- The best season for roses in the city parks.
Spring Rose Tour 2012
This is truly a gorgeous yet tranquil space.
The best time to view the roses is from middle to late May.
Each park in Osaka city cultivates roses of its own characteristic and sets up flowerbeds well worth seeing. The roses will be at their best from middle to late May, and bid a welcome to you with sweet fragrance, inviting you to parks of blooming flowers amid fresh greenery.
Each park will hold a “Rose Tour”. Participating in one of these is a good opportunity to fully appreciate roses.
>>Do not miss!
The “Osaka Rose Festival 2012” will be held at Sakuya Konohana Kan where garden roses and cut roses grown by rose fanciers are brought together from May 18 (Fri) to 20 (Sun). Displayed roses will be given away on the last day!
- Each rose garden has its own distinct air
Some people may wonder “Roses in parks in Osaka city?” Actually there are as many as five parks where you can appreciate roses. Among these, Tsurumi Ryokuchi, the former site of the International Garden and Greenery Exposition, Osaka, Japan, 1990 (Expo ’90), Nakanoshima Park was transformed into a water-friendly space after renovation, and Utsubo Park attracts large crowds. Each has over 100 species, definitely worth going along to see.
Elegant and beautiful flowerbeds with distinct characteristics are presented; roses blooming along the promenade in an elegant atmosphere at Tsurumi Ryokuchi, the beautiful reflection of roses on the water at Nakanoshima Park, Utsubo Park expressing the town structure of Osaka, Tennoji Park where you can pass under 100m long arches of roses, and Nagai Botanical Garden with its recreation of a European rose flowerbed. It may be fun to take a walk making comparisons between them.
- You can become a ‘Rose Scholar’ by doing the Rose Tour?
If you wish to fully appreciate roses beyond mere observation, the “Rose Tour” is for you.
In addition to the introduction of various roses by specialists, you can be given an explanation concerning the history of rose hybridization and individual features of each type of rose. There are lots of roses which can only be found on these tours including Osaka native roses and those specially created for such events.
We suggest you enjoy a rose tour at each park to deepen your knowledge of the subject.
Schedule of Spring Rose Tour (Tentative, Tours are given in Japanese)
| Venue | Date | Time | Meeting time/place | Capacity | Inquiry | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nakanoshima Park Rose Garden |
May 19 (Sat) | 10:30 | 14:00 | 30 minutes prior East side of Naniwa Bridge steps |
Around 30 people each time | North Park Office TEL:06-6312-8121 |
| May 20 (Sun) | 10:30 | 14:00 | Utsubo Park Rose Garden |
May 19 (Sat) | 10:30 | 14:30 | Near water fountain in the Rose Garden | No limit | West Park Office TEL:06-6441-6748 |
| May 20 (Sun) | 10:30 | Tennoji Park Rose arch |
May 19 (Sat) | 11:00 | 14:00 | Tent in front of Tennoji Gate | No limit | Tennoji Flora and Fauna Park Office TEL:06-6771-8401 |
| May 20 (Sun) | 11:00 | 14:00 | Expo ’90 Commemorative Park Tsurumi Ryokuchi Rose Garden |
May 21 (Mon) | 10:00 | 14:00 | 30 minutes prior, Rose Garden Entrance on the side of Fusha-no Oka Hiroba |
About the first 30 to arrive each time | Expo ’90 Commemorative Park Office TEL:06-6912-0650 |
| May 22 (Tue) | 10:00 | 14:00 | Nagai Botanical Garden Rose Garden |
May 22 (Tue) | 14:00 | 15 minutes prior, Entrance of Rose Garden (on Oike side) |
About the first 30 to arrive each time | Nagai Botanical Garden TEL:06-6696-7117 |
| May 23 (Wed) | 14:00 | |||||
