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Shinagawa Hanakaido
A flower-lined path along the Katsushima Canal’s flood-control embankment, featuring seasonal blooms.
Shinagawa Hanakaido is a series of flower beds along an approximately 1.2-mile flood-control embankment beside the Katsushima Canal. Under the slogan “Let’s turn the banks of the Katsushima Canal into a flower garden,” local residents, schools, businesses, and other community members work together each year to sow flower seeds. Seasonal blooms delight visitors throughout the year, including rapeseed flowers and cherry blossoms in spring and cosmos in fall.
The area has also become a popular walking route for local residents. From around April to October, visitors may spot the rare and graceful Chinese windmill butterfly fluttering along the waterfront. Anyone is free to explore the area, making it a pleasant place to take a leisurely walk and admire the waterfront scenery between sightseeing stops.
Highlights
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Flower beds created along an approximately 1.2-mile flood-control embankment beside the Katsushima Canal.
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Maintained primarily by a local nonprofit organization and open for anyone to explore.
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A variety of seasonal flowers, including rapeseed flowers and cherry blossoms in spring and cosmos in fall.
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Rapeseed flowers blanket the embankment in spring
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Hydrangeas bloom in early summer
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The plantings vary by year and season. In 2021, marigolds representing gold medals and salvia representing bronze medals were planted as part of a project welcoming visitors to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games
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Cosmos reach their peak around September
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Various seasonal events are held throughout the year
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Local volunteers gather to sow seeds
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A Chinese windmill butterfly, seen along the waterfront from around April to October
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Details
- Name in Japanese
- しながわ花海道
- Postal Code
- 141-0011
- Address
- 2-chome Higashioi, Shinagawa City, Tokyo (around the Katsushima Canal)
- Closed on
- Open to visitors at all times
- Hours
- Open to visitors at all times
- Admission
- Free
- Access
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1) About a 5-minute walk from Tachiaigawa Station on the Keikyu Line
2) About a 5-minute walk from Samezu Station on the Keikyu Line - Official website
- Official website (Japanese)