Enjoy the plum blossoms too! Hiking and walking courses in Kanagawa where you can feel the change of seasons
Yokohama Bay Area (Naka Ward and Nishi Ward)
● From Yamate Station to Sankeien Garden and Honmoku City Park: A walking course with a view of the greenery
| start: | JR Negishi Line Yamate Station |
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| goal: | Honmoku Bus Stop |
| Walking distance: | Approximately 6km |
| Travel time: | Approximately 2 hours |
Yamate Station → Fuzokuzaka → Yokohama Country and Athletic Club → Ikebukuro Park → Kaizuka Street → JR Taura Station → Americazaka → Shin-Honmoku Park → Honmoku Shrine → Honmoku Sakuramichi → 
Sankeien Garden → Shanghai Yokohama Friendship Garden → Honmoku City Park → Turntable → Hasseiden Local History Museum → Honmoku Bus Stop
Sankeien Garden Plum Blossom Viewing Event
| Date: | February 11th (Saturday, National Holiday) - March 5th (Sunday), 2017 |
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| place: | Sankeien Garden (58-1, Honmoku Sannotani, Naka Ward, Yokohama City) |
| access: | Take the bus from JR Negishi Station, get off at Honmoku stop, then walk for about 10 minutes |
| parking: | Available (charged) |
● Negishi and the waterfront area (Course 2) Searching for traces of the past in Negishi
| start: | JR Negishi Line Negishi Station |
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| goal: | JR Negishi Line Negishi Station |
| Walking distance: | Approximately 5km |
| Travel time: | Approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes |
Negishi Station → Hachimanbashi Hachiman Shrine → Negishi Nostalgic Park Former Yanagishita Residence → Negishi Hachiman Shrine → Negishi Forest Park → Negishi Station
Negishi Forest Park Plum Festival
| Date: | Saturday, February 4th and Sunday, February 5th, 2017 |
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| place: | Negishi Forest Park (Negishidai, Naka Ward, Yokohama City) |
| access: | 15 minutes walk from JR Negishi Station or Yamate Station |
| parking: | Available (charged) |
Yokohama (excluding the Bay Area)
● Nature-filled Naruse Ridge Greenway Course
| start: | Tokyu Kodomonokuni Line Kodomonokuni Station |
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| goal: | Tokyu Kodomonokuni Line Kodomonokuni Station |
| Walking distance: | Approximately 5.2 km |
| Travel time: | Approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes |
Kodomo no Kuni Station → Narusedai Ridge Road → Wind Square → Akanedaikajidani Park → Kodomo no Kuni Station
Kodomo no Kuni Plum Festival
| Date: | February 18th (Sat), 19th (Sun), 25th (Sat), 26th (Sun) 2017 |
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| Admission fee: | Adults and high school students: 600 yen / Junior high and elementary school students: 200 yen / Children (3 years and older) |
| place: | Kodomo no Kuni Plum Grove (700 Nara-cho, Aoba-ku, Yokohama) |
| access: | About 3 minutes walk from Kodomonokuni Station on the Tokyu Kodomonokuni Line |
| parking: | Available (charged) |
● Okurayama to Nippa course
| start: | Tokyu Toyoko Line Okurayama Station |
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| goal: | Municipal Subway Nippa Station |
| Walking distance: | Approximately 6km |
| Travel time: | Approximately 2 hours |
Okurayama Station → Okurayama Park → Futoo Miharashi Park → Sennenji Temple → Nippa Hillside Park → Saihoji Temple → Sugiyama Shrine → Nippa Station
The 29th Okurayama Plum Blossom Viewing Event
| Date: | Saturday, February 18th and Sunday, February 19th, 2017 |
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| place: | Okurayama Park Plum Grove (2-10-10 Okurayama, Kohoku Ward, Yokohama City) |
| access: | About 7 minutes walk from Okurayama Station on the Tokyu Toyoko Line |
| parking: | Located nearby |
Kawasaki
● Ikuta Green Space Walking Course
| start: | Odakyu Line Mukogaoka-Yuen Station |
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| goal: | Odakyu Line Mukogaoka-Yuen Station |
| Walking distance: | Approximately 3km |
| Travel time: | Approximately 2 to 3 hours |
Mukogaoka-Yuen Station → Koizumibashi → Koufukuji Temple → Masugatayama Observatory (Ikuta Green Space) → Traditional Crafts Museum → Okunoike and Wild Bird Forest → Mukogaoka-Yuen Station
Shonan
● Kamakura Plum Blossom Viewing Kita-Kamakura - Keshozaka - Ogigatani - Komachi Street
| start: | JR Yokosuka Line Kita-Kamakura Station |
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| goal: | JR Yokosuka Line Kamakura Station |
| Walking distance: | Approximately 5km |
| Travel time: | We recommend taking a leisurely day to explore the area, including some detours. |
Kita-Kamakura → Engakuji Temple → Tokeiji Temple → Kuzuharaoka and Great Buddha Hiking Course → Keshozaka → Kaizoji Temple → Eishoji Temple → Jokomyoji Temple → Komachi Street → Kamakura Station
● Komasan Hiking Course (Mini-mountain climbing experience course)
| start: | JR Tokaido Line Oiso Station |
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| goal: | Shonandaira (Komayama Park) |
