#kuju flower park

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Galaxy and flowers

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Kuju flower park in japan.✨

[littlepawz]

This is my field of dreams :) 

Kuju Flower Park in Japan

[elinerlina2]

Kuju Flower Park has a landscape like the foot of the Alps.

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Kuju Flower Park, Japan

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Kuju Flower Park, 2017-05-22

[tastyvietnamesefood]

Kuju Flower Park in Oita 💛🌸

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Kuju Flower Park, Japan

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              Kuju Flower Park in Japan.

[moodychangeling]

Kuju Flower Park, Taketa Japan

[anomyn]

[ID: first two photos are taken in kuju flower park where various small colourful flower patches are arranged on an incline with mountains in the background under a blue sky with a few white clouds. user thelankygoddess replied with a gif from howl's moving castle by studio ghibli which shows the flower meadow surrounded by mountains with white tips that howl gifts sophie in the film. end ID]

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Kuju Flower Park

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[blossomview]

Kuju flower park in japan.✨

[crystal-in-nagasaki]

kuju flower park

If you've seen some of my past posts about flowers in Japan, you'll know that they don't mess around with flowers here. Japan is full of many huge and beautiful flower gardens that you can visit in the spring and summer. So in late April, my partner and I traveled to Kuju Flower Park in Oita prefecture, nestled between the Aso and Kuju mountains, to enjoy the many spring flowers in bloom.

According to Explore Kumamoto, the Kuju Flower Park is home to more than 3 million plants of 500 different varieties, covering 59 acres of land. The periods of blooming between flower species cycles in and out from March to November, so there are always blooming flowers to see no matter what time of year it is!

When we first entered the park, we visited a large field with various mixed colorful flowers in it. There were tracks between each section of flowers, so you could walk through them and be surrounded by the flowers.

I had dressed in a floral shirt for the occasion, so of course I had to take a picture next to the matching daisies.

They also had this cute photo spot where you could set up your phone with a timer.

In addition to the many outdoor flower gardens, there was also a greenhouse filled with various tropical plants and more flowers, including begonias and fuchsia shrubs. They also had some pretty decorative statues and another photo spot.

In the corner of the greenhouse, they also had a little spot to pull fortunes, maybe based on your birth month? I didn't try it, but it was in front of a beautiful statue, so it felt like a goddess watching over you as you drew your fortune.

Next we headed back outside to a huge field full of nemophila flowers, also known as baby blue eyes in America. You could again walk along tracks within the flowers to be in the middle of a sea of blue blossoms. When the weather is clear, you can see the Kuju mountains as a backdrop to the flowers for a breathtaking view.

From there we continued on to another section with many colorful poppies.

Nearby, we found another field of colorful linarias, commonly known as toadflax.

We headed up the hill next, passing the tulip fields, which had just passed their blooming window and had begun to wilt. I'm sad that we missed their full bloom, but some of the red ones were still very bright.

Lastly, we walked to the very outskirts of the park to look for the shibazakura, or moss phlox in English. We had just missed the blooming period on these as well, but there was still a tiny bit of color left to enjoy.

The park also had various shops and food stands to enjoy that sold local and organic goods. They also sold ice cream flavors like blueberry and lavender using the plants from the park. I didn't try any, but it was really popular and was a lovely color!

On our way out of the flower park, we found a friendly cat sitting by our car, so of course I gave him a few pats and took a picture.

As we drove away through the Aso mountains back to my partner's home in Kumamoto, we stumbled upon a strange place. It was filled in every direction with large hedge sculptures, most of them birds. They were placed on both sides of a big ravine and painted a very imposing picture.

There weren't any signs or tourist shops, just a field of these hedges on the side of the road, accompanied by a rusty shed and some deer, chickens, rabbits, and a goat kept in pens. It was so strange and fascinating. It seemed to me that somebody used the space for their hobby, but people could stop by and admire the sculptures if they liked.

Some of the sculptures had very obviously been given boobs or genetalia, so the artist had quite a sense of humor about his art.

There was even a sculpture in the distance made to look like the Nagasaki Peace Statue!

I found another friendly cat wandering around the grounds near the rabbits and chickens. I followed him to a box where he jumped up and laid down. Written on the box, it said you could buy food for the rabbits and cats by leaving it in the box. This smart little kitty led me over to the box to feed him. There was also a sign saying "looking for female goat," to be a companion for their other goat, which I thought was funny. What a strange and interesting place we found.

This day had an interesting ending, but of course it was a lot of fun to see all of the beautiful plants (and TWO cats)! Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed <3

[elinerlina2]

Evening time of Kuju Flower Park

[msamba]

Kuju Flower Park

Kuju Flower Park is located at the base of the Kuju Mountains in western Oita Prefecture, Japan. It features more than 500 different varieties of flowers and plants, creating colorful carpets of flowers across the hills.https://t.co/ZiLSDGldj3 pic.twitter.com/ruvgsYq8hU — Art💞Life (@art_lovelife23) June 21, 2023