<This event has ended for 2019>
The Flower Festival at Showa Kinen Park is ending this weekend on May 26th Sunday. Since it will be the last day, they will let you bring back red poppy (also called Shirley poppy) flowers home on May 26th.
The event is called “poppy picking experience (シャーレ―ポピー摘み取り体験：しゃーれーぽぴーつみとりたいけん)”. As you can see in the picture above, there are plenty of poppy flowers so they are not limiting the number of people who can participate.
It would be sad to see poppy flowers all gone… 🙁 This is my first year seeing the flower festival at Showa Kinen Park and it’s definitely worth your trip to the park during the flower festival. Showa Kinen Park covers an area of 180 hectares. Therefore, as you can imagine, the scale of the amounts and the kinds of flowers you see is just spectacular.
I have also covered about the tulip garden of Showa Kinen Park. It was amazing to see rows and rows of all different kinds of tulips. Check it out here!
https://omoidetravel.com/travel/showa-kinen-park-tulip-garden
After seeing the tulip garden, I thought that was the best spot in the park. But I was wrong! The Flower Hill (Hanano-Oka) entirely covered with bright red poppy flowers took my breath away!
I was there on weekday so thankfully there weren’t many people at all. So I recommend you going to Showa Kinen Park during weekday if you ever get a chance to go there. Then you will be able to fully enjoy the flowers and not worry about other people being captured in your pictures.
Information about “Shirley Poppy Picking Experience”
DATE and HOURS
May 26th, 2019 (Sunday) 1:30PM – 3:30PM ※Canceled if it rains (According to the weather forecast, it won’t rain but it will be a hot sunny day. Therefore, get your sun screen and hat ready!)
LOCATION
Flower Hill / Hanano-Oka (花の丘：はなのおか)
It’s located in the north side of Showa Kinen Park. Sunagawa Gate is the closest. See the following map for the location of the Flower Hill / Hanano-Oka.
FEE
You have to pay to enter Showa Kinen Park but it is free to participate Poppy Picking Experience.
OTHER INFORMATION
・Will be canceled if it rains.
・It is useful to bring plastic bags, scissors, gloves, newspaper, etc. (A set of tools will also be sold there but quantities will be limited.)
OFFICIAL SITE
http://www.showakinen-koen.jp/event/popy-tsumitori/?instance_id=37673 (in Japanese only)
Here are some more pictures of the Flower Hill (Hanano-Oka) covered with poppy flowers. The hill is on fire!
Enjoy the poppy! You only have a few days left! 🙂
