Enjoy the hydrangeas at Kanagawa Prefecture’s Meigetsu-in Temple!

Japan’s rainy season may be coming up, but there’s still plenty to look forward to! While June is generally wet and muggy, it’s also when varying colours of hydrangea begin to bloom beautifully all over Kanto. If you’re looking to see the flowers in all their glory, we suggest heading to the history-rich city of Kamakura, which was once the capital of Japan.

There are many great spots to see hydrangeas around Kamakura, however the most famous is Meigetsu-in Temple—it’s even nicknamed “the Hydrangea Temple”!

The temple grounds are renowned for their exquisite collection of thousands of blue hydrangeas. Every year a great number of people flock from all over the country to admire and photograph the temple’s idyllic scenery.

Hydrangeas may begin to bloom at the end of May, but most years they come into full bloom around the second week of June and last until the end of the month. However, the colour of the petals darkens day by day until they reach the lovely Meigetsu-in Blue. We urge you to come enjoy them at the peak of their beauty!