Introducing tips for taking beautiful photos of hydrangeas in Kazahaya no Sato! Best viewing spots and photo points

掲載日:2023.05.30

Kazahaya no Sato is where you can see approximately 77,000 hydrangeas of 37 varieties. In 2023, the hydrangea festival will be held until July 17th. In this article, we will introduce tips and recommended points for taking beautiful pictures of hydrangeas.

Article production / Mie Travel Camera Club Fugamaru-chan

What is Kazahaya no Sato?

A flower garden located within the Ise Onsen Golf Club in Hisaihekicho TsuCity hekicho You can enjoy three seasons in a year: plum blossoms in March, wisteria in May, and hydrangeas in June.

【ふがまるちゃん】梅は55種555本、藤は10種1800本、紫陽花は37種77,700本と東海地区最大級の規模を誇ります。
【ちゃむ】ここの紫陽花は白・ピンク・紫・赤・青と色とりどりで美しいです。

About the hydrangea festival

Event period

In 2023, the Hydrangea Festival will be held from May 26th (Friday) to July 17th (Monday). More detailed information is available on the Kanko Mie event page.

When is the best time to see hydrangeas?

In 2022, the best time to see them will be on June 15th. The blooming speed is fast in 2023, so we may reach the peak of the season earlier than last year.

Since last year, the last entry is at 6:30pm, so if you enter before then, you'll have a chance to take pictures of hydrangeas and the sunset!

The entrance gate is closed after 6:30 pm, so when you leave the park, go to the passage on the Ise Onsen Golf Club side and exit to the parking lot.

The best time to see white hydrangeas is a little late.

【ふがまるちゃん】白色の紫陽花は他の色の紫陽花よりも1週間ほど見頃が遅くなります。今年は6月中旬に白色の紫陽花が満開かもしれません。
Fees/Business hours

[Adult] 800 yen
[High school students and younger/persons with a disability certificate] Free
[Business hours] 8:00-18:30
[Closed days] Open every day during the period
[Parking] Free

Event schedule

Many events are scheduled to be held during the Hydrangea Festival, including cosplay photo sessions and model photo sessions.

Please see the Kazahaya no Sato official website for the opening times of each event. Due to the situation with the new coronavirus, the event may be canceled, postponed, or scaled down.

【ふがまるちゃん】花Queen撮影会と津クイーン撮影会は紫陽花×ポートレイトを撮れる貴重な機会。以前の花Queen撮影会の様子をこの記事で紹介しますので最後までぜひご覧ください。

About parking lot

There are three parking lots in total, and the third parking lot located around Kazahaya Pond is open only on Saturdays and Sundays.

Kazahaya no Sato's official Twitter has announced a ``no-passage section'' and we ask that you do not use the road that leads to the residential area of TsuCity hekicho.

From June 11th (Saturday) to June 12th (Sunday), 2022, passageways in residential areas were congested, and residents were unable to return home for a while.

Therefore, if there is traffic congestion at the location, please come back later.

【ふがまるちゃん】私のオススメは夕方の時間帯。18時半に行ったらスムーズに入園でき、夕焼けと紫陽花の綺麗なシーンを見られました♫

The above photo was taken at around 18:40 on June 9, 2022, and received a huge response with over 400 likes. At this time, the park was empty so I was able to take photos comfortably. The best time to take photos of the sunset is until after 7pm!

Recommended shooting points

Kazahaya no Sato Recommended photo points

First, we will introduce the main areas of hydrangea divided into ① to ⑧! *Aerial photo provided by Kazahaya no Sato.

*Please note that ⑤⑥⑧⑨⑩⑪⑫ below are not official area names.

① WAVE of love

【ちゃむ】白・紫・ピンク色の紫陽花が広大な斜面にウェーブする場所。ここで写真を撮ったカップルが結婚したエピソードから「恋のWAVE」と命名されたそうです。
② TSU WAVE

【ふがまるちゃん】白と青の紫陽花で「津市の海の波」を表現したエリア。白が砂浜、青が波のように見えますね。
③ Hydrangea stairs

【ふがまるちゃん】木造階段の両脇に紫陽花が咲くエリア。紫陽花×階段は絵になる構図で美しいです

【ちゃむ】この階段でポートレートを撮ってみました♪ 今年から階段中央に手すりが付いたので、ポーズを決めるバリエーションが増えそうです。※撮影の際は周りの方にご配慮くださいね。
④ Gathering Bridge

【ふがまるちゃん】園内の池に掛かる赤い橋。この写真は2020年の花QUEEN撮影会の様子です。モデルさんは歴代の津クイーンの方々が参加されます。

*Tsu Queen is a female model who promotes Tsu.

