Asamai Park Iris Festival: A view of 600,000 irises in bloom in Yokote, Akita during the rainy season

  • Akita
  • Sightseeing
Iris in the rain
From late June to early July, Asamai Park in Hiraka-cho, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture, is filled with purple, white, yellow, and other colorful irises blooming softly all over the park. The Asamai Park Iris Festival is held from late June to early July, when the vividness of the flowers is enhanced by the moist rainy season air.

Asamai Park where you can take a leisurely walk

Barrier-free design for worry-free enjoyment

Wide sidewalks for easy movement
Asamai Park is a safe and enjoyable place for everyone from small children to the elderly, with easy walking paths and rest areas. The park also features a waterfall that uses pure water from 60 meters underground, a lawn area, a pavilion, large playground equipment, hedges, and a fountain, making it a perfect place to spend a relaxing time in nature.

The park is home to more than 5,000 trees of more than 60 varieties, including seasonal flowers and grasses, plum trees, cherry trees, and pine trees, as well as 4,500 bush clovers of 6 varieties, including Japanese lespedeza, allowing visitors to fully enjoy the beauty of nature in spring, summer, and fall.

Iris in bloom at Asamai Park

You can enjoy the view up close.
The park is about 5.5 hectares in size, with approximately 600,000 hanashobu (Japanese hollyhock) plants, 30,000 in total, in about 80 varieties. Visitors can enjoy the flowers blooming along the trails up close, allowing them to stroll slowly and appreciate the beauty of each flower one by one.

The best time to see the irises is from late June to early July. The vivid colors of the flowers stand out in the moist rainy season air.

The 44th Asamai Park Iris Festival

In 2025, the festival will be held for 9 days from June 21!

The 44th Asamai Park Iris Festival will be held for nine days from Saturday, June 21 to Sunday, June 29, 2025.

On Saturday and Sunday (June 21, 22, 28, and 29), there will be various events for families to enjoy, such as
-Ride imitation show (only on June 21 and 22)
-Mini Komachi ride (only on June 21 and 22)
-Food stalls and tent village for enjoying local products
Various events that can be enjoyed by the whole family are scheduled to be held. The festival is not only about flowers, but also about local culture and gourmet food.
Mini Komachi ride experience

A Poem of the Flower Blooming Rainy Season

The "Asamai Park Iris Festival" is a rare opportunity to enjoy the beauty of the flowers in their full bloom, which can only be seen during the rainy season. The atmosphere is magical not only on sunny days, but also on cloudy or lightly raining days. Why don't you take a break from your daily life and spend some time being healed by seasonal flowers and nature? Please visit Asamai Park for a memorable early summer experience.

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