Hitachi Seaside Park

Hitachi Seaside Park
Hitachi Seaside Park and its Ferris wheel

Location	Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan
Area	190 ha (470 acres)

Hitachi Seaside Park (国営ひたち海浜公園, Kokuei Hitachi Kaihinkōen) is a public park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan.

Overview

Covering an area of 190 hectares, the park features blooming flowers around the year.^[1] The park has become known for its baby blue-eyes flowers, with the blooming of 4.5 million of the translucent-petaled blue flowers in the spring drawing tourists. In addition to the annual "Nemophila Harmony", the park features a million daffodils, 170 varieties of tulips, and many other flowers. The park includes cycling trails and a small amusement park with a Ferris wheel.

Baby blue eyes in April
Tulips in April
Mass planting of Bassia scoparia turning colour in Autumn.
Autumn view of the park

Events

Hitachi Seaside Park previously hosted the Rock in Japan Festival, held in August every year.

Access

The nearest railway station is Ajigaura Station on the Minato Line of the Hitachinaka Seaside Railway (via Katsuta Station on the JR Joban Line).

References

^ "Hitachi Seaside Park". Ibaraki-Prefectural Tourism & Local Products Association. 2010. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2013.