[Nagoya] Recommended Gardens to Visit in the Weekend with Family!

There are various styles of gardens in Nagoya City, from traditional Japanese gardens to Western-style gardens. All of them are easily accessible from the center of Nagoya, and as an oasis in the city, you can gently soothe your weary soul.

This time, we will introduce such gardens in Nagoya City. When winter ends and spring approaches, it becomes fun to go out. Please use it as a reference when you go out.

"Shirotori Garden" that can be enjoyed throughout the four seasons

First, let's start with the Shirotori Garden, which is located near Atsuta Shrine.

The Shirotori Garden, one of the largest in the Chubu region, is a pond garden with a theme of a "story of water" from the headwaters to the great sea.

Even though it's not far from Nagoya station, you can enjoy beautiful greenery and flowers.

In the vast garden, you can see the scenery of the headwaters created by waterfalls and gigantic rocks, the scenery of mountain streams with clear streams, and the maple leaves that cover the valley. You can feel the atmosphere of deep mountains and secluded valleys.

Kiyohatei is designed in the image of a swans swooping down.

Kiyohatei is located near the center of Shirotori Garden, on the bank of the stream. Kyoto Sukiya carpenters and Owari carpenters cooperated to create a full-fledged Sukiya architecture using natural materials.

The park is quite large, so if you get tired of walking, take a break at Shioiri-tei. You can enjoy the scenery that changes with the tide in the garden that can be seen from the window.

Enjoying a cup of tea while looking out at the garden is such a luxurious feeling.

[Shirotori Garden]
Address: 2-2-5 Atsuta Nishimachi, Atsuta Ward, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture 456-0036 MAP
Business hours: 9:00-17:00) (Entrance: until 16:30)
Closed: Every Monday (If Monday falls on a holiday, the day after that is not a holiday), New Year's holiday (December 29th to January 3rd)
Entrance fee: 300 yen
http://www.shirotori-garden.jp/index.html

A hidden flower garden near Nagoya Port
"Wildflower Garden Bluebonnet"

​"Wildflower Garden Bluebonnet" was born in 2002 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Chubu Electric Power.

In the park, flowers with a wild atmosphere are in full bloom, including the Texas state flower "Bluebonnet", which is also the name of the facility.

One of the most impressive features of Bluebonnet is the "Wild Flower Village." In this "natural flower garden," wildflowers (a general term for wild flowers that grow wild in various natural environments) are in full bloom, which is different from the orderly flowers that bloom in flowerbeds.

Just walking through the wildflower village will give you the illusion that you have wandered into another world. Since 20 to 40 kinds of seeds are mixed and sown at once, you can enjoy the "blooming relay" in which wild and beautiful flowers change one after another in spring and autumn.

Even though it's nearby, many people don't know about Bluebonnet, but you can enjoy a variety of flowers throughout the four seasons in the garden, which has been created with great attention to detail!

Please take this opportunity to visit.

Life Designs

2019.07.31

"Bluebonnet," a Hidden Flower Garden in Nagoya Port

https://life-designs.jp/webmagazine/blue-bonetto

名古屋港の近くに、隠れたお花畑があることをご存知ですか？。中部電力が創立50周年を記念して2002年に誕生したのが、ここ「ワイルドフラワーガーデン　ブルーボネット（以下：ブルーボネット）」です。園内には、施設名でもあるテキサス州の州花「ブルーボネット」をはじめ、野性的な雰囲気を持つ草花が咲き乱れています。また、火力発電所の排熱を利用して地面を温める、エコなスポットでもあるんです。まさか、こんな場所に、こんなにもすてきな場所があるの？とおどろくこと間違いなしの絶景が園内に広がっています。ブルーボネッ...

[Nagoya Port Wildflower Garden Bluebonnet]
Address: 42 Shiomicho, Minato Ward, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture 455-0028
Business hours: 9:30-17:00
Closed: Mondays (if Monday is a holiday, the following day will be closed)
http://www.wfg-bluebonnet.com/

An urban oasis in the middle of Sakae
"Hisaya Odori Garden Flarie"

Located at the southernmost end of Hisaya Odori Garden, "Flarie" was reopened on September 27, 2014, formerly known as "Orchid House." This is a hidden gem where you can enjoy an authentic garden all year round, even though it is free of charge.

