In this guide, we're covering Kansai. This includes Osaka, Kyoto, Shiga, Nara, Mie and Hyogo!
Where to Find Them
Expo '70 Commemorative Park (Osaka)
How to get there:
By car: Approximately 20 minutes from central Osaka via Chugoku Expressway (Suita IC).
By train: Take the Osaka Monorail to Bampaku-kinen-koen Station and walk 5 minutes to the park entrance
Kyuanji Temple (Ikeda, Osaka)
How to get there:
By car: Approximately 10 minutes from the Ikeda IC on the Chugoku Expressway
By train: Take the Hankyu Takarazuka Line to Ikeda Station, then walk 15 minutes or take a short taxi ride
Tanshu Kannonji (Kyoto - Fukuchiyama city)
How to get there:
By car: Approximately 1.5 hours from central Kyoto via National Route 478
By bus: From Fukuchiyama Station (13 stops) or Ayabe Station (9 stops), take a 15 minute bus ride to Kannonji bus stop and walk for 10 minutes
Horyuji Toko-in Temple (Kyoto Prefecture – Ayabe City)
How to get there:
By car: Approximately 1.5 hours from Kyoto Station via National Route 478
By bus: From Ayabe Station take a 15 minute bus ride to Kaminobechō Hattan bus stop and walk for 15 minutes
Kazahaya no Sato (Mie)
How to get there:
By car: Approximately 30 minutes from Tsu Station
By train: Take the JR Line to Tsu Station, then a ~20 minute taxi ride to the garden
Mt Rokko via cable car (Hyogo)
How to get there:
By car: Approximately 25 minutes from Kobe City via Route 95
By train: From Rokko Station, take the Rokko Cable Shita bus (platform 3) to Rokko Cable Shita bus stop (8 stops)
Shounsan Raikoji Temple (Kawanishi, Hyogo)
How to get there:
By train: Take the Hankyu Takarazuka Line to Kawanishi-noseguchi station, then take the Nose Dentetsu-Myouken Line to Uneno Station and walk for 5 minutes (take the East Exit)
Lake Yogo Hydrangea Garden (Shiga)
How to get there:
By car: Park at this parking spot and walk for 20 minutes to the garden
By train: Take the JR Line to Yogo Station, then a 35 minute walk or bike ride to the garden
Kinpunsenji, Nanamagari Hydrangea Path (Nara)
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