is a public park in

Hitachinaka, Ibaraki 250px, Hitachinaka city hall is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 154,663 in 64,900 households and a population density of 1547 persons per km2. The percentage of the population aged over 65 w ...

, Japan.

Overview

Covering an area of 190 hectares, the park features blooming flowers around the year. 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

daffodil ''Narcissus'' is a genus of predominantly spring flowering perennial plants of the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae. Various common names including daffodil,The word "daffodil" is also applied to related genera such as '' Sternbergia'', ''Is ...

s, 170 varieties of

tulip Tulips (''Tulipa'') are a genus of spring-blooming perennial herbaceous bulbiferous geophytes (having bulbs as storage organs). The flowers are usually large, showy and brightly coloured, generally red, pink, yellow, or white (usually in warm ...

s, and many other flowers. The park includes cycling trails and a small amusement park with a

Ferris wheel A Ferris wheel (also called a Giant Wheel or an observation wheel) is an amusement ride consisting of a rotating upright wheel with multiple passenger-carrying components (commonly referred to as passenger cars, cabins, tubs, gondolas, capsules ...

. File:Baby blue-eyes,Nemophila,Hitachinaka-city,Japan.jpg, Baby blue eyes in April File:Tulips,Hitachi Seaside Park,Hitachinaka-city,Japan.JPG, Tulips in April File:Kochia Hitachi Seaside Park.jpg, Mass planting of

Bassia scoparia ''Bassia scoparia'' is a large annual herb in the family Amaranthaceae (''sensu lato'') native to Eurasia. It has been introduced to many parts of North America,

turning colour in Autumn. File:Hitachi Seaside Park.jpg, Autumn view of the park

Events

Hitachi Seaside Park hosts the

Rock in Japan Festival The Rock in Japan Festival is an annual three-day rock festival held during early August at the Hitachi Seaside Park, in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan, organized by ''Rockin'on ''Rockin'On Japan'', often stylized in all caps, is a monthly magazin ...

in August every year.

Access

The nearest railway station is

Ajigaura Station is a passenger railway station on the Minato Line in the city of Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Hitachinaka Seaside Railway. Lines Ajigaura Station is the terminus of the 14.3 km single-track Hi ...

on the

Minato Line The is a 14.3 km Japanese railway line operated by the third-sector railway operator between and , all within Hitachinaka, Ibaraki. It is the only railway line operated by the Hitachinaka Seaside Railway. The line was formerly operated by ...

of the Hitachinaka Seaside Railway (via

Katsuta Station is a junction passenger railway station inn the city of Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the third-sector railway operator Hitachinaka Seaside Railway. Lines Katsuta Station is served by the J ...

on the JR Joban Line).

References

External links

* {{coord, 36, 24, 02, N, 140, 35, 29, E, region:JP_source:kolossus-jawiki, display=title National Government Parks of Japan Parks and gardens in Ibaraki Prefecture Hitachinaka, Ibaraki