The name "Flarie" is a coined word of "Furari" (casually/drop-in) + "Flower" + "Atelier", meaning "an atelier full of flowers where you can stop by casually". As the name suggests, it is an oasis in the city where you can forget the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

At Flarie, where many flowers bloom throughout the year, you can enjoy a variety of flowers in six different areas.

Harmony Garden is in front of the pond. This is a garden that combines clematis, herbs, and color leaves with colorful roses such as pink, orange, and white. You can enjoy colorful flowers.

If you're visiting Sakae, why not take a little detour and visit Flarie?

Life Designs

2018.11.06

"Hisaya Odori Garden Flarie" - an urban oasis that appears in the city of Sakae 

https://life-designs.jp/webmagazine/furarie

Located at the southernmost end of Hisaya Odori Garden, "Flarie" was reopened on September 27, 2014, formerly known as "Orchid House." This is a hidden gem where you can enjoy a full-fledged garden all year round, even though it is free. The name "Flarie" is a combination of the words "Furari" (to "fura"), "flower" and "atelier," and means "an atelier full of flowers that you can drop in to whenever you like." As the name suggests, it is an urban oasis that will help you forget the hustle and bustle of everyday life. In this article, we will introduce the charms of Flarie in detail. To access Flarie, take Exit 4 of "Yabacho Station"...

[Hisaya Odori Garden Flarie]
Address: 4-4-1 Osu, Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 460-0011
Business hours: 9:00-17:30
No regular holiday
http://www.flarie.jp/

A healing garden full of seasonal flowers
"The Cultural Path Hyakka-Hyakusou"

" The Cultural Path Hyakka-Hyakusou" is a former residence originally built in 1920 by the Okatani family, the founding family of Okaya Koki. It had been vacant for a long time, but Nagoya City approached the Okaya family about using the building as a place to take a break when strolling along the "Cultural Path," and the Okaya family readily agreed.

The study hall, tea room, and storehouse were renovated, and a multi-The Cultural Path hall was newly built.

Therefore, the building of "The Cultural Path" is owned by the city of Nagoya, but Hyakka Hyakusa is still owned by the Okaya family.

The highlight of “The Cultural Path Hundred Flowers and Hundred Grasses” is the garden that blends Japanese and Western styles. Flowers are replanted seasonally.

The name "Hyakka Hyakusou" comes from the "Hyakka Hyakusou Zu Byobu" by late Edo period painter Tanaka Totsugen, which was donated to Tokugawa Art Museum. Named after. Of the 90 or so seasonal flowering plants depicted on the screen, about 70 are currently planted in the garden.

Life Designs

2019.01.30

[Let's walk The Cultural Path] A healing garden full of seasonal flowers "The Cultural Path Hundred Flowers and Hundred Grasses"

https://life-designs.jp/webmagazine/hyakkahyakuso

名古屋城から徳川園に至るエリアは、文化人・財界人の屋敷が連なり「文化のみち」と名付けられています。 江戸時代から明治、大正へと続く名古屋の近代化を担った文化人たちが暮らした歴史的建造物が多く残されています。ライフデザインズでは、「文化の道を歩こう」と題し、これまで「二葉館」「橦木館」「旧豊田佐助邸」の3つのスポットをご紹介してきました。シリーズ最終回となる今回は、文化の道散策の休憩場所としてもおすすめな「文化のみち百花百草」をご紹介します。「文化のみち百花百草」とは「文化のみち百花百草」は、も...

[The Cultural Path Hyakka Hyakusou]
Address ：4-91 Shirakabe, Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Phone number ：052-931-1036
Business hours : 10:00 - 16:00
Closed ：Sunday - Tuesday, Year-end and New Year holidays
Parking ：No parking
Admission ：Adult 500 yen, Elementary/junior high school students 200 yen, Free for children under elementary school age
Prices are subject to change, so please check the official website.

http://higashinet.net/blog/hyakkahyakuso/

A Beautiful Garden that Changes with the Seasons
"Tokugawaen", a Feudal Lord's Garden

Speaking of Nagoya's famous sightseeing spots, it is "Nagoya Castle", but "Tokugawaen" is located in a place not far from there. The seasonal garden that makes you forget the hustle and bustle of the city is an urban oasis that gently soothes the hearts of visitors.

