Sights in Matsuda, Kanagawa

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• Kochia Village

  

  Matsuda, Kanagawa · 0465-83-1228

  Matsuda spot with 8,000 nemophila in early May and kochia reddening from late September, plus clear-day Fuji views.

• Matsudayama Herb Garden

  

  Matsuda, Kanagawa · 0465-85-1177

  South-slope herb garden overlooking Sagami Bay and Ashigara Plain, with restaurant, workshop, and shop.

• Nishihirahata Park

  

  Matsuda, Kanagawa · 0465-85-1177

  On Matsuda Mountain's mid-slope, views of Mt. Fuji, Sagami Bay, and Odawara Castle; Kawazu cherries bloom around February.

• Yadoriki Wintersweet Garden (Yadoriki Wintersweet Festival)

  

  Matsuda, Kanagawa · 0465-83-1228

  One of Japan's largest wintersweet gardens in Matsuda, with over 20,000 fragrant yellow blooms in early spring.

• Saimyo-ji Historic Site Park

  

  Matsuda, Kanagawa · 0465-83-1228

  Quiet park near Matsuda Mountain's summit with spring flowers, cherries, and views of Fuji and Sagami Bay.

• Weeping Cherries along the Nakatsu River

  

  Matsuda, Kanagawa · 0465-83-1228

  220 weeping cherries bloom along the Nakatsu River in Yoriki, Matsuda, from late March to early April.

• Ninomiya Sontoku Monument

  

  Matsuda, Kanagawa

  Monument to Edo-period rural reformer Ninomiya Sontoku, installed to revitalize Matsuda Town and tourism.

• Fukusho-in

  

  Matsuda, Kanagawa · 0465-89-2535

  Soto Zen temple founded in the Sengoku period; its mid-Edo gate is called Yori's oldest wooden building.