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Hillside of red, orange and white poppies at Awaji Hanasajiki with the sea beyond
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Hyogo · park

Awaji Hanasajiki

兵庫県立公園あわじ花さじき

A free flower-field park on a hilltop in northern Awaji Island, where carpets of seasonal blooms look out over the Akashi Strait and Osaka Bay.

Rows of yellow rapeseed flowers on the hilltop at Awaji Hanasajiki
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Wide yellow rapeseed field on a gentle slope under a blue sky at Awaji Hanasajiki
Photo: Mti, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A hill named after "flower viewing seats"

Awaji Hanasajiki is a prefectural park near the top of the hills in northern Awaji Island, in Awaji City, Hyogo Prefecture. It sits at roughly 235 to 298m above sea level, and about 15 hectares of flower fields (around four times the size of Koshien baseball stadium) spread across a plateau that slopes gently down towards the sea.

A sajiki is a raised viewing stand set up for watching festivals or plays. The name comes from the way you can enjoy the fields spread out below you as if from a grandstand.

Hyogo Prefecture opened the park in April 1998, when the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge opened, and after a renewal in March 2020 it made a fresh start as "Hyogo Prefectural Park Awaji Hanasajiki".

Flowers that change with the seasons, and sea views

According to the official website, the highlights are rapeseed blossom and Chinese violet cress in spring (March to April), sunflowers in summer (July to August), salvia and cosmos from late summer into autumn (August to October), and stocks in winter (November to February). As of late September 2026, the park reports that cosmos, salvia and celosia are in bloom.

Beyond the flower fields lie the Akashi Strait and Osaka Bay, and according to the prefecture you can see as far as the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge and towards Kobe, Osaka and Kansai International Airport. Being able to fit flowers and sea into a single photo is what makes this park special.

In the park is the Terrace Hall, with a shop, a restaurant and an observation deck.

Getting there and tips for visiting

Admission is free. If you come by car, there is a parking charge. By public transport, buses run from the Sannomiya (Kobe), Iwaya and Awaji IC areas. Check the bus times before you set out.

The park closes every year from 29 December to 3 January. There are also other closing days for maintaining the flower fields; in 2026 these fall on Wednesdays in November and December. Check the official website for opening hours and closing days.

Tips

  • How the flowers look varies a lot with the time of year. Check the bloom updates on the official website before you go so you catch them at their best.
  • If you want to see the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, go on a sunny day when the air is clear.

Sources

Updated 28 September 2026. Opening hours and prices change, so check the official site before you go.

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