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Showa Kinen Park is a very popular destination to visit during Spring and Autumn. I could say this has been may favorite park here in Japan.

Showa Kinen Park is at Tachikawa, around 30 minutes by train from Shinjuku station.

They have Flower Festival from March to May. They feature different types of flower, from Cherry Blossom, Tulips and Poppy.

This year I was so in time for the full bloom Cherry Blossoms(Sakura).

I decided to separate my blog for the Flower Festival and this full bloom Cherry Blossoms..

Visiting this park early is highly recommended because Showa Kinen park is absolutely huge!! Trust me!! And also they close early (5pm )

How Beautiful!

I was here last year, since I kinda know where to go exactly inside the park, this time I decided to rent bicycle. You can rent bicycles for 400yen(adult)/260yen (children) for 3 hours at Tachikawa Gate, Nishi Tachikawa Gate and Sunagawa Gate.

I also got to taste the Soft Cream flavored Sakura(Cherry Blossom). I guess one of the ingredient is the Cherry Blossom Leaves.. got to taste one to know one!

This has also been one way to enjoy walking around the park, eating Soft Cream while enjoying beautiful scenery of Sakura Trees.

Visitors can enjoy walking along the river while viewing the flowers in full bloom.

The garden of cherry trees where visitors can have parties under the Yoshino cherry blossoms.

For a second, I thought we were in a different world of pink snowflakes falling gently on our skin.

The combination of the cherry blossoms with the large flower beds ’dame's violets are worth watching.

Dame's Violet

Dame's Violet

The pond was so beautiful as it turned to white pond full of Cherry Blossom Petals.

There are also large flower beds of rape blossoms still worth watching.

Rape blossoms

It was such a perfect sunset.

Event Period
Flower Festival
From March to May

Address:
Showa Kinen Park
3173 Midori-machi, Tachikawa-shi, Tokyo, Japan
Phone: +81 425281751

Website: http://www.showakinen-koen.jp/html/english/

Access by train:It is approximately 10 minutes on foot from JR Tachikawa Station or is approximately 2 minutes on foot from JR Nishi-Tachikawa Station.It is approximately 20 minutes on foot from Seibu Haijima Line Musashi-Sunagawa Station

Access by car: It is approximately 30 minutes from Chuo Expressway Fuchu, Kunitachi IC. It is approximately 30 minutes from Chuo Expressway Hachioji IC

Admission fee: 410 Yen for adult, 80 Yen children and 210 Yen senior
Opening Hours: 09.30 – 17.00 (16.30 in Nov)

I always use this Jorudan website for train finder here in Japan.

This might help you find the easy access.

https://world.jorudan.co.jp/mln/

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Minami Alps (南アルプス市 Minami-Arupusu-shi?) is a city located in eastern Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

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Fruit picking is a popular activity in Japan.

With my not quite so looong stay here in Japan,
I was able to go and see different fruit farms.
This time i have to decided to go for Apple Farm.

Nakagomi Orchards a fruit picking farm in Yamanashi Ken.
They offer different types of fruits depending on the season.

Apple Farm

Peach: Middle May ~ Middle August
Pear: Middle May ~ Middle August
Grape,Apple: Middle June ~ Middle October
Japanese Persimmon: Middle August ~ End November

They have tents available where you can rest and eat.

They offer eat-all-you-can ready picked fruits.
This time they have grapes available which cost ￥500 eat-all-you-can for 30 mins.
The grape picking is ￥1,000.

All freshly picked grapes are available, you can get as much as you want.

And now for the Apple Farm...♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫

This was such a delightful experience.

Different types of Apple inside their farm.

Apple Picking cost ￥1,000

The Reminders while inside the farm:

You can pick and eat fruits as much as you like, but you are not allowed to take any fruit outside.

You are not allowed to carry any bag when you enter the farm.

They are usually open between 10 am-5pm.

There are different types of fruits to choose from. Depending on your taste buds, you can just chose the right season to go.

A definitely must visit here in Japan.

Lovin' Japan ♥♥♥

Location:

2281-1 Iinoh, Minami-Alps City Yamanashi Pref. 400-0222

Website: http://nakagominouen.com/en/

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Since I was not able to made it to the peak of Zama Sunflower Festival,
I was hoping I could still catch the blooming Akeno Sunflower Festival in Hokuto City.
Still I was late..
But then, there are these other of type of sunflower that was blooming
there..
The Teddy Bear Sunflower..