Wisteria flower spot and Felissimo jointly organise an event where visitors can borrow ‘wisteria trellis umbrellas’ free of charge and enjoy taking photos with them.

2024.05.13

This event will be held in Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Fujioka City, Gunma Prefecture, and Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture, where you can borrow one for free and enjoy taking photos at wisteria viewing spots. Once you have enjoyed taking photos, please share your pictures by posting them on social networking sites using the hashtags #Wisteria flower umbrellas and #Wisteria shelf umbrellas.

Fujiyama Shrine

Known as Kyushu’s best wisteria viewing spot, it has an 800-year-old giant tree enshrined as a prefectural natural monument and an ‘Ogatama tree’. During the peak season, the wisteria is lit up at night.

Location.
122-5 Kobunacho, Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture

Fuji Blooming Hill, Fuji Fureai Kan

A famous place for wisteria, the city flower. The 250 metre long wisteria trellises are filled with blooming wisteria blossoms that look like a chandelier and are a sight to behold. There is also a show garden where visitors can enjoy 45 different varieties of wisteria, including white and pink flowers, which are at their best from late April to mid-May.

Location.
2690-7, Fujioka, Fujioka City, Gunma

Kobe Municipal Forest Botanical Garden

Native Japanese hollyhocks can be seen in various parts of the park. The purple flowers of the Japanese azalea can be seen among the trees in places, especially around the Riga Forest and the Hare Pond. There is also a large trellis of Fuji trees in the sports field. All are at their best from late April to mid-May.

Location.
1-2 Nagao, Aza Nagao, Kamiyanagami, Yamadacho, Kita-ku, Kobe City

YOU + MORE! Wisteria trellis umbrella association descending from the rainy sky.

Fujidana umbrellas produced by FELISSIMO [Felissimo], a direct marketing company that focuses on self-planned products such as fashion and sundries and sells them to consumers through its own media such as catalogue and web, are available in shops and online.

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