Botanical Garden Spots in Ishikawa Area

  • Utatsuyama Iris Garden
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    Ishikawa Kanazawa-shi Higashimikagemachi Utatsuyama Park Uchi
    A Japanese iris garden located inside Utatsuyama Park. Built halfway up Mt. Utatsu, the garden is divided into three sections: the upper terraced Japanese iris beds, the middle consisting of Japanese irises and a stream, and the lower Japanese irises and a pond. The garden has been planted with 200 thousand Japanese iris plants spanning around 100 varieties, as well as some 2,900 bigleaf hydrangeas, and from mid-June to mid-July when they come into bloom, the garden is stunningly beauty.

    金沢市卯辰山にあります、古くから市民の憩いの場として親しまれている卯辰山公園の中にあり、6月には見ごろを迎える花菖蒲、あじさいが見ごろです。

  • Musee de la Fleur Fleuri
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    Ishikawa Pref. Hakuigunshikamachi Akasumi 1454-1
    A botanical garden located on a small hill overlooking the Sea of Japan in Shika Town. The garden, modeled after the southern European style, is planted with over 500 varieties of flowering plants. Fountains create soothing sounds in the airy, high ceilinged Garden House greenhouse. Meanwhile, in Alice's Garden, you can enjoy seasonal scenery and listen to the songs of wild birds. The garden's cafe serves herbal teas, desserts, and lunch meals. The garden's shop sells an abundant selection of aromatherapy goods. The garden's flower arranging classes are also popular. Entry free. Garden closed in winter from mid-December to late March.

    まずここが無料なことに感謝したい。素晴らしい設備だ!原発マネー最高って思えるいい施設。こんな所で働きなさたいなあ。夢の国だった(笑)

  • Nanao Flower Park Noto Orchid Land
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    Ishikawa Pref. Nanaoshi Hosoguchimachi Watari Rui 153
    A botanical garden along Prefectural Route 298 in Watarisui, Hosoguchi-machi, Nanao City. In the Ranyukan greenhouse they have a variety of flowers and potted plants on display and for sale including orchids and cacti from around the world. The park has a growing house with 1200 different types of orchids as well as a shop selling local Noto specialty goods, a multipurpose museum, a park golf course, and a ground golf course.
  • Hakusan Alpine Plants Botanical Garden
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    Ishikawa Pref. Hakusanshi Shiramine 6-104
    This botanical garden is in Shiramine, Hakusan City. Established as part of a preservation project for alpine flora, this garden contains some endangered species. In an area of 7600m2 on the side of Mt. Nishi overlooking Hakusan, this garden cultivates approximately 50 different varieties of 100,000 alpine plants. It is annually open to the public in June and July.
  • Kabokuen
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    Ishikawa Kanazawa-shi Suehiromachi Utatsuyama Park Uchi
    Utatsuyama Park is located a 15-minute drive from Kanazawa Station. In this garden situated inside the park, visitors can view some 8,000 azaleas gathered in one place. 12 varieties of azaleas have been planted in the garden, and when they come into bloom from mid-April to mid-May each year, large numbers of visitors come here to see the flowers.
  • Ishikawa Agriculture and Forestry Research Center Forestry Experimental Station Forest Park
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    Ishikawa Hakusan-shi Sannomiyamachi Ho 1
    This forest park has a central lawn surrounded by a flowering tree garden, conifer forest, native plant forest, deciduous broad-leafed tree forest, evergreen broad-leafed forest, special purpose forest, cherry tree and camellia garden, and Japanese garden, and more than 15,000 trees spanning 800 varieties grow on its grounds. In particular, the park boasts some of the largest swaths of cherry trees and camellias of any in the country. Visitors can also see wild birds, serow, and squirrels. Bears can appear in the forest, so particularly care should be paid in the early mornings and the evenings.
  • Yanagida Botanical Garden
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    Ishikawa Hosu-gun Notocho Kanmachi Ro 1-1

Ishikawa Areas

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Long, thin Ishikawa prefecture runs along the Sea of Japan up into Noto Peninsula. Highlights of the seaside towns lining the west coast include Kanazawa, often described as a "Little Kyoto" thanks to its old wooden tea houses and geisha culture as well as its picturesque Japanese garden, Kenroku-en.

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