Tokugawaen is a Japanese garden located in Tokugawa-cho, Nagoya. It originated when the second lord of the Owari clan, Mitsutomo, who was the head of the Tokugawa Gosanke family, moved to Ozone Mansion in 1695 (8th year of the Genroku era).

In 1931 (Showa 6), the 19th head of the family, Yoshichika, donated the mansion and garden to the Tokugawaen. After being destroyed by fire during World War II, it was used as a city park, but in 2004 it was renewed as a Japanese garden.

Tokugawa Art Museum, Housa Bunko, and Nagoya Castle are also located on the same site, so many people visit them every day as sightseeing spots.

Tokugawa-en is a pond garden with a large pond at its center. The garden is also home to a number of famous waterfalls and a stream that flows through the garden as a valley.

Ryusenko the central pond of Tokugawaen. It is the centerpiece of the pond spring circuit garden, in which attractions are arranged around the surface of the water that resembles the sea, and the water source is groundwater. You can look at the beautiful pond forever.

Tokugawaen not only has beautiful gardens, but also the trees and flowers that you can enjoy every season. In particular, the 1,000 peonies that bloom in the park in spring are a highlight.

There is also something to enjoy no matter what season you visit, such as cherry blossoms in spring, Japanese iris in summer, and red leaves in autumn.

Tokugawaen will make you forget the hustle and bustle of the city. Please visit Tokugawaen to see the beautiful Japanese garden and seasonal trees and flowers.

Life Designs

2020.02.05

今あらためて行きたい観光スポット。四季折々のうつくしい庭園が広がる尾張の大名...

https://life-designs.jp/webmagazine/tokugawaen

名古屋で有名な観光地といえば「名古屋城」ですが、そこからほど近い場所にあるのが、「徳川園」です。都会の喧騒を忘れさせてくれる四季折々の庭園は、訪れる人の心をそっと癒してくれる都会のオアシスです。名古屋に住んでいると、案外近すぎて行ったことのない方も多いのではないでしょうか。今回は徳川園の魅力をたっぷりとお伝えしていきます。※「黒松の松飾り」はお正月用なので現在はありません。徳川園とは？徳川園は名古屋市の徳川町にある日本庭園です。もともとは徳川御三家筆頭である、尾張藩二代藩主・光友が、1695年（元...

[Tokugawaen]
Address: 1001 Tokugawacho, Higashi Ward, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture 461-0023
Business hours: 9:30-17:30 (admission until 17:00)
Regular holiday: Monday
Year-end and New Year holidays (December 29th to January 1st)

*Hours may be changed or the park may be opened due to special events.
* The park may be temporarily closed due to typhoons, etc.
https://www.tokugawaen.aichi.jp/

<Entrance fee>
< Tokugawaen>
・General/high school/college student 300 yen
・100 yen for those aged 65 and over living in the city
・Junior high school students and younger are free

* Elderly residents (aged 65 and over) who live in the city should present their Keiro Techo, etc.
*Junior high school students and younger are free.

2,500 roses in full bloom at Shonai Ryokuchi Park's "Rose Garden"

"Shonai Ryokuchi" is a comprehensive park located in Nishi Ward, Nagoya City. It is a park full of charm, with a lawn square in the center, a naughty square with playground equipment, a fountain where you can play in the water, a cycling course, sports facilities, and a picnic area where you can enjoy BBQ.

One of the charms of Shonai Ryokuchi is that you can enjoy seasonal flowers.

This is the "Rose Garden" of about 4.9 ha. 2,500 roses of 70 varieties bloom beautifully. The Rose Festival is held in May and the Autumn Rose Festival in November.

In addition, the greenhouse near the entrance is free to enter, and you can appreciate more than 100 kinds of plants, mainly tropical and subtropical plants. The roof garden on the second floor is an herb garden.

