Hamanako Garden Park (4) - Waterside scenery

Near Art Museum of Flowers, there is a stand selling snacks and drink. I went there to buy something cold. In addition to juice and soft-serve ice cream, they had frozen fruits: pear, pineapple, white peach, and yellow peach.

I chose frozen pear.

Unfortunately, it was so cold that I couldn’t feel the taste very much. Frozen pineapple may have been better, I guess.

Then I started to walk toward the entrance. On this side of the waterway, the combinations of flowers and water were beautiful. These are irises with waterlilies beyond them.

I saw a bridge over there.

It was refreshing to walk along the waterway.

In fact, my feet ached after a long walk. So, I skipped some areas on this side. But I could still find some interesting things. This is Shimadaidai with some fruits. They are citrus fruits and looked delicious.

These flowers looked like brushes. According to the website of the park, they are called Callistemon.

There was also a waterfall. The air smelled salty, so I thought that water might be from Lake Hamana.

This is a path with many kinds of ferns.

My feet ached, so I hurried to the entrance. I managed to catch the bus to the city center that left the park at 12:13 (The next bus would leave at 14:13). It took more than an hour to get to the bus terminal behind JR Hamamatsu Station.

The public transportation to/from Hamanako Garden Park is poor. But I recommend you going there if you visit Hamamatsu at this time of year. The most convenient way to get there may be to take a taxi from JR Bentenjima Station. If you don’t want to walk around in the huge park, you can take a garden cruise on the waterway.

Hamanako Garden Park
Address: 5475-1 Murakushi-cho, Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka
Tel: 053-488-1500
Open hours: 8:30 – 17:00
            July & August 8:30-18:00
Closed: December 29 - January 3
        Art Museum of Flowers closed in Tuesday afternoon