Floral information

Colorful flowers blooming in each season are a comfort to your heart. Nagoya's tourist spots are categorized by seasons and varieties of flowers.

Flower information
Plum blossoms (Mid February to March)

  • Nagoya Agriculture Center (700 weeping plum trees)

    February to March of every year : Weeping plum tree festival
    Access: Take City bus from Hirabari subway sta. and get off Araike

  • Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Garden (400 trees)

    Access: Subway Higashiyama Koen sta. 3 min.

Camellia March to April

  • Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Garden (1,400 camellia trees)
  • Nagoya Castle (600 camellia trees)
  • Atsuta Jingu Shrine 1,000 camellia trees of about 30 different hybrids best time: January to March

    Access: Subway Jingu Nishi or Denma-cho 7 min.

Cherry blossom late March to early April

<Parks>
  • Nagoya Castle (Cherry blossom festival with illumination at night /2,000 trees including Someiyoshino, weeping cherry trees)
  • Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Garden (about 3,400 trees including Someiyoshino, double flowering cherry trees)
  • Tsuruma Koen (about 1,200 trees)

    Access: Subway, JR Chuo Line Tsurumai

  • Shonai Ryokuchi (about 1,000 trees make up a beaituful tunnel of cherry blossoms)

    Access:Subway Shonairyokuchi Koen sta.

  • Heiwa Koen (3,400 tress including double flowering cherry trees all over the park. Especially around Heiwa-do)

    Access: Subway Hoshigaoka or City bus Heiwa Koen

  • Odaka Ryokuchi (1,0000 trees)

    Access: JR Odaka or Meitesu Sakyoyama 15 min.

  • Meiji Koen (800 trees)

    Access: Fro Subway Meijo Koen 2 min.

  • Nagoya Shrine (120 trees)

    Access: City bus Sotoboricho-dori honmachi 3 min.

<A roa of Cherry trees>
  • Yamazaki River chosen as "One of 100 best Cherry tree locations" about 620 tree from Ishikawa Bridge to Aratama Bridge (about 2.5 km),illumination at night time

    Access: Subway Aratama bashi 3 min.

  • Araizeki embankment (1.5 km, 540 trees)

    Aceess: Subway Shonai Ryokuchi koen or Hebiike Shrine 10 min.

  • Kanare River Ryokudo (Kanaregawa embankment, 500 trees from Enju Bridge to Shinyashiki Bridge about 2km)

    Access: Subway Issha or City bus Yokoi-cho

  • Fujigaoka Area(about 400 trees all around Fujigaoka sta.)

    Access: Subway Fujigaoka sta.

<Late-blooming cherry tree>
  • Togokusan Fruit Park (1,000 late-blooming weeping cherry trees)
  • Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Garden (200 Matsumae cherry trees)
Tulips Late April

  • Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Garden (40,000 tulips)
  • Tsuruma Koen (20,000 tulips)
Azalea April to late May

  • Meijo Park (200,000 azaleas)
  • Higashiyma Zoo and Botanical Garden (4,500 azaleas)
  • Togokusan Fruit Park (1,000 azaleas)
Peonies Mid April to Early May

  • Tokugawaen (1400 poenies)

    Access: City bus Shindeki 5 min.

  • Nagoya Castle (450poenies)
Wisteria Late April to Early May

  • Nakamura Koen (20 wisteria trees)
  • Meijo Koen (85 wisteria trees)
  • Higashiyma Zoo and Botanical Garden (30 wisteria trees)
Rose May to June

  • Shonairyokuchi Koen (2200 rose trees)
  • Tsuruma Koen (2000 rose trees)
Hydrangeas Late May to Early June

  • Tsuruma Koen (3500 Hydrangeas)
Irises Early June to Mid June

  • Tsuruma Koen (20000 irises)
  • Shonairyokuchi Koen (14000 irises)
  • Meijo Koen (3600 irises)
Lavenders June

  • Arakogawa Koen (5000 lavenders of 3 different hybrids)

    Access: City bus Arakogawa Koen Kita 3 min.

Lillies Early June to Mid July

  • Chikusa Koen (13000 lillies)

    Access:Subway Imaike 10 min.

Chrysanthemums October to Early Novermber

  • Nagoya Castle

    Chrysanthemum doll festival (Early October to Late Novermber)
    Chrysanthemum competition (Late October to Late Novermber)

Autumn colors

  • Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Garden
  • Meijo Koen
  • Koshoji Shrine

    Access: Subway Yagoto 3 min.