⑤ Hydrangea Road

【ふがまるちゃん】青と白の紫陽花が咲く通路。斜面なので背景の空を大きく写せます。
⑥ All blue

【ちゃむ】青色の紫陽花が斜面に咲くエリア。斜面の一部が通路になっているので青い紫陽花に包まれる写真を撮れますよ。
⑦ Hydrangea flower clock

【ちゃむ】紫陽花が時計の形になっているエリア。ピンク・白・青と色とりどりの紫陽花が咲くエリアです♪

【ふがまるちゃん】花時計の中央部分にベンチがあります。ここに座って記念撮影はいかが?※私は休憩で座りました笑
⑧ Photo published in Tokai Jalan June issue

【ふがまるちゃん】東海じゃらん6月号に掲載された写真の撮影場所は集い橋のすぐ近くです。手前に紫陽花がどーんと咲き、恋のWAVEを見渡すことが出来ます。
⑨Hydrangea stage

【ふがまるちゃん】彩り豊かな紫陽花が密集するエリア。芝生の上に立つと、まるで紫陽花のステージに立った気分になるかも?

【ちゃむ】ここはメインエリアから離れた高台エリアの紫陽花です。⑨の赤ピンの場所から赤い矢印の方向に向かって撮影しています。
⑩ Annabelle gathering

【ちゃむ】たくさんの白い紫陽花(アナベル)を近い距離で鑑賞できます。まるでカリフラワーみたい♪

【ふがまるちゃん】メインエリアと高台エリアの境界線にあたる通路から撮影。赤い矢印の方向に向かって撮影すると、白い紫陽花を広範囲に写せます。
⑪ Wisteria Jungle

【ちゃむ】これは番外編ですが、藤が咲いていた場所へ行くと綺麗な新緑を鑑賞できます。緑の中でポートレイトを撮りたい方にオススメ♪
⑫ Hydrangeas at Hanachozu (hanachozu)

【ふがまるちゃん】園内の券売所を越えてすぐのところに花手水があります。色とりどりで綺麗でした。

Hydrangea photography techniques

I will tell you some tips on how to take better pictures of the hydrangeas in Kazahaya no Sato.

Blur the hydrangea in the foreground

Instead of just taking a photo of the hydrangea in front of you, you can blur out the hydrangea in the foreground to create a greater sense of depth.

Take a close-up photo of hydrangeas

When photographing a dense collection of hydrangeas, getting closer to the hydrangeas in the foreground will make them more impressive.

An example of not getting close to the hydrangea in the foreground. Even in the same shooting location, the impression changes dramatically.

Children x hydrangeas

When photographing children under elementary school age, a low angle is recommended. Bringing an umbrella will add to the cute atmosphere.

Wet day

Hydrangea doesn't care about the weather. If it's a rainy day, try taking pictures of water droplets on leaves and flower petals.

cloudy day

Cloudy days create a calm and calm atmosphere. When taking pictures of people, holding an umbrella will add to the rainy season atmosphere.

sunny day

Flowers look more three-dimensional on sunny days than on cloudy or rainy days. To make the photo even more impressive, the trick to taking a beautiful photo is to get close to the flower or take a close-up photo of the blue sky.

Fantastic water spray time

There are certain times when water is automatically sprayed, and you may be able to take photos that look like they were taken during a downpour. The shooting location was Koi no WAVE. *Be careful not to get the camera wet.

blur the background

If you want to zoom in and take a photo of a single hydrangea, try blurring the background as much as possible. If you use a lens that can take pictures with an aperture value of F1.8, you can take pictures with bokeh like this photo.

How to know the current flowering status

You can see the current flowering status with photos on Kazahayanosato's official Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook pages.

【ふがまるちゃん】見頃が近づくと開花状況が毎朝発信されるので要チェックです。

Soothe your body with a free footbath

【ふがまるちゃん】なんと!園内には無料の足湯があるんです。場所は恋のWAVEの上側(高台)です。

Don't worry if you forget your towel! Each piece is sold for 100 yen.

【ちゃむ】ポートレイトのモデル役を長時間すると、足が疲れてくるので足湯でリラックスできました♪

Thank you for reading for me until the end.

