No English name was found on the official site, so the facility name and address are romanized from the Japanese reading.

Address

1-37 Uchimaru, Morioka, Iwate

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Phone

+81-19-639-9057 (Morioka City Urban Development Department, Parks and Greenery Division)

Official site (English, machine-translated)

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Official site (Japanese)

https://www.city.morioka.iwate.jp/kurashi/midori/koen/1010491.html

Plants you can see

SpringPieris japonica (アセビ), Armeniaca mume (Japanese apricot), Cerasus spachiana (エドヒガン), Magnolia kobus (コブシ), サクラ, Cerasus serrulata (サトザクラ), Narcissus tazetta (paperwhite), Cerasus ×yedoensis (Yoshino cherry), ツツジ, Camellia (genus; ツバキ), Enkianthus perulatus (dodan-tsutsuji), Viola ×wittrockiana (pansy), Chionanthus retusus (ヒトツバタゴ), Wisteria floribunda (Japanese wisteria), Cerasus jamasakura (hill cherry), シダレウメ, ブンゴウメ, ヤエベニザクラ

SummerHydrangea macrophylla (hortensia), Impatiens walleriana (busy Lizzie), Styphonolobium japonicum (Japanese pagoda tree), Iris laevigata (Japanese water iris), Rhododendron (genus; サツキ（園芸品種群）), Lagerstroemia indica (crape myrtle), ベコニア

AutumnGinkgo biloba (ginkgo), カエデ, Osmanthus fragrans (fragrant orange-colored olive), Lespedeza (genus; ハギ), モミジ, Chrysanthemum morifolium (florist's chrysanthemum)

WinterHamamelis japonica (Japanese witch hazel), Brassica oleracea (ハボタン)

OtherPinus densiflora (Japanese red pine), Larix kaempferi (Japanese larch), Phellodendron amurense (Amur cork tree), Cornus macrophylla (クマノミズキ), Castanea crenata (Japanese chestnut), Zelkova serrata (Japanese zelkova), Hovenia dulcis (Japanese raisin tree), Quercus serrata (コナラ), Cryptomeria japonica (Japanese cedar), Swertia japonica (センブリ), Aesculus turbinata (Japanese horse-chestnut), Rosa rugosa (rugosa rose), Ulmus davidiana (Japanese elm), Cornus kousa (kousa dogwood), Daphniphyllum macropodum (ユズリハ), Liriodendron tulipifera (tulip tree), Malus pumila (apple), マツ, Nelumbo nucifera (sacred lotus), クロビ, シダレカツラShow 6 moreClose

Based on information published by each facility. Bloom times vary by year and weather. Plant links open our plant encyclopedia.

Parking

Morioka Castle Ruins Park Underground Parking (1-55 Uchimaru, Morioka) available. 7:00-22:00. 8:00-18:00: 150 yen per 30 minutes (maximum 1100 yen); 18:00-22:00: 150 yen per hour

About 250 cherry trees, including Somei-yoshino and Sato-zakura, bloom from early April to late April. In May the wisteria trellis at Tsurugaike Pond is at its best, and in July the hydrangeas surrounding the pond are at their best. In the flower beds in front of the Morioka History and Culture Museum, more than one hundred kinds of flowers and plants bloom throughout the year.