Takeo City, Saga Prefecture, the land of Takeo Onsen, a hot spring that has a history of more than 1300 years.
There are famous cherry blossoms everywhere in the city, especially the cherry blossoms of Mifuneyama Rakuen, which has a vast site for 10 Tokyo Domes, and the Keizuen, a 3000-tsubo Japanese garden called Kyushu’s best. Is a masterpiece. In addition, there are many cherry blossom spots that you want to go to once, such as cherry blossoms at Enjoji and Baba mountain cherry.
The homepage of the Takeo City Tourism Association introduces seasonal flower information and events for Takeo, entitled “Seasonal Flowers”. Takeo hot springs are a hot spring that has excellent heat retention and creates beautiful skin.
Mifuneyama Paradise Garden Flower Festival
Mifuneyama Rakuen Kyushu's largest light-up
At Mifuneyama Rakuen, there are about 2,000 cherry blossoms at the site of the villa of the Nabeshima family, and there are many types of cherry blossoms such as Yoshino cherry, Gigantic cherry, Shidare cherry, and Yae cherry. During the Flower Festival, Kyushu’s largest cherry blossoms will be lit up. You can see the magnificent night view of the magnificent mirror that depicts the cherry blossoms growing around the pond together with the water lanterns that illuminate the surface of the water, and the contrast between the row of cherry blossom trees on the left side of the azalea valley and the majestic rock face of Mifuneyama.
| Period: |
March 13 (Fri)-April 5 (Sun) 2020 * Rainy day held
* The flowering situation changes depending on the weather. |
| Opening hours: |
[Noon] 8: 00-18: 30 [Night] 18: 30-22: 00 |
| Admission fee: |
Day and night: Adults (junior high school and older) 600 yen, Elementary school students 250 yen |
| Address: |
Mifuneyama Rakuen 4100 Takeo-cho, Takeo-cho, Saga |
| Contact: |
Mifuneyama Rakuen Hotel（0954-23-3131） |
| Access: |
About 12 minutes by JR bus from the south exit of JR Takeo Onsen Station (Get off at Mifuneyama Rakuen) |
＞Mifuneyama Rakuen Hotel Official Website
Cherry blossoms in the Japanese garden Keishuen
Japanese garden Keishuen Weeping cherry
Keishuen is a pond-walking Japanese garden built by Kinsaku Nakane in 1979. With a view of Mifuneyama, a symbol of Takeo, you can enjoy the beauty of a garden of about 3,000 tsubo. In the background of Mifuneyama and tea plantations, intense water flow and varied planting make up the magnificent beauty of the garden. Many cherry blossom viewing visitors come to love the special weeping cherry.
| Time: |
9：00～17：00 |
| Entrance fee (Japanese garden Keishuen): |
Adults 600 yen, students 500 yen (free for junior high school students and below)
Admission / Admission set fee: 1,000 yen for adults 800 800 yen for students (free for junior high school students and below)
* Yokoyama Taikan Exhibition will be held at the Sunshine Museum until May 10 (Sun) |
| Closed: |
Every Wednesday (open daily from April to May, October to November) |
| Address: |
Yoko Museum, Japan Garden Keishuen 4075-3 Takeo, Takeo City, Saga Prefecture |
| Contact: |
Yoko Art Museum（0954-20-1187） |
| Access: |
About 5 minutes by taxi from the south exit of JR Takeo Onsen Station, about 7 minutes by bus (get off at Dead Tree Tower)
About 10 minutes by car from Takeo / Northern IC on Nagasaki Expressway |
＞Yoko Museum Official Site
