Cherry blossom is three weeks of it. Flip through the other forty-nine — and watch what's in bloom move up and down the country.
The calendar is the way in. Underneath it sits the ordinary thing — search, filter by month or flower, and open any of the 412 spots.




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One of Japan's three great gardens. Its lotus flower in July, among them the ancient Oga lotus in the rice paddy on the east side; on the first Sunday of July the garden opens at 4 am so visitors can watch them open at dawn. In summer the garden also opens at night for the Fantasy Garden illumination. Adults 500 yen.