Find Exclusive Flower Tour or tour during the best time to see the flowers

Find Exclusive Flower Tour or tour during the best time to see the flowers Find Exclusive Flower Tour or tour during the best time to see the flowers

Club Tourism 's "Special Flower Viewing" trip/tour that takes you to gardens and wildflowers! With over 20 years of history, "Flower Viewing" guides you on a trip where you can encounter flowers of all seasons both in Japan and overseas. We also offer courses accompanied by instructors and gardeners!

Search from the best time to see the flowers

Early spring to spring (Feb. to Apr.)

Mitsumata

Best time to see (usually)
Mid-Mar. to mid-Apr.

It belongs to the genus Mitsumata of the Thymelaeaceae family and is believed to be native to the Himalayan region of central and southern China.
In spring, yellow flowers bloom at the ends of its three-pronged branches.

Tours to see this flower are available here

Adonis adonis (flower of longevity)

Best time to see (usually)
Around Feb.

A perennial plant of the Ranunculaceae family. It is the birth flower for Jan. 1st. Its yellow flowers signal the arrival of spring, and it is said that encountering one will bring happiness.

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Setsubunsou (Setsubun grass)

Best time to see (usually)
Around Feb.

A perennial plant of the Ranunculaceae family, the Setsubunsou genus. It is named after the fact that it sprouts in early spring and blooms around the time of Setsubun. It is popular as a pretty mountain wildflower and grows to a height of about 10cm.

Tours to see this flower are available here

Nirinsou

Best time to see (usually)
March to Apr.

A perennial plant of the Ranunculaceae family. One of the most representative flowers of the mountains in spring. Many of them have two flower stalks growing from a single stem, which is the origin of their Japanese name.

Tours to see this flower are available here

Dogtooth violet

Best time to see (usually)
Around Apr.

A perennial plant of the genus Erythronium in the family Liliaceae. It produces downward-facing pale purple to pink flowers in early spring. It is a popular "spring ephemeral" that heralds the arrival of spring.

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Violet

Best time to see (usually)
March to Apr.

A perennial plant that grows in sunny grasslands, along the sides of fields, on embankments, roadsides, etc. It grows numerous leaves and flower stalks from the base, and produces a single deep purple flower with a diameter of about 2 cm at the end of the flower stalk.

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Baikaouren

Best time to see (usually)
Mid-Feb. to early Mar.

An evergreen perennial plant that blooms white flowers shaped like plum blossoms.
This plant grows naturally in the mountain forests and woodlands from southern Tohoku to Shikoku, and prefers bright partial shade and lush wetlands.

Tours to see this flower are available here

Corydalis ambigua

Best time to see (usually)
April to May.

A perennial plant of the Fumicular family, Corydalis genus. It is a beautiful blue color and is found on the Japan Sea coast from Hokkaido to Tohoku region, growing in moist mountain forests and on the forest edges. In recent years, it has been featured in television dramas and has become very popular.

Tours to see this flower are available here

Yukiwarisou (Snowdrop)

Best time to see (usually)
March to Apr.

A perennial plant of the Primulaceae family. Also known as Anemone annua and Suhamasou. An alpine plant that grows wild in the subalpine to alpine zones throughout Japan. Beautiful, colorful flowers.

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Early summer (May. to Jul.)

Hemerocallis day lily

Best time to see (usually)
Jun. to Jul.

A member of the lily family, it is characterised by its bright yellow flowers and trumpet-shaped petals.
It is a day flower that blooms in the morning and wilts by evening.

Tours to see this flower are available here

Japanese kumquat

Best time to see (usually)
May to Jun.

A plant of the Cypripedium genus in the orchid family. It has distinctive fan-shaped leaves. The name comes from the fact that the bulging lip resembles the robe carried on the backs of samurai in the past, and the sturdy part was taken from Kumagai Naozane.

Tours to see this flower are available here

Glaucidium

Best time to see (usually)
Around May.

A perennial plant of the Ranunculaceae family, Glaucidium genus. It blooms purple, four-petaled flowers and is named Glaucidium rosa-roseum because it resembles a hollyhock.

Tours to see this flower are available here

Mountain peony

Best time to see (usually)
Around May.

A member of the Paeoniaceae family, this plant is named after the fact that its flowers resemble Chinese peonies and grow wild in mountainous areas. Its flowering period is short, and it blooms daintily.

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Lady's slipper

Best time to see (usually)
May to Jun.

The Japanese name was given to the flower because the shape of its bag-shaped lip petals resembles the mother's robe carried on Taira no Atsumori's back.

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Lily of the valley

Best time to see (usually)
June to Aug.

A lily native to Japan, the wild species is also endangered. The flowers are pale pink with no spots. The scent of the flowers is sweet and very strong, although not as strong as that of the mountain lily.

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Mountain lily

Best time to see (usually)
July to Aug.

The Japanese name was given because it grows in the mountains. The flowers are white with yellow stripes and red spots in the center of the inner petals. It is called the "King of Lilies" because of its gorgeous and splendid appearance.

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Dicentra

Best time to see (usually)
June to Jul.

It is called the "Queen of Alpine Plants" because of its beautiful flowers and the fact that it grows in a harsh environment where other plants cannot grow due to the constant movement of gravel. Its Japanese name comes from the fact that the shape of its flowers resembles the face of a horse.

Tours to see this flower are available here

Rhododendron

Best time to see (usually)
Around May.

Written in kanji as 'Shananka' or 'Shinkanka', many horticultural species have been cultivated around the world, with a wide variety of flower colors, leaf shapes, and tree forms. Due to their impressive flowers and tree forms, they are known as the 'king of flowering trees'.

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Summer to early autumn (Aug. to Sep.)

Scabiosa

Best time to see (usually)
August to Sep.

The plant grows to a height of about 60-90cm, with opposite leaves that are pinnately lobed. It produces purple flowers. One theory is that the Japanese name comes from the fact that it blooms around the time when bell crickets start chirping.

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Egret Flower

Best time to see (usually)
August to Sep.

It was given this name because the broad lip petal is split into fine threads around it, resembling the outspread wings of an egret.

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Siberian gentian

Best time to see (usually)
Around Sep.

The leaves grow opposite the stem, are lanceolate in shape, and have smooth edges. The flowers grow at the tip of the stem and in the leaf axils, and if the plant is in good nutritional condition, they grow in several tiers. When exposed to sunlight, the flowers bloom in a paler bluish purple than those of the gentian.

Tours to see this flower are available here

Fireweed

Best time to see (usually)
August to Sep.

It grows straight up with almost no branches, and the deep purple flowers bloom from the bottom up. The Japanese name comes from the fact that the leaves resemble willows and the flowers resemble orchids.

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Rengeshouma

Best time to see (usually)
Around Aug.

Written in kanji, it is called "Rengeshouma." It was named after the fact that the shape of the flower resembles a lotus and the leaves resemble those of the Japanese citron. It produces round buds and elegant, lustrous pale purple flowers.

Tours to see this flower are available here

Kirengeshouma

Best time to see (usually)
August to Sep.

This alpine plant is designated as an endangered species. It is a perennial plant that grows on the forest floor of beech forests and on damp rocks, growing to about 1m, and producing yellow, trumpet-shaped, slightly thick, five-petaled flowers.

Tours to see this flower are available here

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