Azaleas at Showa Park

Spring flowers in Ozu

By Mandy Bartok

Community writer

Azaleas grace the hillsides of Showa Park in Ozu

The blooms call in various shades of pink and red

The burst of color is a welcome sign that spring has arrived in Kyushu

The park is laced with walking trails and some playground equipment for kids

The azaleas typically bloom from mid-April to early May

There were a handful of white blooms in amongst the pink

The center of the park has the most impressive display

The sakura may be over here in Kyushu, but that just means its on to the next flower. For a burst of color outside Kumamoto City, head straight for Showa Park in Ozu Town. The hillside park boasts around 40,000 azalea bushes of fifteen different species. They bloom from mid-April to early May and the park will hold a festival on April 19th, with music and food vendors. There is a small parking lot on-site but the park is also a twenty minute walk or very short taxi ride from Higo Ozu station.

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Radica Sooknarine 11 years ago

The blooms are spectacular! I love your photos!

Mandy Bartok Photographer 11 years ago

Thank you, Radica! It's certainly a beautiful park.

Yui Yamaguchi 11 years ago

Thanks for updating of this garden. I read about it on Kumanichi Newspaper website. They're very colourful!

Mandy Bartok Photographer 11 years ago

Yui, I am "friends" with Kumamon on Facebook. He keeps me informed about what's going on in Kumamoto, so it's thanks to him that I know about this garden!

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