[Kami Town, Miyagi Prefecture] A great spot! Yakurai Garden with a spectacular view of flower fields

Yakurai Garden is one of the leisure facilities "Yakurai Resort" around Mt. Yakurai, and is a vast garden filled with magnificent nature and seasonal flowers. The park is dotted with photogenic spots that you can enjoy in addition to flowers.

Autumn is the best season to visit Fururu no Oka, one of the largest flower fields in Tohoku, when approximately 20 different types of flowers bloom all at once.
I've always wanted to visit Yakurai Garden ever since I saw the photo on SNS. I was able to go to Fururu no Oka at the end of August, when it was at its peak! I took a lot of photos, so I would like to share them with you about the inside of the park.

"Yakurai Garden" where you can enjoy seasonal flowers

Yakurai Garden is located at the foot of Mt. Yakurai in Kami-cho, Kami-gun, about an hour and 30 minutes by car from central Sendai.

The grounds are filled with abundant flowers throughout the four seasons.Consists of 8 themed gardens including a rose garden, herb garden, and Fururu no Oka.It has been.

We hold seasonal events and limited-time fairs, and the park takes on a variety of appearances depending on the time of year. There is a chapel, herb shop, and cafe in the garden, so you can spend a relaxing time in the vast garden.

I went to Yakurai Garden when Fururu no Oka is at its best!

I visited in late August.``Fururu no Oka'' is usually at its best from September.However, this year, the high temperatures seemed to have caused the flowers to bloom about two weeks earlier, and we could see flowers everywhere as far as the eye could see.

The park is full of photo spots

When I visited in August, Umbrella Sky was in progress, and the park was decorated with colorful umbrellas. In the Rose Garden, there is an umbrella street lined with umbrellas.

There are many other photo spots!
Fururu no Oka is at the very back of the park, but until you get there, there are photo spots scattered all over the place, so it's hard not to stop by.A smartphone storage area has been set up for taking selfies.You can take a lot of great photos without having to ask someone to take the photo for you.

Fururu no Oka dyed in rainbow colors

After taking lots of photos from the entrance of the park, we finally saw Fururu no Oka!
You will soon be greeted by kochia trees that will change color. Will the bright red salvia fields end soon? I head to the hill with excitement.

Located on a hill with a 360 degree view of Fururu no Oka,A deck that rings the “bell of happiness”was set up. It is a vast hill with a pleasant sound of ``kang kang''.

The bench where you can take a break is also very stylish! As you walk through the flower garden on Fururu no Oka, a pink door will appear...! It's fun to spend time thinking about what composition to take a photo with.

The ``Chapel of Light and Green'' near the hill is a perfect photo spot for wedding photos. The inside of the chapel was also beautifully decorated.

There is a ski resort right across the road. In the winter, it is a family-friendly ski resort and is said to be crowded with families.

Yakurai Garden The charm of each season

Flower fields and rape fields (April to May)

In mid-April, colorful flowers such as daffodils, tulips, and violas are in full bloom.
During Golden Week, when the weather gets warmer, the rapeseed flowers blooming on Fururu no Oka are so beautiful that they are featured on the cover of magazines.
An Easter event is held from late April to late May every year, and the park is full of fun elements such as colorful eggs and rabbits hidden inside the park.

Rose garden (June-July)

There are 160 types of English and French roses in bloom, and the garden is filled with the scent of roses. This is the best season to enjoy a variety of roses, including their rich colors, shapes, and scents.

Fururu no Oka (September to October)

The vast field ``Fururu no Oka'' is the highlight of Yakurai Garden.
The largest rainbow garden in Tohoku looks just like the flower fields of Furano, Hokkaido. It is beautifully decorated with flowers such as celosia, salvia, and verbena, and you can feel the pleasant breeze as you look at the flowers all over the place as far as the eye can see.

Light-up “Hoshiakari” (early October to early December)

In October, Miyagi's largest illumination event, ``Hoshiakari,'' is held in the vast garden.

``Yakurai Resort'' where you can enjoy day trip hot springs and activities

After walking around Yakurai Garden and sweating a lot, head to the hot springs!

Yakurai Yakushi-no-Yu, located right next to Yakurai Garden, offers a variety of baths to enjoy, including a spacious large public bath, an open-air bath, and a sauna. The large hall is also open to the public, so you can relax while soaking in the hot springs.

You can purchase souvenirs made with wasabi, a local specialty, at the Yakurai Souvenir Center, which is a direct sales store for agricultural products on the same premises.

There are plenty of facilities in the surrounding area, such as golf courses, indoor pools, and cottages, so you can enjoy a variety of activities while enjoying the great outdoors.

Yakushi no Yu

• Address: 1-76 Yakurihara, Ajigabukuro, Kami-machi, Kami-gun, Miyagi Prefecture
• Phone: 0229-67-3388
• Business hours: Hot spring usage hours 9:00-21:00 (last reception 20:30)
• Closed: 1st and 3rd Monday of every month (the next day if Monday is a holiday)
• Price: 1-day ticket: 800 yen for adults, 400 yen for children, 2-hour ticket: 500 yen for adults, 200 yen for children.

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Yakurai Souvenir Center

• Address: 1-67 Yakuraihara, Ajigabukuro, Kami-machi, Kami-gun, Miyagi Prefecture
• Phone: 0229-67-3011
• Business hours: Normal hours 9:00-17:30 Winter business October-February 9:00-17:00

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Yakurai Garden Summary

Yakurai Garden has many photo spots throughout the garden, and it's a garden where you can enjoy more than just flowers! There are so many photogenic spots scattered throughout that you'll want to capture them with your camera, so much so that even the kids I went with were so excited to take pictures.

"Halloween Fair" will start from September 2nd (Sat). There will be photo spots including pumpkins, mushrooms, and Halloween decorations♪

You can find information on the color of the flowers and other information on the official website, so it's a good idea to check before going out.
Just taking a leisurely walk around the vast grounds and looking at the flowers is a good way to get some exercise. Would you like to spend some relaxing time enjoying nature?

Yakurai Garden

• Address: 1-9 Ajigabukuro Yakuraihara, Kami-cho, Kami-gun, Miyagi Prefecture
• Phone: 0229-67-7272
• Business hours: 10:00-17:00 *Last entry 16:30
• Closed: Irregular holidays in April, July, August, November, and December. Open without holidays in May, June, September, and October.
• Fees: [Individual] Adults…800 yen Children…200 yen (elementary and junior high school students) Infants and people with disabilities…Free
  admission 1-year ticket…2,300 yen
• Access: 40 minutes from Tohoku Expressway Furukawa IC via National Route 347, 40 minutes from Tohoku Expressway Yamato IC
• Parking lot: 800 spaces

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