Our 140th entry in this blog is our trip to Yokohama English Garden in Kanagawa, Japan. Our first plan is to visit Showa Kinen Park to do biking but when we reached the gates of the park, it was closed due to the pandemic. We did not even check first their website for latest news. haha! Lesson learned. And so, we thought of another place and we decided to finally visit this garden. It is not easily accessible but they have their own shuttle so we gave it a go!

Though the place is small, every inch of space they have are covered with interesting floral plants. Mostly roses. Since it is currently Autumn season, most plants and flowers are getting bald for the Winter, but still it is a very colorful garden to visit.

The garden’s theme for this month is Easter. There are bunnies, eggs, and Easter related decorations in the garden. And it is a perfect sunny day as well to look for Easter eggs right? 🙂

The Yokohama English Garden has cultivated for years flowers and trees typical of the Yokohama climate, with more than 1,800 roses of 1,300 different varieties as its center of attraction, all showing the changes of nature from its spring buds to the way they wilt in the fall.

It is an English Garden where you can enjoy roses from spring to fall, as it includes roses that bloom all year round with an elegant fragrance. Ate Rei and Sai here are busy looking at the map of different plants located in the area.

The place is so peaceful, and perfect for photo shoots. I can just imagine this place during sprint time, a perfect place to be if you love flowers.

The Yokohama English Garden is divided into the 5 areas of “Rose & Clematis Garden”, “Rose & Perennial Garden”, “Rose & Herb Garden”, “Rose & Grass Garden” and “Rose & Shrub Garden”, May being the best time to see over thousands varieties and specimens of roses.

It is also possible to enjoy clematis and several perennials. In June, 300 varieties of hydrangeas and roses share the stage. The rose tunnel is also popular.

Located a 10 minute walk from Hiranumabashi Station on the Sotetsu Line. Adjoining TVK Housing Plaza Yokohama, visitors to this English-style garden can enjoy thousands of varieties of roses and seasonal blooming plants. A free shuttle bus operates from the west exit of Yokohama Station.

The park’s five garden areas are planted with roses and color-themed flowers, creating beautiful sights which differ throughout the four seasons.

There are also shops and cafes in the park where you can enjoy rose-themed goods, sweets, and lunch dishes.

And now we are back inside the shop. I so like to buy a plant in there but I don’t think we can take good care of it in our apartment. hehe. So we will just visit this place always. Nice idea! 🙂

Here is Ate Rei and Sai waiting for the shuttle bus to take us back to Yokohama Station. Until next time YEG! We hope to visit in spring time.