillary, primrose family, epimedium family, pasque flower, kanebine, etc.
Jun. to Aug. Japanese iris, hydrangeas, mountain hydrangeas, tiger lilies, taki lilies, Japanese knotweed, etc.
Sep. to Nov. Ominaeshi, Great Elephant's Worm, Japanese Knotweed, Japanese Wicker Blossom, Japanese Spurge, Gentian, etc.
Dec. to Feb. Yellow lily, candy orchid, Japanese adonis, Japanese wintersweet, snowdrop anemone, white coptis