The flowering time of wisteria is about half a month later than the cherry blossom, Fukuoka's flowering period is usually in mid-April to mid-May, and the most beautiful time is only about 5 or 6 days, so you want to see the most fantastic purple scenery must grasp the time. Wisteria flower phrases include "tender", "never leave" and "indulgent love"

Here are a few parks in Fukuoka where you can enjoy wisteria!

1️⃣ Zhongshan Dateng


Nakayama Dato is a very popular wisteria flower viewing place in Fukuoka Prefecture, and its ancient wisteria trees and extensive flower sea tunnels provide visitors with a unique flower viewing experience. Located in Yanagawa, there is a large Zhongshan Wisteria tree that is more than 300 years old and has been designated as a natural monument of Fukuoka Prefecture. The purple vine tunnel in the park is also very dreamy.

It's more like the Japanese kind まつり, you can eat under the vine, there are also things to sell. A little different from the rest of the world is that the vine and the water are in harmony. So it looks kind of chic.

📍 Transportation location: Located in Yanagawa City, Fukuoka Prefecture.

How to get there: There are buses to Nakayama Odo from Nishitetsu Yanagawa Station or JR Chikugo Funakaya Station, but the frequency is limited and the fare is 3,000 yen

Activity Experience:

✅ During the season when wisteria flowers are in full bloom, visitors can experience walking under the wisteria Tunnel and enjoy the feeling of being surrounded by a sea of flowers.
✅ During the Sun Yat-sen Dateng Festival, there will be a lively crowd of vendors and tourists under the trees to sample local cuisine.
✅ There will be a light show on the evening of April 15-28, which is well worth the experience.

Shooting Suggestions:
Due to the short flowering period of wisteria, it is recommended to arrive in advance to avoid the peak of the flow of people, relatively less crowds in the morning, more suitable for taking photos. The punch point is the wisteria arch on the stone bridge.

Ticket information:
During the Wisteria flower season, some attractions such as Kanaito Garden implement special ticket purchase measures, requiring advance purchase of admission tickets, the price of 1,500 yen

2️⃣ Maizuru Park (free)

If you miss the cherry blossoms in Maizuru Park, then don't miss the Wisteria again, here is the closest Wisteria garden to the city, in about 1300 square meters of Wisteria garden, you can enjoy the garden full of wisteria flowers. You can also enjoy the peony flowers in the garden!
🚇 Access: JR Oho Station


3️⃣ Kawanai Do En

1 of the 36 most beautiful Places in Japan, with the super dreamy Wisteria Tunnel.

2024: April 20 - May 6, 17 days, no on-site tickets, only 18 years old and above need tickets, tickets can be purchased on the official website (March 25 10:00 AM) or at four convenience stores in Japan (7-11, family mart, lawson, ministop, April 1, 0 am).



4️⃣ Ishibashi Cultural Center (Kurume Art Museum) (Park free)
Flowers bloom all year round in the garden, there are small Bridges running water, sitting under the wisteria flowers to watch the swans swimming in the lake, it is very comfortable, and you can also eat a bowl of Kyushu's very famous cannon ramen nearby.

5️⃣ Dangjinseong (Park free)
More than 100 years old Wisteria, has also been designated as a natural monument of Tangjin City, located in front of Tangjin City, the castle and Wisteria waterfall combination has a unique charm, is also a famous photo punch point.