Akeno Sunflower Festival

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600,000 sunflowers at Akeno Sunflower Festival in Hokuto city in Yamanashi prefecture.
This place is famous as the sunflower viewing spot because it has the longest sunlight hours in Japan.

The yellow carpet as far as the eye could reach was amazing!
But tt was so hot that sometimes iphone temperature error appeared.

The field #3 in Asao Shinden Venue was most beautiful in this day.
They had a photo flame for taking pictures.

The field #4 was amazing, too!

There were several sunflower patches, each one numbered.

• Asao Shinden Venue
  ［The best time to see］The end of July
  Number of the field ：No.1～5
• Main Venue
  ［The best time to see］Between the end of July – end of August
  Number of the field：No.6～14
• Nousoun Koen Venue
  ［The best time to see］Between the mid – end of August
  Number of the field：No.15～23

Information

Date

8:00~17:00, 21 July 2018 to 19 August 2018.
Admission fee : free

Access

Car

15 minutes by the car from Sudama I.C. of Chuo expressway.
Address: 5664 Asao, Akeno-cho, Hokuto City

Parking lot of the main venue

It costs 500 yen.

Food stands next to the parking lot

Parking lot in Asao Shinden venue

It was free when I visited there.

Train ＆ Bus

JR Nirasaki Station → 25 minutes by Mizugaki Line bus → Heidi-no-Mura Kurara-kan Bus stop → 5 minutes walk.