February 27, 2013 at 11:06 am

The Wisteria Flower Tunnel at Kawachi Fuji Garden

by twistedsifter

 

Located in the city of Kitakyushu, Japan, Kawachi Fuji Garden is home to an incredible 150 Wisteria flowering plants spanning 20 different species. The garden’s main attraction is the Wisteria tunnel that allows visitors to walk down an enchanting tunnel exploding with colour.

Located about 6 hours (according to Google Maps) from Tokyo, the best time to visit is from late April to mid May, typically peaking at the end of April. The garden is private so there is an entry fee.

Below you will find a gallery of this stunning garden along with information on wisteria and travel tips and visitor details I was able to cull from various sources online.

 

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Photograph via udivitelno.com

 

 

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Photograph via udivitelno.com

 

 

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Photograph via udivitelno.com

 

 

Wisteria

 
Wisteria is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, that includes ten species of woody climbing vines native to the Eastern United States and to China, Korea, and Japan. Wisteria vines climb by twining their stems either clockwise or counterclockwise round any available support. They can climb as high as 20 m (65.6 ft) above the ground and spread out 10 m (32.8 ft) laterally. The world’s largest known Wisteria vine is in Sierra Madre, California, measuring more than 1 acre (0.40 ha) in size and weighing 250 tons, planted in 1894 of the Chinese lavender variety.

The leaves are alternate, 15 to 35 cm long, pinnate, with 9 to 19 leaflets. The flowers are produced in pendulous racemes 10 to 80 cm long and are purple, violet, pink or white. Flowering is in the spring (just before or as the leaves open) in some Asian species, and in mid to late summer in the American species and W. japonica. The flowers of some species are fragrant, most notably Chinese Wisteria. [Source: Wikipedia]

 

 

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Photograph via udivitelno.com

 

 

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Photograph via udivitelno.com

 

 

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Visiting Kawachi Fuji Garden in Kitakyushu

 
– Official site: http://www.city.kitakyushu.lg.jp/kensetu/file_0218.html
– Best time to visit: Late April to mid May
– Admission: YES (approx. 300-100 yen depending on time you are visiting). Greater bloom = more expensive
– Directions: To get to the garden from JR Yahata station, take Nishitetsu bus #56 and get off at Kawachi Elementary School. Then walk 10-15 min to the garden
– GPS coordinates: 33°49’54.62″N 130°47’33.42″E | See on Google Maps
– There is a Wisteria festival here at the end of ‘Golden Week’ from April 27-29

 

 

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Sources

Official site
udivitelno.com
mindphoto.blog.fc2.com
stomaster.livejournal.com
Wikipedia: Wisteria
Trip Advisor
Trip Bucket

 

 

 

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