spring wildflowers

Nishiwaga Town

Southern Iwate

In Nishiwaga Town, from late April to mid-May, when the snow disappears, trees begin to bud and a variety of flowers begin to bloom all at once. Among them, the clusters of ``Katakuri flowers and skunk cabbage'' are spectacular and eye-catching. Katakuri flowers, yellowtail flowers near Yagasawa and the Galaxy Plateau, and skunk cabbage flowers at Hiruyama, Yagasawa, Kaizawa, and Togeyama.

residence/location: Nishiwaga Town, Waga District, Iwate Prefecture
Inquiries: Nishiwaga Town Tourism and Commerce Division
Phone number 0197-82-3290
FAX number 0197-81-1061
Website: http://www.yamanoideyu.com/
Other: Short period (flowering period from late April to early May)

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