| Walking distance: | Approximately 5km |
| Travel time: | Approximately 2 hours |
Oiso Station → Jifukuji Temple → Shigitatsuan → Endaiji Temple → Makeup well → Takaki Shrine → Shonandai (Komayama Park)
Yokosuka Miura
● Taura Hiking Course
| start: | Keikyu Anjinzuka Station |
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| goal: | JR Yokosuka Line Taura Station |
| Walking distance: | Approximately 5km |
| Travel time: | Approximately 2 hours |
Anjinzuka Station → Tsukayama Park → Juso Pass → Chozenji Temple → Taura Ume no Sato → JR Taura Station
Taura Plum Grove Festival
| Date: | February 11th (Saturday, National Holiday) - March 12th (Sunday), 2017 |
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| place: | Taura Plum Village (92 Taura Izumicho, Yokosuka City) |
| access: | 30 minutes walk from JR Yokosuka Line Taura Station or take Keikyu Bus "831: Yasuura 2-chome" from Keikyu Taura Station, get off at "Taura Post Office" bus stop, then walk for about 25 minutes |
| parking: | none |
Central prefecture
● Sagamihara Katakuri Village Course
| start: | JR Yokohama Line, Sagami Line, Keio Line Hashimoto Station |
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| goal: | JR Yokohama Line, Sagami Line, Keio Line Hashimoto Station |
| Walking distance: | Approximately 10km |
| Travel time: | Approximately 4 hours |
Hashimoto Station → Shiroyama General Office Entrance Bus Stop → Kawajiri Hachiman Shrine → Katakuri Village → Kotohira Shrine Approach Entrance → Shiroyama Nature Park Waterway → Kotohira Shrine → Motosawa Dam (Shiroyama Lake) → Mine no Yakushi → Kaminakazawa Bus Stop → Hashimoto Station
Motosawa Plum Garden Festival
| Date: | The dates for 2017 have yet to be decided. |
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| place: | Motosawa Plum Garden (4457-1 Kawajiri, Midori Ward, Sagamihara City) |
| access: | Take the bus bound for "Wakabadai Jutaku" from Hashimoto Station on the JR Yokohama Line, Sagami Line, or Keio Line, get off at the last stop "Wakabadai Jutaku", then walk for about 30 minutes |
| parking: | can be |
| remarks: | Motosawa Plum Garden is open to the public for a limited time only |
Western part of the prefecture
● Makuyama Hiking Course
| start: | JR Tokaido Line Yugawara Station |
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| goal: | JR Tokaido Line Yugawara Station |
| Walking distance: | Approximately 9.7 km |
| Travel time: | Approximately 4 hours |
Hakone Tozan Bus "Kajiya" (about 10 minutes from JR Tokaido Line "Yugawara Station") → Waterworks (Kuroishi Water Reservoir) → Makuyama Park (Yugawara Plum Grove) → Makuiwa → Arbor → Makuyama Peak → Oishigadaira ・ Nangoyama Junction → Oishigadaira → Ichinose → Makuyama Park (Yugawara Plum Grove) → Hakone Tozan Bus "Kajiya"
Yugawara Plum Grove Plum Banquet
| Date: | Saturday, February 4th, 2017 - Sunday, March 12th, 2017 *The period may be extended depending on the flowering situation. |
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| Admission fee: | 200 yen (15 years old and over *excluding junior high school students) |
| place: | Yugawara Plum Grove (near Kajiya 923, Yugawara-cho, Kanagawa Prefecture) |
| access: | From JR Tokaido Line Yugawara Station, take the bus to Makuyama Park via Kajiya. *There will be special buses during the Ume no Utage event. |
| parking: | Available (charged) |
| remarks | Illumination: Saturday, February 25, 2017 to Sunday, March 5, 2017, 18:00-20:30 |
● Soga Village Walking Course
| start: | JR Gotemba Line Shimosoga Station |
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| goal: | JR Gotemba Line Shimosoga Station |
| Walking distance: | Village Course 5.5km / View Course 8km |
| Travel time: | Village Course: approx. 1 hour 30 minutes / Panoramic Course: approx. 2 hours |
Village Course: Shimo-Soga Station → Nakagawara Plum Grove → Zuiunji Temple → Soga Shrine → Jomaeji Temple → Bessho Yakushido → Horenji Temple → Bessho Plum Grove → Hara Plum Grove → Plum Village Center → Shimo-Soga Station
View Course: Shimo-Soga Station → Nakagawara Plum Grove → Zuiunji Temple → Soga Shrine → Jomaeji Temple → Soga Sukenobu Hokyointo (stupa said to be the remains of Soga Sukenobu) → Ropponmatsu ruins → Observation deck → Bessho Plum Grove → Hara Plum Grove → Plum Village Center → Shimo-Soga Station
The 47th Odawara Plum Festival
| Date: | Saturday, February 4th, 2017 - Sunday, March 5th, 2017 |
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| place: | Soga Plum Grove (near 282 Soga Bessho, Odawara City) and others |
| access: | About 10 minutes walk from Shimo-Soga Station on the JR Gotemba Line |
| parking: | can be |
Enjoying the seasonal plum blossoms
There have been many warm days this year, so plum blossoms have already begun to bloom in some places. This time, we have collected places where you can enjoy plum blossoms near the course. It would be nice to take a leisurely walk around the course, enjoying the view and having tea in between. It is still cold, so please wear warm clothes when you go out.
