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Botanical gardens in Akita

Tohoku region / 15 of 15 facilities available in English

05-001

Senshu Park

Castle Ruins Park

1-1 Senshu Koen, Akita, Akita

05-002

Akita International Dahlia Garden

Dahlia specialty garden

21 Azanukazuka, Yuwa Myoho, Akita, Akita

Fee
Adults 500 yen; elementary and junior high school students free
Hours
7:00-18:00 (mid-August to early November; varies by season)
Closed
Closed outside the open season
05-003

Akita Prefectural Central Park

General Sports Park

4-1 Komazakadai, Tsubakigawa, Yuwa, Akita, Akita

Fee
Free
Hours
8:30-21:30
Closed
Open year-round
05-004

Kakunodate Samurai Residence Street

Cherry Blossom Avenue / Historic Landscape

Omotecho Kamicho to Higashikatsurakucho, Kakunodate-machi, Semboku, Akita

Fee
Free
Hours
24 hours
Closed
Open all year
05-005

Former Ikeda Family Gardens

Daimyo Residence Garden (Place of Scenic Beauty)

1 Oshima, Takanashi, Daisen, Akita

05-006

Akita Prefectural Koizumigata Park

Prefectural urban park / Japanese garden

21 Aza Ushiroyachi, Kanaashi Niozaki, Akita, Akita

05-007

Akita City Botanical Garden

Municipal botanical garden (trees and wild mountain flowers)

Mantarame, Nibetsu, Akita, Akita

05-008

Hamada Shinrin Sogo Park (Bairin-en Plum Grove)

Forest park / Plum grove

Inamizawa area, Hamada, Akita, Akita

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
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)
05-009

Yokote Park (Oshiroyama)

Castle ruins park / Famous cherry blossom spot

Shiroyama-machi, Yokote, Akita

Fee
Observation deck only: admission 100 yen (free for junior high school students and younger)
Hours
The observation deck is open from April 1 to November 30 and during the Snow Festival in February
Closed
The observation deck is closed for the winter from December 1 to March 31 (open during the Snow Festival in February)
Station
About 15 minutes by car from Yokote-kita Smart IC or Yokote IC
05-010

Kanazawa Park (Yokote)

Castle ruins park, cherry blossoms, azaleas

Kanezawa Nakano, Yokote, Akita

Closed
Closed in winter
Station
About 20 minutes by taxi from Yokote Station (about 15 minutes by car from Yokote-kita Smart IC)
05-011

Asamai Park (Iris Garden)

Urban park; Iris (Japanese iris, Hanashobu)

Kamikomonuma, Asamai, Hiraka-machi, Yokote, Akita

Hours
Except during winter
Station
About 20 minutes by car from Yokote Station on the JR Ou Main Line (about 10 minutes by car from Daigo Station and Jumonji Station)
Parking
General parking lot and wheelchair-only parking available
05-012

Omori Park (Yokote)

Castle ruins park, cherry blossoms

Takaguchi Shimomitozutsumi, Omori-machi, Yokote, Akita

Station
About 15 minutes by car from Yokote-kita Smart IC on the Akita Expressway (about 20 minutes from Omagari IC)
Parking
General parking available
05-013

Kajidai Ikoi no Mori

Forest recreation / Renge-tsutsuji (Rhododendron molle subsp. japonicum)

Kajidai, Osawa, Omonogawa-machi, Yokote, Akita

05-014

Sakuratsutsumi Park (Taiyu, Yokote)

River park / Cherry blossom avenue

Near 54 Kidoguchi-nishi, Taiyu, Yokote, Akita

Fee
Free
Station
About 14 km (about 20 minutes) by car from JR Yokote Station
05-015

Otakiyama Nature Park

Municipal nature park / forest park

Iburisawa, Kamishinjo Michikawa, Akita, Akita

Hours
9:30-16:30 (open from April to November)
Closed
Closed from December to March for the winter season
Parking
2 parking lots

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