【ふがまるちゃん】三重県で東海地区最大級の紫陽花が見られるは地元の誇りです。
【ちゃむ】ハートの形をしたカワイイ紫陽花が園内に咲いているので、ぜひ探してみてくださいね。
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name

"Kazahayanosato" ~Kappa's Hometown~ 2024 Hydrangea Festival

Event period (for display)

June 1st (Friday) - July 7th (Sunday), 2024

Venue name

Kazahaya no Sato, a flower garden that combines welfare and the environment ~Kappa no Furusato~

address
Inside Ise Onsen Golf Club, 4096 hekicho TsuCity, 514-1138
telephone number

059-255-5755

Fee

*Prices vary depending on when the flowers are in full bloom.
18 years old and over: 100 yen to 1500 yen (highest quality) to 100 yen
13 years old and over: 0 yen ~ 800 yen (highest quality) ~ 0 yen
Children under 12, people with disabilities (attendants must pay a fee), and pets (fees apply for use of the dog run): 0 yen

business hours

June 1st to 30th: 8:00-18:30 (admission deadline)
July 1st - 15th: 8:00 - 18:00 (admission deadline)

holiday

Open all year round

parking

Parking lot 1: 300 cars, Parking lot 2: 100 cars, West parking lot: 50 cars, Golf course parking lot: 100 cars, Large tourist buses: 10 cars

Access by public transportation

◆Kintetsu Nagoya Line Hisai Station (express train stop)
West Exit → Mie Kotsu Bus Sakakibara Garage → Get off at Togi Jinja-mae → 15 minutes walk
Outbound 6:30 7:16 46 8:26 9:16 10:16 11:16 12:16 13:16 14:16 15:16 16:16 17:6 36 18:6
Return 8:21 51 9:31 56 10:51 11:46 12:50 13:26 51 14:52 16:5 53 17:30 18:1 42 19:25
◇Taxi Kintetsu Hisai Station West Exit → Kazahaya no Sato ¥2200

Access by car

◆Ise Expressway
Turn right at Hisai IC → Route 165 → Turn right at Hyakugo Bank/JA Mie Chuo → Kazehaya Danchi → Parking lot
◇From Suzuka
Nakasei Bypass → Family Mart TsuCity Noda Store → Side road → Turn right under the overpass → Prefectural Route 658 → Turn right at the Social Welfare Corporation Shojukai sign → Along Kazehaya Pond → Parking lot
◇From Iga area
Route 165 → Hyakugo Bank/JA Mie Chuo turn left → Kazehaya Danchi → Hisai Kotsu → turn right at the parking lot sign
◇From Ise
Chuse Bypass → Turn left at Takachaya Komorimachi intersection → Route 165 → Turn right at Hyakugo Bank and JA Mie Chuo → Kazehaya Danchi → Hisai Kotsu → Turn right at the parking lot sign
*Navi ☎059-255-3433 Ise Onsen Golf Club

Related spots

Kazahaya no Sato, 90 minutes from Chubu Centrair International Airport

Kazahaya no Sato, a flower garden that combines welfare and the environment ~Kappa no Furusato~

