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

Address

Inamizawa area, Hamada, Akita, Akita

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Phone

+81-18-828-5322 (Hamada Shinrin Sogo Park)

Official site (English, machine-translated)

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Official site (Japanese)

https://www.city.akita.lg.jp/shisetsu/sports-koen/1006802/1006816.html

Hours

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (open from April to November)

Closed

Closed from December to March for the winter season

Plants you can see

Springツツジ, Armeniaca mume (Japanese apricot)

OtherAkebia quinata (アケビ), Clerodendrum trichotomum (harlequin glorybower), Castanea crenata (Japanese chestnut), サクラ, Vaccinium oldhamii (ナツハゼ), Sorbus commixta (Japanese rowan), Fagus crenata (Japanese beech), Armeniaca mume (Japanese apricot), サナズラ

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

Nearest station

About 10 minutes by car from JR Araya Station. From the Seibu Citizen Service Center, take the My Town Bus (Shimo-Shimohama Line, reservation required) and get off at Bairin-en Iriguchi (Plum Grove entrance), then walk 1 km.

Parking

Parking available (655 square meters)

A park opened in Showa 44 (1969) as a project commemorating the 80th anniversary of Akita City's municipal status. It has a plum grove with white and red plum trees, a flowering tree garden with various kinds of cherry trees, a nut garden, and a chestnut orchard.