Kurihama Flower World

We've recently discovered a number of parks and open space areas that are close to our house and it's been really great! (especially with the cool spring days that we've had) Unfortunately, most of the parks include very long hills...but there's something about pretty flowers that can convince me to do almost anything! (they also usually end with great panoramic views of the surrounding bay and/or countryside!)

Even though I can't read Japanese...I am still drawn to the posters that line the train stations and advertise local flower gardens and outdoor events. This was the case last weekend since I kept seeing these posters that showed fields of poppies and I was determined to find them! A few tips from friends helped us figure out where to go and we ended up with a lovely little adventure to Kurihama Flower World.









We were greeted with fields of poppies that were in full bloom. (Apparently this happens each year from mid-May to the beginning of June) The gardens are also in full bloom again in the fall when they have fields full of cosmos...guess we'll be back sometime in September!

Oh, yeah...there was a pretty cool playground at the top too!

On Sunday we enjoyed a bike ride to the end of our peninsula - an area called Kannonzaki. We were able to ride all along the water and find lots more green space too!