12 Enjoy Japanese Lotus in Kamakura Larry Knipfing If you visit Kamakura in the summer from mid-July to mid-August, drop in at Hachimangu Shrine, not to see the shrine, but the lotus ponds!
Activities Gyoda Kodaihasu-no-sato Lotus Festival Kim Each year from around mid-June to early August, Saitama's Gyoda Kodaihasu-no-sato comes alive with colorful lotus flowers in bloom.
12 Enjoy Japanese Lotus in Yokohama Larry Knipfing Sankei-en Garden, Yokohama, features a truly lovely lotus pond. A great treat from mid-July to mid-August.
17 Echizen Lotus Photo Collection - 2 Takako Sakamoto Hanahasu Koen (Lotus Park) in Southern Echizen, Fukui, is HUGE! See its vast lotus field - one of the best places for lotus photo shooting.
17 Echizen Lotus Photo Collection - 1 Takako Sakamoto Hanahasu Koen (Lotus Park) in Southern Echizen, Fukui, is a 'Photographer's Heaven'.
12 Ancient Lotus Pond in Gyoda City Larry Knipfing Kodaihasu-no-sato (Ancient Lotus Village) is located in a beautiful park in Gyoda, Saitama. Lotus season runs from mid-July to mid-August.
11 Enjoy Japanese Lotus at Ueno Park Larry Knipfing Ueno's Shinobazu Pond is home to one of the largest collection of lotus in Japan. The pond is jam-packed with beautiful pink and white lotus.
11 Fields of lotus in the countryside Cathy Cawood In the countryside of Uji pink lotus grows side by side with tea and rice, creating some beautiful rural scenery.