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Hitachi Seaside Park

国営ひたち海浜公園

Explore 200 hectares of beautiful flowers and green spaces.

The sprawling 200-hectare Hitachi Seaside Park in Ibaraki Prefecture is home to a variety of flowers that bloom throughout the year. Particularly popular are the fields of densely blooming Nemophila (baby blue eyes) in the spring and the kochia (summer cypress), which turn from green to bright red in the fall. In addition to pedestrian trails, guests can also enjoy exploring the park on a cycling course (rental bicycles available) or on the cute Seaside Train.

EVENT/OPEN PERIOD	Year-round
HOURS	9:30am~5:00pm (closing time may change seasonally)
CLOSED	Closed Mondays unless a national holiday in which case the park will close the following Tuesday. Closed Dec. 31, Jan. 1, and from the first Tuesday of Feb. to the Friday of that week.
NOTES RE: CLOSINGS	Park will open Mondays during the following periods: March 26~May 31, July 21~Aug. 31, Oct. 1~31, Dec. 25~20, Jan. 2~7.
COST	Adults (15 years and older) 410 yen; elementary and middle school students 80 yen; children younger than elementary school are free of charge.
OTHER INFO	Visitors 65 and older pay 210 yen; groups of 20 or more pay 290 yen per adult (includes those 65 and older) and 50 yen per child; handicapped visitors can enter the park free of charge (proof of handicap / disability required).
ADDRESS	605-4 Onuma-aza, Mawatari, Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki-ken
ACCESS	From JR Katsuta Station (JR Joban Line), take the Ibaraki Kotsu bus bound for Kaihin Koen Minami Guchi (17 min). Get off at Kaihin Koen Nishi Guchi stop.
TEL	029-265-9001
WEBSITE	http://en.hitachikaihin.jp/