This year’s festival at Hakozaki Shrine promises 3,500 ajisai flowers of over 100 different kinds – a summer scene you definitely don’t want to miss! This year, the hydrangeas are blooming earlier than usual, and so the garden will open on May 22. Hydrangea soft-serve ice cream (¥350) will also be available for a limited time at the adjacent open terrace cafe.
• 5/22 (Sat.) ~ 6/30 (Wed.)
• 9:30~17:00 (last entry 16:30)
• Closed: Never
• Hydrangea viewing: ¥300, flower garden (lilies): ¥200
• 1-22-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka
• 092-641-7431
• https://www.hakozakigu.or.jp/news/322.htm
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