The sakura may be over here in Kyushu, but that just means its on to the next flower. For a burst of color outside Kumamoto City, head straight for Showa Park in Ozu Town. The hillside park boasts around 40,000 azalea bushes of fifteen different species. They bloom from mid-April to early May and the park will hold a festival on April 19th, with music and food vendors. There is a small parking lot on-site but the park is also a twenty minute walk or very short taxi ride from Higo Ozu station.
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Azaleas at Showa Park
Spring flowers in Ozu
By Mandy Bartok
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Radica Sooknarine
9 years ago
The blooms are spectacular! I love your photos!
Thank you, Radica! It's certainly a beautiful park.
Yui Yamaguchi
9 years ago
Thanks for updating of this garden. I read about it on Kumanichi Newspaper website. They're very colourful!
Yui, I am "friends" with Kumamon on Facebook. He keeps me informed about what's going on in Kumamoto, so it's thanks to him that I know about this garden!
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