Suzuka Forest Gardens

Area

Nabana no Sato / Suzuka

Category

Parks / gardens

Suzuka Forest Gardens, in the northern part of Mie prefecture, is famous for its weeping plum blossom trees. There are over 200 of them on the garden premise. The garden is open during its annual Weeping Plum Festival, held annually between late February and late March. The garden was opened in 2014 to help encourage and spread traditional Japanese gardening techniques, especially for weeping plum blossom trees. Inside Inside Suzuka Forest Gardens, there are kureha-shidare weeping plum blossom trees that are the oldest in Japan. From the garden observatory, you can see the blossoming gardens with the Suzuka Mountains in the background. For a limited time, a light-up event is held at the gardens. After sunset, the plum blossoms are illuminated with glowy lights.

Basic Information

Address

151-2 Yamamoto-cho, Suzuka-shi, Mie

Phone

059-371-1777

Hours

Weeping Plum Festival Period:
Feb. 23, 2019 to Mar. 31, 2019
9:00a.m. - 4:00p.m. (last entry at 30 minutes before closing time)

*Open until 9:00p.m. during light-up period
Please check Suzuka Forest Garden's official Twitter page for exact dates of the light-up period. 
*Festival dates are subject to change.

Closed

Open every day during festival period

Fee

General: ¥500 to ¥1,500
Elementary school students and below: half off of general price
Toddlers: free
*Fees vary on blooming forecast

Website

http://www.akatsuka.gr.jp/group/suzuka/

Access

FromYokkaichi Station (JR Kansai Main Line)

Mie Kotsu Bus (operation only during festival period) or about a 30-minute drive
*Bus available only during some parts of the festival period

FromKintetsu Yokkaichi Station (Kintetsu Nagoya Line)

Mie Kotsu Bus (operation only during festival period) or about a 30-minute drive
*Bus available only during some parts of the festival period

FromSuzuka Interchange
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about a 5-minute drive
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