Kana Garden (), with its official name of Kanagawa Prefectural Center for Close Contact with Flowers and Greenery translated into English, is a
botanical garden located in Teradanawa,
Hiratsuka,
Kanagawa, Japan.
In general
Kana Garden was built on the site of the former Kanagawa Prefectural Agricultural Research Institute and opened on March 1, 2010. It was constructed and is managed by Kanagawa GA Partners, a special purpose company of
Oriental Land Group's Green and Arts Company, using the
PFI arrangement. The total area is 92,000 square meters.
The garden's official name is Prefectural Center for Close Contact with Flowers and Greenery (). Kana Garden is its
nickname, from "Ka" (, meaning flower), "Na" (菜, vegetable) and "Garden" (ガーデン, garden), which was selected as the result of people's naming competition.
The concept of the park is based on the life of
Karel Čapek, the Czech writer and
horticulturist, and proposes to add "horticulture" to daily life. For this reason, there is also an exhibition in the park that resembles the existing the Karel Čapek and Garden in
Prague, the
Czech Republic. Kana Garden is especially famous for its
rose garden.
Many volunteer "supporters" work on the maintenance of this park.
Mt. Oyama, northward in Kana Garden, Hiratsuka, Japan.jpg, Mount Ōyama, northward in Kana Garden, Hiratsuka, Japan
File:Mt. Fuji, westward in Kana Garden, Hiratsuka, Japan.jpg, Mount Fuji
, or Fugaku, located on the island of Honshū, is the highest mountain in Japan, with a summit elevation of . It is the second-highest volcano located on an island in Asia (after Mount Kerinci on the island of Sumatra), and seventh-highest p ...
, westward in Kana Garden, Hiratsuka, Japan
File:Pond_in_Kana_Garden,_Hiratsuka,_Japan.jpg, A pond of water lilies and lotuses
File:Karel Capek House in Kana Garden, Hiratsuka, Japan.jpg, The Karel Čapek House
Transportation
Kana Garden is off Hiratsuka Interchange (
平塚インターチェンジ) of
Odawara-Atsugi Road
The is a 4-laned toll road in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is owned and managed by Central Nippon Expressway Company.
Route description
Officially the road is designated as National Route 271 as well as E85 under their "Expressway Numbering S ...
. For public transportation, take a bus at
Hiratsuka Station
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Hiratsuka Station is served by the Tokaido Main Line and also Shonan-Shinjuku Line throug ...
on the JR
Tokaido Main Line (20 minutes) or at
Hadano Station
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hadano, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The station operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway.
Lines
Hadano Station is served by the Odakyu Odawara Line, and lies 61.7 rai ...
on the
Odakyu Electric Railway’s
Odawara Line (25 minutes), get off at Hiratsuka Yogogakko (
神奈川県立平塚養護学校)
bus stop
A bus stop is a place where buses stop for passengers to get on and off the bus. The construction of bus stops tends to reflect the level of usage, where stops at busy locations may have shelters, seating, and possibly electronic passenger ...
, and walk five minutes.
Access & Parking Information (Kana Garden Web)
(in Japanese)
See also
* Kanagawa Prefecture's visitor attractions and places of interest
* Hiratsuka City's tourist attractions
References
External links
Official site
(in Japanese)
{{Karel Čapek
Hiratsuka, Kanagawa
Parks and gardens in Kanagawa Prefecture
Tourist attractions in Kanagawa Prefecture
Botanical gardens in Japan
Karel Čapek
Rose gardens