Cosmos Flower: Japan's Autumn Cherry Blossom

Japan had four Season climate, the Spring,Summer,Autumn and Winter. but unlike some other countries who had too,Japan cycle is different from the countries such as, Canada, United States, Greenland,Eastern and Northern Europe, Mexico as well as the small island of the Caribbean. When this countries experience summer, Japan will experience winter and vice versa.

for every season change in japan, there is also a flower bloomer. start from September until November, autumn falls in japan, and one of the popular autumn flower bloomer in japan is the Cosmos flower, some Japanese called it the ‘Autumn Cherry Blossom’.  you will see this flower, blooming to some places in japan like Japanese residence garden, but you could see this more beautiful in a wide public garden place in japan.

the cosmos was included to sunflower family who first originated from the country of Mexico who known to have a lots of cosmos species occur, according to Wikipedia.org, Cosmos flower is an annual and belong to herbaceous perennial flowering plants, who complete their life cycle from Germination to seeds production in a year and eventually dies on.

There has variety of Cosmos colors such as orange, yellow, white, pink, and scarlet. it easy to take care on and cosmos can grow up to 60 inches tall. pretty good for garden decoration, cosmos viewing in japan is one of the popular outdoor activity every Autumn season. so, if you want to see or viewed cosmos flower in japan, places below are my recommended to see a lots of beautiful cosmos species.

IKOMA PLATEAU HIGHLAND MIYAZAKI

had million of cosmos flowers and reached on 17 kinds of cosmos are lay down there, it is open to public every last Sunday of September each year to the middle of October.

Admission fee:  ¥400 Japanese yen.

TEL: 0984·27·1919

Address: Miyazaki Prefecture Kobayashi southwest 8565-39Admission Fee: Adults ¥400 yen, children ¥200, elementary school or below are free.(Photo Credit https://goo.gl/tYPmuU))

SHOWA KINEN PARK AT TACHIKAWA

it could be the best place to go when viewing cosmos because of million cosmos flower blooming together here and uncounted kinds of cosmos are there.

Admission fee:  Adults 400 yen, elementary and junior high school students 80 yen, senior 200 yen (age 65)

Address: Tokyo Tachikawa Midoricho 3173
TEL: 042 · 528 · 1751 (Showa Memorial Park)

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KURIHAMA HANA NO KUNI

kurihama hana no kuni also known as kurihama flower park, is popular for its seasonal flower. you can also viewed a lots of herbal plants and purchased any plants what you like at the garden entrance. there’s a restaurant inside who you can enjoy tasting food while viewing the flower garden, a relaxing and worth place to spending on.

Access: It is a 15-minute walk from JR Kurihama Station and Keikyu Kurihama station.

Address: 239-0832 Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture Shinmei-cho
TEL:  046-833-8282

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Flower City Park (Yamanashi Prefecture Yamanaka ko-mura)
(Hana no Miyako koen park)

it has 30 million square meter garden, you can also viewed their season flower each year. a 2 million pieces of Cosmos flowers bloom facing Mount Fuji every mid of August and September, you can also enjoy and viewed sunflower and this place become more famous for shooting point of many professional photographer for photo taking of Mt. Fuji or they called Fuji-san in Japan (the famous Mountain in Japan).

Access: About 30 min from Fujisan Station on the Fuji Kyuko Line via the “Fujikko-go”, one of Lake Yamanaka’s sightseeing buses, near “Hana-no-Miyako Koen” bus stop.

Admission Fee: adult ¥500, ¥200 children

Address: Yamanashi Prefecture Minamitsuru-gun Yamanakako-mura the mountains 1650.
TEL: 0555·62·5587

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