Nabana no Sato, Chubu, Japan

4Zfy Ed 5:00 PM Jan 10, 2023

Small Flower Park with Lovely Lightings and Laser Show
On a first glance, this place resembles Nagasaki's Huis Ten Bosch, the Dutch Village and Garden Park but is of a much smaller scale and size with limited attractions. This park is much prettier at dark hours than daylight due to the special lightings and laser show. On our visit there, it was Sunday and the sky was darkened by 5pm (we arrived there at around 4pm and weather was cool, first with some sunshine and later began drizzling). We saw some flowers, mostly tulips and other flowers but surprisingly no others like roses, sunflowers, orchids which Huis Ten Bosch had (we also visited there in December). However, we were lucky to see the last batch of red Autumn leaves and that was lovely. There was a sky observatory and museum but visitors will need to buy extra tickets to get in. The winter illumination started at 5pm and there was already a long queue at around 4.30pm. But it was orderly and no one rushed or pushed around at the start at 5pm. The lightings were awesome and colour of lights changed with the change of music. Awesome. After walking through it, out in the open park, visitors gathered for the special laser show. That was amazing, about Japan and the pirate story. Even though it was cold, many still gathered around to watch it. Admission fee was 2500 yen for adult (with 1000 yen voucher which you can use to shop for souvenirs or for drinks or finger food at the shops) and considered a little on the high end due to the lack of interesting attractions. You only need about 30-40mins to walk the entire park (of course excluding visiting the attractions). Unless you are a flower (or tulip) lover, this place had nothing much to entice you to come all the way as it is not that convenient as the nearest metro station is about 40mins walk, unlike Huis Ten Bosch, there's a train station located at its entrance.

5Lexter 5:00 PM Jan 6, 2020

Magical Illumination of Gardens
This place is situated outside of Nagoya. It takes approximately an hour from Nagoya. You can reach this place directly by taking a bus or take a train towards Kuwana/ Nagahsima then take a bus from there depending on the month of visit. Entrance might be quite expensive but it includes a 1000 yen consumable voucher which you can spend on food or other attractions. The illumination is just simply amazing. The place is filled with lights and there is a light show at the end of the park. Of course, the light tunnel is a must see if you do visit this park. Remember this is a botanical garden so try visiting when there is still sunlight.