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Botanical gardens in Iwate

Tohoku region / 11 of 11 facilities available in English

03-001

Michinoku Folk Village and Tenshochi

Cherry blossom avenue

10-chiwari Tachibana, Kitakami, Iwate

Fee
Free (admission to Michinoku Folk Village is free)
Hours
24 hours (Tenshochi)
Closed
None (Tenshochi)
03-002

Koiwai Farm Makibaen

Tourist farm / Flowers

36-1 Maruyachi, Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate-gun, Iwate

Fee
Adults (junior high school age and above) 800 yen, Children (age 5 to 6th grade of elementary school) 300 yen (green season; varies depending on the time of year)
Hours
Feb 17 - Mar 31 9:00-16:30, Apr 3 - Nov 9:00-17:00
Closed
Partially closed in winter
03-003

Iwate Prefectural Flower Center

Flower research facility

18-30 Narita, Kitakami, Iwate

Fee
Free
Hours
8:30-17:00
Closed
Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, year-end and New Year holidays
03-004

Morioka City Tonan Tsudoi-no-Mori and Tonan Botanical Park

Botanical Park

1-88 Yuzawa, Morioka, Iwate

Fee
Free
Hours
9:00-17:00 (varies by season)
Closed
Mondays; closed in winter (December to March)
03-005

Hanamaki Onsen Rose Garden

Rose Garden

125 Yumoto Daiichi Chiwari, Hanamaki, Iwate

Fee
Adults (junior high school students and older): late May to early July 1,000 yen; early July to early October 500 yen; early to mid October 800 yen; free admission outside the above periods. Children (up to elementary school students): free (varies by season)
Hours
7:00-19:00 (June to October)
Closed
Closed in winter (November to May)
03-006

Motsuji Temple Garden

Pure Land Garden (Special Place of Scenic Beauty, World Heritage Site)

58 Osawa, Hiraizumi, Hiraizumi-cho, Nishiiwai-gun, Iwate

03-007

Former Kanjizaioin Garden

Pure Land Garden Site (Place of Scenic Beauty)

Shirayama, Hiraizumi, Hiraizumi-cho, Nishiiwai-gun, Iwate

03-008

World Camellia House Goishi

Camellia greenhouse exhibition hall

280-1 Ohama, Massaki-cho, Ofunato, Iwate

Fee
General (adults) and high school students 500 yen, elementary and junior high school students 300 yen (fees change in the off-season)
Hours
9:00–17:00
Closed
Mondays (Tuesday if Monday is a national holiday); year-end and New Year holidays, 12/29–1/3 (closed days change during the Camellia Festival)
Station
Iwate Kenkotsu Bus: get off at "Goishi Kaigan" and walk 1 minute (about 45 minutes from in front of Sunria Shopping Center)
03-009

Morioka Castle Ruins Park (Iwate Park)

Castle Ruins Park / Cherry Blossoms

1-37 Uchimaru, Morioka, Iwate

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
03-010

Takamatsu Park (Takamatsu Pond)

Scenic Park / Cherry Blossoms

1-26-1 Takamatsu, Morioka, Iwate

03-011

Iwate Prefectural Goshoko Wide-Area Park

Prefectural wide-area park / Cherry blossoms / Wetland botanical garden

Tsunagi and others, Morioka, Iwate (Morioka and Shizukuishi-cho)

Parking
Parking available in each area (Family Land: 230 standard cars; Machiba District Garden: 180 standard cars and 2 large buses; Vehicle Plaza: 160 standard cars; and others)

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