"Ten Thrilling Scenic Sites -Travel to Chubu中部*" is a catchphrase that expresses the attraction of Chubu, central Japan area, in ten themes of 「景」「花」「史」「跡」「博」「祭」「楽」「浴」「食」「産」.
Flowers, Parks, and Gardens
Seasonal Hues Vying for Attention
The Chubu region possesses a richly varied geography and abundant seasonal color, with a diverse variety of flowers to delight the eye throughout the year. In parks, gardens, and mountain meadows, you can enjoy stirring views that come only at that particular time of the year.
Shizuoka Prefecture
Yui Honjin Park （Tokaido Hiroshige Art Museum）
The ruins of Yui Honjin (a military camp) was restored with the entrance gate, stone walls, wooden fences and water drinking place for horses, forming a park covered with green lawn. It is a great place for daily recr...
Gifu Prefecture
Wild Mizubasho Sanctuary
The Ikegahara wetland was chosen as one of the 50 best places of water in Gifu prefecture and is a treasury of highland wetland's flora such as lilies of valley and mizubasho (skunk cabbage) flowers.
Shizuoka Prefecture
Iwamotoyama Park
Iwakimotoyama Park is a natural park located on a hill 193m high above sea level in the south-west of Fuji city. The park consists of a large lawn area, a plum garden, a nature observation zone and a hiking path. From...
Gifu Prefecture
Wild Amur Adonis Flower Sanctuary
In Kamiyahagi-town of Ena city in Gifu prefecture, there is a place where wild Amur Adonis grow in groups. The best viewing season is usually from the middle of March to the beginning of April. Many people visit this ...
Shizuoka Prefecture
Kakitagawa Park
From the 1st and the 2nd observatories in the park, visitors can see the "Wakima," where spring water flows out all year long. And in the Spring Water Plaza, visitors can actually experience the coldness of the spring...