You can also relax on the lawn. It is good to sweat by sports and cycling. In addition to the facilities introduced in this article, there are many other facilities such as a gymnasium, tennis courts, track and field stadium, dog run, and wild bird sanctuary.

In addition, the park is so rich in nature that you wouldn't believe it's right next to the station in Nagoya City. You can enjoy flowers throughout the year, such as rape blossoms in spring, sunflowers in summer, cosmos in autumn, and emperor dahlias in winter.

Life Designs

2019.05.30

BBQ, Picnics, and Cycling! "Shonai Ryokuchi", A Comprehensive Park that can be Enjoyed All Year Round!

https://life-designs.jp/webmagazine/shonai-ryokuchi

「庄内緑地」は、名古屋市西区にある総合公園。芝生広場を中心に、遊具のあるわんぱく広場や水遊びができる噴水、サイクリングコースやスポーツ施設、BBQが楽しめるピクニック広場など、魅力満点の公園です。春には、約1,000本の桜が咲き誇るお花見の名所としても有名なんですよ。休日になると家族連れで大にぎわいの公園で、地元はもちろん、県内外からたくさんの人が訪れる人気スポットです。庄内緑地公園とは？ 入り口すぐの場所にある「庄内緑地グリーンプラザ」。バラ祭りなどのイベント時には、この周辺に出店が出店していること...

[Shonai Ryokuchi]
Place: 3527 Yamada-cho, Nishi-ku, Nagoya-shi
Opening Hours: Green Plaza | 9:00-16:45 (Indoor Plaza: 9:00-21:00)
Admission fee: Free
Parking lot: Available (paid)
http://shonai-ryokuchi.jp/

Enjoy seasonal flowers and plants
"Flower Park Kounan"

Finally, I would like to introduce gardens in the suburbs of Nagoya.

​"Flower Park Kounan" is one of the bases of Japan's largest national park "Kiso Sansen Park" along the Kiso River in Konan City, Aichi Prefecture. A park where you can enjoy flowers and seasonal plants. Admission is free. You can enjoy about 1,000 kinds of flowers in the park. Events and workshops are also held every season, making it a perfect spot for a family outing.

The park is centered on a lawn square of approximately 25,000 square meters, and you can go around the park.

Tulips and muscari in spring, coleus and salvia in summer and autumn, and pansies and violas in winter. No matter when you visit year-round, you can enjoy seasonal flowers.

In the garden, there is also a "garden of fragrance" where you can enjoy the scent of flowers, leaves, and fruits, mainly Japanese and Western herbs and fruit trees.

There are colorful water lilies in and around the Sora no Niwa (Reflection Pond) at the far end of the facility. The locals call it "Monet's Pond in Konan？" and it's loved by them. The exhibition period is from mid-July to around September.

You can have a leisurely picnic on the lawn. You can also rent a bicycle and cycle. This is a must-visit spot on a sunny day.

Life Designs

2019.11.07

"Flower Park Konan" where you can enjoy seasonal flowers and plants

https://life-designs.jp/webmagazine/flowerpark-konan

愛知県江南市の木曽川沿いにある日本一大きな国営公園「木曽三川公園」の一つの拠点である「フラワーパーク江南」。お花と四季折々の植物が楽しめる公園です。入場は無料。園内では、約1,000種類の草花が楽しめます。また季節ごとにイベントやワークショップも開催され、親子でのおでかけにぴったりのスポットなんです。今回は実際にフラワーパーク江南の園内をレポートしていきたいと思います！ 「芝生広場」ボール遊びやピクニックなど、思い思いのレクリエーションが楽しめます。園内は、約25,000㎡の芝生広場を中心に、園内をぐる...

[Flower Park Konan]
Address: Isshiki, Oiri-cho, Konan City, Aichi Prefecture
Admission fee: Free
Parking lot: Free (about 460 cars)
Closed: 2nd Monday of every month (if Monday is a holiday, the following weekday)
http://kisosansenkoen.jp/~konankaki/

This time, we introduced gardens in Nagoya city. We will continue to introduce them in the future. If you want to spend a leisurely weekend or enjoy the seasonal flowers and trees, please visit these gardens.