A Walk on Omachi Nature Observation Garden
Turning off from Omachi Nashi Kaido Highway, there is an area called
Omachi
Recreation Zone where people could enjoy studying and feeling the nature
in Zoo, Nature Museum, Botanical Garden of Decorative Plants and Nature
Observation Garden in. Especially, Nature Observation Garden has wooden
promenade decks the wet lands opening in Nagata Yatsu Valley that has much
natural water from many springs in woods in the valley. It has the
Rose
Garden and
the Village of Maple Trees in it.
Kaii Higashiyama, a famous painter lived in Ichikawa City often visited the garden to see
the nature.
A walk in Omachi Nature Observation Garden is very attractive in every
four seasons since it preserves true nature. Why don't you visit Omachi
Nature Observation Garden?
Omachi Nature Observation Garden
Omachi Nature Observation Garden is a municipal park that is opened in Nagata Yatsu Valley in Ono and Omachi area in Ichikawa City since it preserves nature well even now. The water in the valley comes from woods and pear gardens around it.
It is a bird paradise, common Indian kingfishers, green herons, Japanese great tits and so on come there to get fresh water and nature. In winter, shrikes, black-faced buntings and Siberian bluechat come.
Every four seasons, many flowers bloom in the garden. Alders, magnolia kobuses and watercress in spring, wisterias and yellow irises in early summer, silk trees and dayflowers in summer and so many seasonal flowers decorate the garden.
The Rose Garden in Omachi Nature Observation Garden has 96 kinds of over 1000 rose trees and they fully bloom in every early summer and fall. In summer, Golden lilies bloom and fireflies fly at night. Many maple trees lining along a small river near the south gate and on the Village of Maple Trees sparklingly painted with their autumn leaves.
There are 96 kinds of over 1000 rose trees in the Rose Garden in Omachi Nature Observation Garden. The garden is the largest rose garden in the city.
Omachi Nature Observation Garden is known as the noted spots viewing yellow irises. There are thousands of the irieses blooming in the garden.
A mountain beside the zoo in Omachi Nature Observation Garden has about 450 maple trees in it so it is called the Village of Maple Trees. The mountain is opened for limited time. The maple trees lining along the river near the south gate are also beautifully colored. Moreover, visitors could enjoy seeing autumn leaves while they walk on the promenade decks in the garden.
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Omachi Nature Observation Garden
- Omachi Nature Observation Garden has accessibilities from both Narita and Haneda International Airport.
- From Narita International Airport, take Keisei Narita Sky Access line bound to Nippori Sta or Haneda International Airport and get off Shin Kamagaya Sta, transfer the line to Hokuso line bound to Nishi Magome or Haneda International Airport and get off Omachi Sta.
- From Haneda International Airport, take Keikyu-line bound to Inba Nihon Daigaku (Nihon University) and get off Omachi Station.
- Take 5 minute walk from Omachi Sta.
- 4-228-1 Onomachi, Ichikawa, Chiba
The Landmarks near Omachi Nature Observation Garden
Omachi and Ono have many pear gardens, pears are their special products.
Omachi Nature Observation Garden
It has the Rose Garden and the Village of Maple Trees.
It has a legend connecting to Masakado Taira and it dedicates him.
It was built by Norinobu Soya and has a legends of Masakado Taira and
Komagata Grand Shrine.
It was built by Masakado Taira, one of the mot famous samurai heroes in
Kanto.
It was famous for the statue of Chichinashi Nio and it belongs to Shichifukujin
in Ichokawa.
The shrine of Gozu Tenno, the god giving children to faithful couples, is dedicated in it.
It dedicates Daikokuten, the god of wealth, belonging to Ichikawa Shichifukujin.
It is an old temple with 650 years history and it has Ono Tenmangu Shrine built by Masakado Taira.
Many Flowers written in the Myriad of Leaves are exhibited with tanka poems
Swans and some waterfowls go on the pond surrounded by cherry trees in spring.
Many attractive landmarks stand along it.
The sacred temple covered with holy cherry trees is famous for the legend of Seven Sutra Mound and Shichifukujin in Ichikawa.
The first nunnery of Nichiren Sect built by the Princess Tokiwai, the legend said ther daughter of the Emperor drifted to Ichikawa.