Hitachi Seaside Park
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Hitachi Seaside Park and its Ferris wheel | |
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Location | Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan |
Area | 190 ha (470 acres) |
Hitachi Seaside Park (国営ひたち海浜公園, Kokuei Hitachi Kaihinkōen) is a public park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan.
Overview[]
Covering an area of 190 hectares, the park features blooming flowers around the year.[1] The park has become known for its baby blue-eyes flowers, with the blooming of 4.5 million of the translucent-petaled blue flowers in the spring drawing tourists. In addition to the annual "Nemophila Harmony", the park features a million daffodils, 170 varieties of tulips, and many other flowers. The park includes cycling trails and a small amusement park with a Ferris wheel.
Baby blue eyes in April
Tulips in April
Mass planting of Bassia scoparia turning colour in Autumn.
Autumn view of the park
Events[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Rock_in_Japan_Festival_2009_b.jpg/220px-Rock_in_Japan_Festival_2009_b.jpg)
Hitachi Seaside Park hosts the Rock in Japan Festival in August every year.
Access[]
The nearest railway station is Ajigaura Station on the Minato Line of the Hitachinaka Seaside Railway (via Katsuta Station on the JR Joban Line).
References[]
- ^ "Hitachi Seaside Park". Ibaraki-Prefectural Tourism & Local Products Association. 2010. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
External links[]
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Coordinates: 36°24′02″N 140°35′29″E / 36.40056°N 140.59139°E
- National Government Parks of Japan
- Parks and gardens in Ibaraki Prefecture
- Hitachinaka, Ibaraki