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TsuCity

Kazahaya no Sato - Kappa no Furusato - is 90 minutes from Chubu Centrair International Airport and 5 minutes from Hisai IC on the Ise Expressway. It is 32 minutes to VISON, one of Japan's largest commercial resorts, on the Ise Expressway, 25 minutes to Senshu-ji Temple, designated as a national treasure in 2017, 70 minutes to IseJingu on National Route 23, and 41 minutes to the World Heritage Site Kumano Kodo Onna-toge Togeguchi on the Ise Expressway. It is an ideal place to stop by or take a lunch break on your way to or from Ise-Shima sightseeing. Kazahaya no Sato is located on the shores of Kazahaya Pond, which has a circumference of 3.8 km, in the Ise Onsen Golf Club, a hilly area of about 78,000 m2. Kazahaya Pond is one of 800 irrigation ponds created nationwide by Emperor Suinin in October of the winter of the 35th year of the thirteen ... During the Sengoku period, the land where the feudal lord of Tsujo, TakatoraTodo, worked on irrigation construction was named Kazehaya Pond, and it is still one of the prefecture's major water sources for fields. ''Since 2004, the users and staff of the social welfare organization Seijukai's facility for the disabled have been working together to grow plum trees, wisteria, and hydrangeas. As the first flower garden in Japan to incorporate horticultural welfare, it is working to integrate the environment and welfare. ''From early February to late March, 560 plum trees of 65 varieties, including Kankobai, Michishirube, Shirakaga, Kagoshima Kobai, Beni Chidori, Nikko Ume, Benitsuru, Bungo Ume, Minato Kobai, Koume, Nanko Ume, Omoi no Mama, and Rinshi Ume, bloom on a carpet of green grass covering 25,000 m2. ``The plum trees are at their most beautiful in early March.'' "Wisteria" One in the world Enjoy the one-of-a-kind wisteria trellis design "Nine-stroke three-tier circle" "♡ Sky" and "10 different wisteria trellis designs". 900 wisteria of 10 varieties, including "Shirokobi Tan Wisteria", "Shikobi Tan Wisteria", "Red Wisteria", "Kuchibeni Wisteria", "Rokushaku Wisteria", "Kyushaku Wisteria", "Nagasaki One-year-old Wisteria", "Yae Kuroryu Wisteria", "Kokuryu Wisteria", and "Shiranoda Wisteria", will bloom from mid-April to early May on 10 varieties of wisteria trellises covering 10,000㎡ and standing trees in the 58,000㎡ garden. "The most beautiful time for wisteria is late April". 77,700 hydrangeas of 45 varieties were planted in a vast hilly area of 33,000㎡ with designs such as "Love Wave", "TSUWAVE", "Hydrangea Clock", "Hydrangea Flowerbeds by Variety", and "Borrowed Scenery of Kazehaya Pond, created by Emperor Suinin and named by TakatoraTodo". From the place where you can see half of the hydrangea area, you can see a spectacular view that will make you cheer. It's a different world created by hydrangeas. Due to the beauty of the plantings that make the most of the environment, it has been praised as the most beautiful hydrangea garden in Japan. The varieties that can only be seen in Kazahaya no Sato, such as "Selma", "Sharona", "Serena", "Sandra", "Sabrina", and "Sierra", as well as "Ao Temari", "Shiro Temari", "Pink Temari", "Sumida no Hanabi", "Sky Blue", "Marine Blue", "Tsukasa Blue", "Chaplit", "Sangai", "Red Sensation", "Koijigahama", "Kasurarin Pink", "Uzu", "Beni-gaku", "Ao-gaku", "Shiro-gaku", "Nanadan-hana", "Jogasaki", "Junihitoe", "Lemon Wave", "Mikata Yae", "Akishino Temari", "Kurenai", "Princess Hydrangea", "Annabelle", "Pink Annabelle", "Galaxy", "Dance Party", "Happy Friend", "Dolce Chic", "Son", "City Line Paris", "Black Diamond Red Angel", and "Rin" will be in full bloom. The best time to see hydrangeas is from June 10th to 20th. In Kazahaya no Sato, the best time to see hydrangeas is called "beginning to change color" → "beautiful" → "shabby chic". Around the end of May, the "frame flowers" start to change color, and around mid-June, all varieties become "beautiful". After the "true flowers" bloom, the frame flowers become "shabby chic (tasteful and elegant in their oldness)". You can also take sunrise photos (reservations required) and sunset photos. In the fall of 2024, we are planning to have the entire flower garden (68,000 m2) beautifully blooming with "cosmos". Take a walk surrounded by the calls of wild birds such as pheasants (Japan's national bird), Japanese bush warblers, and Japanese white-eyes, and relax in a foot bath (only during the paid Flower Festival period). During the Flower Festival, you can enjoy "bring-your-own bento" lunches from "Kazahaya Teahouse" and "kitchen cars" in the many gazebos (22 rest areas) and on the lawns! Enjoy the "healing flower scenery," a different world you cannot see in your everyday life, with your family, friends, or groups of three generations. ☆Fun items at Kazahaya no Sato: "Commemorative photo with Kappy", "Foot bath with a great view", "Kazahaya no