Gardens
Beauty in every season
Every season shines in our forested gardens.
Plums and camellias bloom beautifully in the cold of winter, accenting snowy scenes reminiscent of ink paintings.
[Dec] Sasanqua Camellia [Jan] Plum [Feb to Mar] Camellia and early blooming cherry trees
Blooming calendar
Mid to late December In the middle of winter, the gardens are colorfully adorned with blooming plums and camellias.
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Sasanqua Camellia
Location: Near Hotaru-zawa, Benkei Bridge
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Hime Wabisuke Camellia
Location: Around Mucha-an
Early to late January Delicate flowers grace the gardens at the beginning of the year, including fully blooming Sasanqua Camellias and just-opened Japanese apricot blossoms.
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Wintersweet
Location: Various areas
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Kanzaki-aka-wabisuke camellia
Location: Around Mucha-an
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Kawazu cherry
Location: Wooden deck near Banquet Building
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Plum blossoms
Location: Various areas
Early to mid February Nature carpets our historic sites in snow, giving them fresh new facades.
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Yabu camellia
Location: Various areas
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Camellias
Location: Various areas
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Kawazu cherry
Location: Around the three-story pagoda
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Otome camellia
Location: Around MORI NO MIYA garden sanctuary
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Cherry blossoms
Location: Various areas
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Plum blossoms
Location: Various areas
Late February The winter scenery changes daily as red and pink Shirotae cherry blossoms, pure white camellias and pink Kawazu cherry blossoms bloom in turn.
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Shirotae
Location: Camellia Hill
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Midnight Serenade
Location: Camellia Hill
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Ko-otome camellia
Location: Near Chapel Vent Vert
