Flower Calendar
Update：2024/4/8
- Plum blossoms
- Cherry blossoms
- Peonies
- Wisteria
- Azaleas
- Roses
- Hydrangeas
- Japanese Irises
- Sunflowers
- Cosmos
February
Plum Blossoms (ume)
Peak viewing time: Mid February
Access: Miyayamadai-2cho bus stop (Nankai Bus)
Visitors can enjoy about 1,400 ume trees representing 47 species.
March - April
Cherry Blossoms (sakura)
Daisen Park
Chozenji Temple
Peak viewing time: Late March to early April
- Daisen Park: Mozu station (JR Hanwa Line) or Daisen-cho bus stop (Nankai Bus. The central pond is surrounded by about 400 cherry blossom trees.
- Chozenji Temple: Sakaihigashi station (Nankai Koya Line). Roughly 30 trees that are over 30 years old.
- Nishihara Park: Togamikita station (Semboku Rapid Line). Consisting mostly of the popular variety Somei-yoshino, there are over 1600 cherry blossom trees planted here.
- Kozen Park: Takeshiro-daiguchi or Miyayama-dai nicho bus stop (Nankai Bus) from Izumigaoka station (Semboku Rapid Line). A park that’s not only famous for plum blossoms; there are also beautiful cherry blossom trees.
- Ohama Park: Sakai station (Nankai Line). A park famous for cherry blossoms from historical days.
- Ohasu Park: Izumigaoka station (Semboku Rapid Line). A park which takes its name from the Ohasu Pond which takes up a third of the total area of the park. You can enjoy the reflection of the fully bloomed cherry blossoms in the water.
- Shirasagi Park: Shirasagi station (Nankai Koya Line). A park with roughly 10,000 Japanese irises consisting of 150 species. However it is also famous for its cherry blossoms.
- Kamotani Park: Komyoike station (Semboku Rapid Line). The cherry blossoms planted along the Kaidagawa river are a sight worth seeing and is the venue for the local cherry blossom festival.
- Shinhinoo Park: Komyoike station (Semboku Rapid Line). A park located north of Komyoike station. Roughly 900 cherry blossom trees, including Somei-yoshino, Oshima-zakura and Sato-zakura.
- Miike Park: Miikeda-nicho bus stop (Nankai Bus) from Togamikita station (Semboku Rapid Line). Located in the southern part of Semboku New Town. You can see cherry blossoms at every turn and the peak season is incredibly beautiful.
Peonies (botan)
Peak viewing time: Mid to late April
Access: Daisencho bus stop (Nankai Bus)
Enjoy viewing potted peonies in and around the resting house. There are about 500 peony plants decorating the garden in a gorgeous color, indicating the arrival of spring.
Wisteria (fuji)
Peak viewing time: Late April
Access: 10min walk from Sakai station (Nankai Line)
Address: 4-3-50 Ohamakita-machi, Sakai-ku
The park has three wisteria pergolas, including one on the northern side of the monkey breeding cage, which was planted around when Ohama Park opened in 1879. Now they are more than 140 years old. The roughly 25cm long draping white flowers will bloom in late April. The other two wisteria pergolas bloom light purple flowers.
May
Azalea (tsutsuji)
Peak viewing time: Late April
- Asakayama Greenway
Access: Asaka station (JR Hanwa Line), Asakayama station (Nankai Koya Line), Aisengakuen-mae bus stop (Nankai Bus)
There are around 2500 bushes of azaleas. The Asakayama Greenway was originally the site of the Asakayama Water Filtration Plant and azaleas were first planted in 1937 for the public to enjoy, leading to them being widely loved and designated the city’s official flowering bush.
- Hounji Temple
Access: Imai bus stop (Kintetsu Bus) or Imaiminami bus stop (Nankai Bus)About 1,000 red, white, and pink hirado azaleas adorn the temple’s 3,333 square meter grounds. At the height of flower viewing season, over 1,000 people visit the temple every day.
Access: Funatoshita bus stop (Nankai Bus). The park is planted with about 7,000 flowering trees and shrubs, including Japanese cinnamon trees and azalea bushes.
- Mizugaike Pond
Access: Fukai station (Semboku Rapid Line). Colorful azaleas are planted near the pond’s banks.
Japanese Irises (kakitsubata)
Peak viewing time: Early to mid May
Place: Oizumi Ryokuchi Park
Access: Shinkanaoka station (Subway Midosuji Line)
Roses
Peak viewing time: Mid May to Early June; Early October to Early November
Access: Hamaderaekimae station (Hankai Tramway) or Hamaderakoen station (Nankai Line)
The garden greets visitors with the colorful splendor and noble fragrance of its 6,500 plants representing about 250 species, including both indigenous wild and modern rose species.
- Shinonome Park
Access: Sakai-shi station (JR Hanwa Line)
Modeled on a European promenade, the park is planted with 1,300 rosebushes representing 60 species.
June
Hydrangeas
- Sambo Water Recycle Center
Peak viewing time: Late May to early June
Access: Matsuyayamatogawadori bus stop (Nankai Bus)
About 1,000 hydrangea plants bloom all at once each spring. Grounds open to the public in late May for their annual hydrangea festival.
Japanese Irises (hanashobu)
Peak viewing time: Early June
Access: Daisencho bus stop (Nankai Bus)
Irises bloom in elegance along the shores of Kakitsubataike Pond.
Access: Funatoshita bus stop (Nankai Bus)
Irises are planted near Funatoike Pond.
Access: Shirasagi station (Nankai Koya Line)
Visitors can enjoy 10,000 irises representing about 200 species.
Morning Glory (asagao)
Date: Mid-July to late August
Place: Daisen Park Japanese Garden
Access: Daisencho bus stop (Nankai Bus)
Come and see large flowered morning glories and other variations.
August
Sunflowers
Peak viewing time: Until early August
Access: 20 minutes from Habesutono-oka bus stop (Nankai Bus) from Izumigaoka station (Semboku Rapid Line)
Come see the impressive 60,000 sunflowers! There will also be a sunflower photo contest, sunflower themed food menu and crafts classes.
October
Cosmos
Peak viewing time: Late September to mid October
Access: 20 minutes from Habesutono-oka bus stop (Nankai Bus) from Izumigaoka station (Semboku Rapid Line)
About 500,000 cosmos plants flower on Harvest Hill. Across the suspension bridge is the village’s flower garden, about 4,000 square meters of lovely pink,red,and white flowers.