The Season of Roses in Japan and Places to See in Kanagawa

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 My friend uploaded pictures of her roses on SNS. She loves gardening, and after spending few years in England, she grew interest to roses in England which decorated the entrance of her house in England.

 

“ The scent and colours are wonderful. I’m still searching for deep pink rose with right colour “

 

She is looking for the type of rose which you can find here. It is developed by David Austin.

 

English Roses - David Austin Roses

 

Her SNS was having rose festival for few days, with many wonderful varieties – light pink, vivid orange, deep pink, red, and many more.

 

There are various gardens in Japan where you get to see wonderful roses – I saw lots of photographs during May, where people posted various photographs of roses from across Japan.

 

Here are some suggestions, in my local area, Kanagawa. (Yokohama and Hakone)

In case if you missed, June is also a season of flower – Hydrangea will be in full bloom, you can also enjoy that as well.

 

 

YOKOHAMA area

 

1 ) Yokohama English Rose garden

Yokohama English Garden - Destinations - Tokyo Day Trip - Day Trips from Tokyo to Kanagawa (pref.kanagawa.jp)

 

2 )Yamashita Park

Yamashita Park's Future Rose Garden - Yokohama, Kanagawa - Japan Travel

 

3) Harbor View Park (Minato-no-mieru Oka koen)

Yokohama’s Harbor View Park - Yokohama, Kanagawa - Japan Travel

 

KAMAKURA area

 

Kamakura Museum of Literature

鎌倉文学館 (kamakurabungaku.com)

5/10(火)のバラ園の様子 (kamakurabungaku.com)

 

Hibiya Kadan Ofuna Flower Centre

Outline of Ofuna Botanical Garden | 神奈川県立大船フラワーセンター (fcofuna-kanagawa.jp)

 

HAKONE area

 

Hakone Gora Park

ROSE GARDEN | Garden map/facilities | HAKONE GORA PARK (hakone-tozan.co.jp)

 

Hakone Glass Museum

庭園-バラ特集 | 箱根ガラスの森美術館 (hakone-garasunomori.jp)

 

 

Hope you'll enjoy your outing!

 






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