Blooms of Japan花暦
Red Spider Lily · September

Yakachi River

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矢勝川 · Red Spider Lily · Mt. Fuji & Central
Red spider lily at Yakachi River, Yanabe, Handa, Aichi
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Photos Bariston (CC BY-SA 4.0) — via Wikimedia Commons

About this spot

About 3 million red spider lilies cover the banks of the Yakachi River for 1.5 km near the Niimi Nankichi Memorial Museum, in the countryside the children's author wrote about. Volunteers planted them over many years. They are usually at their best in late September.

Getting there

Nearest station
15 min walk from Handaguchi Station (Meitetsu Kowa Line)
Address
Yanabe, Handa, Aichi
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Nearby in Mt. Fuji & Central