Kodai Hasu No Sato (Ancient Lotus Park) — Attraction in Gyoda

The park is most famous for its ancient lotus which are a variation that was believed to be extinct until there discovery a few years ago. In recent years it is also famous for its Guinness Record holding "tanbo art" (rice field art) that you can see from August to September annually. The rice field art can be viewed from the tower in the park.

The park's lotus bloom from around June to July each year. The park is also pretty during cherry blossom season; around end of March to early April. In winter they have night illumination on the tower and in the surrounding area.

There is a small playground with a roller slide and equipment for young children. There is a restaurant and rest area beside the observation tower. There are public toilets in the park....

Great pleace. I visited there at 1.00 PM. I saw a lot of lotuses bloom(both white and pink) but I am surprised seeing that the restaurant there was closing at around 1.30 PM.(🥵). It was very hot there, so having an umbrella is suggested while roaming around lotus park.

We went to the tower. Cost was 400 yen/person. The rice paddy art 2021 was beyond amazing. It symbolizes the great wave art and kabuki (Japanese dance drama).

There are free shuttle bus from gyoda station to spot. The last shuttle bus from kodai hasu no sato is at 2.35 PM. After 2.35 PM there is paid bus for 150 yen.

The park and the tower is totally accessible. I saw an old lady with wheel chair accessing the whole campus and the tower. A must visit place if you are staying or...

Rice field art is becoming established as a new tradition that colors the rice fields in Gyoda, the rice-producing region.

Express pictures and letters on paddy fields using colorful rice plants.

Boasting a size of about 2.8 hectares, it was certified as the “World’s Largest Rice Field Art” by the Guinness World Records in 2015.

This rice paddy art will be planted in mid-June and harvested in mid-October.

The best time to see it is from mid-July to mid-October, from the adjacent Ancient Lotus Hall Observatory.

When you visit Gyoda, please stop by and enjoy the magnificent...