Common travelers would likely think that Japan's best points of interests are temples and cherry blossoms, especially in spring.
Nevertheless, Japan's flower fields are underrated destinations you must visit even once. These cinematic dreamland will surely be loved by kids and kids at heart who still fantasize on beautiful castle gardens and majestic vast flower fields, like most of the girls have in their fairy-tale-dream setting.
Here, we indexed the most chic and precious flower fields in Japan perfect for drone shots and Instagram. Read on, and feast your eyes!
1. Farm Tomita (Hokkaido)
Looks like a myriad rainbow is on your feet, right? Disparate flowers in contrasting colors neatly lined up will bring jovial atmosphere to anyone who will visit this garden. The historic farm, established on 1903, also has a separate lavender farm field, which is also used to make lavender ice cream, fragrances, and essences.
Address: Kisen Kita 15-go, Nakafurano-cho, Sorachi-gun, Hokkaido, 071-0704
2. Hokuryu-cho Himawari No Sato (Hokkaido)
Another from the beautiful land of Hokkaido, if you wish to visit a sunflower field in summer, here's the place to go. This is one of the best place to spend your summer in Japan, with 1.5 million flowers smiling at you.
Address:143-2 Itaya, Hokuryu-cho, Uryu-gun, Hokkaido
3. Hitachi Sea Side Park (Ibaraki)
Apart from the red kochia fireballs, Hitachi Sea Side Park's blue nemophila fields is also coveted by many travelers and photographers.Exquisite is an understatement for this kind of beautiful place.
Address: 605-4 Onuma-aza, Mawatari, Hitachinaka, Ibaraki 312-0012
4. Shibazakura Takinoue Park (Hokkaido)
Have you seen an uphill covered with pink moss? Mt. Fuji's scenery is much prettier with shibazakura, covering the foothills.
Address: Asahimachi, Takinoue, Monbetsu District, Hokkaido Prefecture 099-5602, Japan
5. Higashimokoto Shibazakura Park (Hokkaido)
Another Shibazakura park, the white and pink flowers are like a strawberry milkshake poured in a vast field together. They are also used to make a cow image.
Address: 393 Higashimokotosuehiro, Abashiri-gun, Ozora-cho 099-3232, Hokkaido
6. Flower Park Kagoshima (Kagoshima)
Tulips of different hues beautify this park. Well, that's only one part. This flower park claims to be the largest in Japan with around 400,000 plants from 2,400 species spread out on its spacious area.
Address: 1611 Okachogamizu, Yamagawa-cho, Ibusuki city, Kagoshima, 891-0513
7. Ashikaga Flower Park (Tochigi)
Ashikaga Flower Park is most known by its hanging wisteria garden, where the pink, purple and white flowers are plated overhead. It also has flower field, which is much-awaited for the park-goers when illuminated.
Address: Ashikaga Flower Park, 607 Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture 329-4216, Japan
8. Gunma Flower Park (Gunma)
This flower park is quite hard to reach, so if you are targeting a less-crowded place, this might be a good pick. In a rural setting, it is close to Mt Akagi.
Address: 2471-7 Kashiwaguramachi, Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture 371-0246, Japan
9. Kuju hana Flower Park (Oita)
The 49-acres of land has about three million plants of more than 500 different varieties, beautifully laid-out. The surrounding Kuji mountains also adds to the alluring landscape of the park.
Address: 4050 Oaza Kuju, Kuju-machi, Taketa, Oita
10. Akeno Sunflower Field (Yamanashi)
The vivid panorama and the summer zephyr will astound anyone who will visit this flower park. It's a romantic place for couples to unwind and quick escape from the city (Yamanashi is a prefecture adjacent to Tokyo).
Address: 408-0204 Hokuto, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
11. Shikisai-no-oka (Hokkaido)
Last, but definitely not the least, is an attraction in Biei, near the Farm Tomita. It is another flower field close to rainbows carpeted in the earth's surface.
Address: Shinsei, Kamikawa District, Hokkaido Prefecture 071-0473, Japan
Have you picked your favorite or you wanted to visit them all?