Minami Park and Fukuoka City Botanical Garden nestle on a huge flat hilly lands. The best place to view 1,000 cherry blossom trees is Hanami Square. West observatory is ideal to get a panoramic picture of sakura and the city landscape of Fukuoka.
Admission: free of charge, 400 Yen for Fukuoka City Botanical Garden
Number of sakura trees: 1,000
The age of trees:
Variety: Yoshino cherry
2019/2020 Cherry Blossom Viewing Dates at Minami Park
Cherry blossom viewing period: late March to early April
Best time to view in 2019: late March to early April
Best time to view in 2020 (estimated): late March to early April
Light-up:
Cherry blossom festival in 2019: not available
How to visit
Access: By Bus: Take Nishitetsu bus No.56, 58 or 25-1, and get off at the Dobutsuen-iriguchi. Take No.57 and get off at Jyochifukuoka-Cyukou-mae stop.
By Subway: Take Nanakuma line and get off at Yakuin-odori station (a 15-minute walk from Exit 2).
Address: 1-1 Minamikōen, Chūō-ku, Fukuoka
Japanese address: 福岡県福岡市中央区南公園1-1
