Hakodateyama Yurien was renamed “Biwako Hakodateyama” and reopened mainly in the flower fields of petunia and kokia!

2020.07.24

Hakodateyama Co., Ltd. will change the name of Hakodateyama Yurien, which has been popular as a lily garden for many years, to “Biwako Hakodateyama”, and will be reopened from 18th July 2020 centering on petunia and kokia flower fields.
Take the gondola to the observation area at an altitude of 630 m, and you will see a flower garden planted with various flowers. The highlight is the one million petunia. A carpet of pink flowers decorates the slopes.
This season also operates a pair lift that allows you to go back and forth to the observation deck on the summit. Please enjoy the magnificent view of the pink flower garden overlooking the mountaintop and Lake Biwa, Mt.

■Flower information
Petunia…We started planting 10,000 pink petunia strains in May. The best time to see is from mid-July to early October.
Kokia… The round shape that is fluffy is adorable. It turns green in the summer and turns red in October. Plant about 4,000 trees.
Others… You can see colorful flowers such as salvia, zinnia, and sunflower.

■Pair lift
Operating hours 9:00 to 16:30 (about 6 minutes each way)
Fee: One way: 350 yen for adults, 200 yen for children (elementary school students and younger), 150 yen for pets
Round trip adult 700 yen, child (elementary school student and younger) 400 yen, pet 300 yen

■Overview

From Saturday, July 18 to Sunday, September 6 / Saturday, September 12 to Monday, November 23


9:00-17:00
You can enter Hakodateyama using the contact gondola.
Ride time is about 8 minutes one way.
Operation starts at 9:00, final up 16:30, final down 17:00


Adults 2,000 yen / Children (elementary school students and under) 1,000 yen / Free for children under 3 years old / Pets 600 yen


Passenger car 500 yen/bus 1,000 yen/motorcycle 300 yen/moped, bicycle free

*Business and events may be suspended due to bad weather. Please check the website.

■ Biwako Hakodate

Address: Hiokimae, Imazu Town, Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture, 520-1655
TEL: 0740-22-2486
FAX: 0740-22-0220

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