Sato map quiz", "Hammock with fresh green leaves", "Dog photo stand", "Natural grass dog run OK for all dog breeds", "Swings", "Children's bouldering" ☆Fun items at Kazahaya no Sato: "Welcome commemorative photo with Kappy", "22 gazebos at viewpoints within the park", "Hanachozu", "Foot bath with a great view", "Hammock with fresh green leaves", "Photo stand for pets", "All dog breeds OK! A 9,900㎡ dog run with beautiful flowers blooming in the natural grass", "Children's athletics", "Children's stamp rally", "Kazahaya no Sato map quiz" ☆Hananooka Shrine: "Temple stamps" and "Ema" ☆Kazahaya Teahouse "Penguin" Open every day from 10am to 4pm: "Sendai beef tongue meatball skewers", "Ryoufuso Seitsu TsuGyoza", "Plum udon", "Anotsu fried noodles", "Soba", "Fried chicken", "Fried octopus", "Mitarashi dango" "Pastry Workshop f" 10:30am-3:30pm "Hot Lemonade", "Sweet Drink", "Pudding", "Cheesecake", "Torta Caprese" ☆Free round trip golf cart shuttle for people with mobility issues or who wish to ride in a cart ・Operating days: 6/8-7/7 Operating hours: 9am-5pm (driver's break 12pm-12:40pm) ・A round trip golf cart (4-seater) shuttles between Parking Lot 1 and Kazahaya Chaya. ・Wheelchair users can load their wheelchair into the cart at the boarding area and enter the park. A fusion of welfare and the environment Garden KAZAHAYANOSATO ~Hometown of Kappa~ 'Kazahaya no Sato -Kappa's home-' is located just 5 minutes from Hisai interchange of Ise highway and 25 minutes on Chusei bypass from 'Senjuji', which was designated as a national treasure in 2017. Situated conveniently on the way to your sightseeing in Ise Shima is Kazahaya no Sato. It takes 5 minutes to reach us from the Hisai interchange and 70 minutes from the Ise Grand Shrine on Route 23. Located just 40 minutes from Otokido Pass, a starting point for hiking part of the World Heritage Site of Kumano Kodo, an ancient pilgrimage route from before the Edo period. It is also 75 minutes on route 23 to the Ise Shima summit venue. Kazahaya no Sato is the ideal spot to take a well-earned rest for lunch en-route to Ise Shima. Kazahaya no Sato is a hilly area The pond is about 70,000 square meters in circumference, and is 3.8 km in circumference. Kazahaya pond is just one of the 800 irrigation ponds that Emperor Suinin had built for Japan in the winter of 35 AD. In the period of warring states the lord of Tsu castle, Lord Takatora Todo, named Kazehaya the land where irrigation work was to be completed. It has been the water resource for our main rice fields in Mie prefecture ever since. Since 2004, the Social Welfare Corporation Sei jyu kai worked alongside residents and staff of care homes to help us prune, fertilize, weed, improve and remedy soil as well as maintain and operate the management of plums, wisteria and hydrangea. We are happily the first garden in Japan to incorporate gardening welfare and are continually working on blending the environment with the welfare of our close knit community. We have 56 species of plants with There are 555 plum trees including Kankoubai, Michisirube, Shi-rokaga, Kagoshimakoubai, Benichidori, Nikkobai, Benizuru, Bungoume, Minatokoubai, Koume, Nankoubai, and Omoinomama to name but a few. There are 500 different species and 45 different types such as Rinshibai. These bloom within the 58,000 square meter lawn from early February to late March. We have 10 types of Wisteria which are named Shirokapitan, Murasakikapitan, Benifuji, Kuchibenifuji, Rokusyakufuji, Kyusyakufuji, Nagasakiissaifuji, Yaekokuryufuji, Ko-kuryufuji and Shironodafuji. These bloom on 10 different types of wisteria trees in an 10 thousand square meter area from the end of April to early May. We have 35 kinds of Hydrangea such as Aotemari, Shirotemari, Pinktemari, Sumidanohanabi, Sky Blue, Marine Blue, Tsukasa Blue, Chaplit, San Gaia, Red Sensation, Koijigahama, Kas-urarin Pink, Uz, Benigaku, Aogaku, Shirogaku, Nanadanbana, Jogasaki, Jyunihitoe, Hime Ajisai and Annabel. Please take time to appreciate the special Hydrangea called Selma, Sharona, Serena, Sandra, Sabrina and Soraya which are blooming only in Kazahayanosato from early June to early July. Take an enjoyable stroll through the singing pheasants and Japanese warblers. Please enjoy the other-worldliness and "healing scenery" which cannot be noticed so often in our modern lives. We wish you to enjoy the gardens and atmosphere from a time some 3 generations past.☆ Amusement in Kazahaya no Sato ◇Kappi commemorative photo ◇Foot bath with a great view ◇Kazahaya Tea House "Penguin" "Kashi Kobo f" ◇Kazahaya no Sato Map Quiz ◇Photo Platform of Dogs and Wisteria ◇Natural grass Dog run area ◇"Kappi items for sale" made by Kohan no Sato Kazahaya "Kappa Sara" "Kappa charm" "Kappa YUI coaster" "Foot bath towel" "Kappa wreath" "Kappi towel" "Kappi key ring" "Kappi doll" "Kappi windmill"

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