[Kochi ]Recommended for girls! 4 special gardens and parks in Kochi

You can enjoy a wonderful garden in Kitagawa Village. "Monet's Garden "is a reproduction of the beautiful garden that the Impressionist master Claude Monet, also known as "the Painter of Light ", created himself in Giverny in northern France, where he loved and moved. Monet's home garden is also known as the birthplace of the famous "water lilies ". Monet collected rare plants from around the world to create his ideal garden, which he cared for his entire life. With the cooperation of the Claude Monet Foundation, visitors to Kitagawa Village can now appreciate an authentic Monet garden.

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The park has three gardens, "Garden of Flowers "with colorful flowers like the artist's palette, "Garden of Water "with water lilies that produced many masterpieces, and "Garden of Bordighera "created on the theme of Monet's works, including the mountains and sea in Kochi Prefecture, each with different charm.

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If you are enchanted by the lovely Monet's Garden, you can also buy carefully nurtured seasonal flowers, plants, and mixtures as souvenirs at the direct sales shop at "Flower House ". These stylish plants, which can only be purchased here, would make a great gift for someone.

Located in the Kubokawa area of Shimanto Town, Takaoka County, "Shimanto Forest Park "has a large lawn where you can play freely, as well as many recreational activities such as a 60 meter long roller slide, athletic facilities, go-cart rides and an outdoor stage. It is a beautiful park where you can stretch out amidst the beautiful babbling stream and greenery.

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"Shimanto Forest Park "is characterized by its many music-related events. Among them are "Piano in the Forest "and "Violin in the Forest ", which anyone can freely play, even if they have never tried playing before. The attraction is that you can easily experience music by starting a session with other people who are there, and sometimes professionals are playing. In addition, concerts are sometimes held under the moonlight, making this a spot that attracts the attention of music-loving girls.

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Sometimes ballet concerts are held in the refreshing outdoors with live piano music. In addition, the adjacent "Kubokawa Shimanto Kaikan "also hosts movies and classical concerts, so feel free to check out the event information when you visit to see if you can easily attend your favorite events.

"Facility Information "
Name of facility: Shimanshou Forest Park
Address: 8-102 Kouzukigaoka, Shimanto Town, Takaoka-gun, Kochi Prefecture, 786-0011, Japan
Phone number: 0880-22-4777
Opening hours: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Entry Material: None

"Kochi Prefectural Makino Botanical Garden ", located on Mount Godaisan in Kochi City, was created to honor the work of Dr. Tomitaro Makino, "also known as the father of Japanese plant taxonomy ". It is the only botanical garden in Shikoku where a natural ecosystem has been established and the plants are carefully managed while making the most of the natural beauty of Mount Godaisan. Visitors can enjoy more than 3,000 varieties of plants, including wild plants based on Dr. Makino's great achievements.

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"Kochi Prefectural Makino Botanical Garden "is famous for its stylish museum exterior and its fusion of art and plants. Instead of the standard botanical garden style that is often seen, the building and space are skillfully used to make the plants more beautiful and to allow visitors to view them from unexpected angles.

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Among them, the 9-meter-high "Green Tower "was designed to resemble a large tree in a cave, allowing visitors to admire the lush vegetation while looking up at the sky through the atrium.

Every year, "Cherry Blossom Evening "is held during the cherry blossom season, when you can enjoy the fantastically illuminated cherry blossoms, and during the orchid season, you can walk around among orchids that bloom taller than your height on both sides, and other events are prepared to allow you to appreciate flowers in their most beautiful state according to the season.

"English Garden House "is a spot where you can admire a garden full of roses and herbs in bloom, and since it was originally a mandarin orange farm, you can also taste a wide variety of Kochi citrus fruits such as seven types of mandarins and pomelos from the farm. This is a popular place for SNS girls to feel like a princess and also enjoy lace flowers and colorful roses.

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"The garden at the English Garden House "was created by the owner over a long period of time by painstakingly laying out stones and bricks one by one, and is so well finished that it attracts media coverage during the rose season. The Western-style building fits perfectly with the elegant garden, where you can enjoy lunch or tea time.

In addition to citrus fruits such as greenhouse oranges and konatsu, visitors can purchase blueberries and other seasonal fruits throughout the year. There are also jams and dried fruits made from fruits carefully grown in their own vegetable garden that can be bought as souvenirs. Candle night is sometimes held at night, and visitors can admire the beautiful flowers illuminated by warm lights.