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Expo'70 Memorial Park
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- A park totaling approximately 260 hectares in area with a Japanese garden, Natural Culture Park, and a group of facilities for culture, sports, leisure and accommodation, created on the former venue of the Japan World Exposition held in 1970, in commemoration for its success.
- The Natural Culture Park is situated around the Tower of the Sun, the symbol of the Exposition created by the artist Taro Okamoto.
- It is designed so that to the west is forestry and satoyama (rural agricultural scenery), showing traditional Japanese scenery through seasonal changes, attractive nature of chirping of the birds and floral fragrances, and various forms of flowing water including waterfalls and waterwheels.
- Every year, the cosmos of eight kinds (300,000) is in all glory on "the hill of flower" whole surface. He is disguised as "the hill of cosmos."
The Cosmos of Expo'70 Memorial Park
- It is in the hall former site of a Japanese expo, and nine kinds, such as Somei Yoshino, a wild cherry tree, and a weeping cherry tree, and about 5500 are in all glory.
- The highlight of a cherry tree is in every place of Natural Cultural Garden and a Japanese garden.
The Cherry tree of Expo'70 Memorial Park
- ̎In Hanazono of the tulip of Natural Cultural Garden in Expo. 70 Commemoration Park, the tulip of red and yellow, and which 100,000 8 color 21 purple kinds is in bloom.
The Turip of Expo'70 Memorial Park
- When greeting summer acting before the audience, the flower of a sunflower blooms so that "The garden of a tulip" of Natural Cultural Garden may be filled.
- The number, about 10,000 stocks of 22 kinds! There is also a sunflower of a kind which the name of prominent painters, such as Gogh, and Monet, Gauguin, attached, and those who see with the splendid flower are entertained.
The Sunflower of Expo'70 Memorial Park
- The autumnal-leaves spot of a natural culture park is the Higashi-ooji(east street), the circumference of a study hall, the circumference of a waterfall of a maple, Nishi-ooji(west street), and The pond of Nire.
- The autumnal-leaves spot of a Japanese garden is a tearoom "Hanan,banrian", a pond, a waterfall, and a spring.
The Autumnal leaves of Expo'70 Memorial Park
- Umebayashi(The wood of a plum) is in the place which went west from the solar tower.
- Then, the flower of 128 kinds and about 600 plums is in bloom at the 5500-square meter site.
The Plum of Expo'70 Memorial Park
- In Hasuike of a Japanese garden, the flower of 26-kind 1200 stocks of lotuses blooms beautifully.
- The bridge of a simple design passes along a center and, as for Hasuike of Expo. 70 Commemoration Park, the flower of the lotus of pink or white colors the circumference.
- The flower of a lotus will be opened in the early morning, and will be closed in the daytime.
The Lotus flower of Expo'70 Memorial Park
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- [Address]
- Senri EXPO Park, Suita City, Osaka Pref.
- [Access]
- Osaka Monorail: Short walk from Bampaku Kinen-koen Sta.
- [The link to a website]
- The website of "Expo'70 Memorial Park"(japanese)