One word to describe what this place means: fascinating! A combination of colors: the green of the lawn, the pink of the flowers on the trees and a special, transparent tone of the lake. There is a huge trail and inside it there is a park in the middle of the mountain for adults and children, barbecues for rent, a beautiful botanical garden, a restaurant, automatic drink machines, several bathrooms, parking and rest areas. For those who depend on the train, like me, there is a station (Yawatashinden) about 35 minutes away on foot. Finally, I would like to thank the person responsible for creating and maintaining this place that is very special for those who visit and...
Read morea MUST VISIT PLACE , One DAY TRIP. Chita city, shuttle busses available. A wonderful place well-known by the locals and rarely visited by foreigners. However, it's a highly recommend spot in Spring, if you want to see the plum blossom (hundreds of them blooming together various colours and an awesome delicate smell you'll remember for a long time after all), and enjoy lots of forest made attractions for the whole family (slides, swing, old-fashion nearly forgotten tree climbing and more).Try their umedaifuku (plum sweets), a rare flavour will amaze you for sure, and if lucky, plum ice cream, seriously...
Read moreA great park for flower lovers and families. There are thousands of plum trees and as of now 2/9 there is an ume festival with all the trimmings; booths offering food and other goods and local entertainment. There are clean restrooms, souvenir shops and a good restaurant. There is also plenty of parking. The only thing missing was the lake! Be prepared for lots of walking...
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