[2024 Takeo Attraction] Travel Guide for Mifuneyama Rakuen (Updated Dec)

Teamlab: a forest where gods live

If you've been to a teamlab exhibit, you know what to expect. What makes this one special is the location. The park is beautiful with different venues spread everywhere. Some pieces resemble others featured in different locations, e.g. the pound where the carps projections are feels like the one in teamlab Planets in Tsukiji, Tokyo. That said, the location itself gives a different vibe to the pieces. Wear comfortable shoes and be careful when walking around as the place can be quite dark in some places. There are 2 gates and one opens 1 hour later, at 20:00. I would suggest entering earlier so you don't have to rush to see everything.

[Saga, a gentle Japanese encounter]

🌆 Saga is like a quiet Japanese painting. 🏖️ Tourist attractions: 1. Mifuneyama Rakuen: Picturesque all year round, especially in autumn when the garden is full of maple leaves. Tickets are around JPY 1,500. 2. Tosu Premium Outlets: A shopping paradise where you can enjoy shopping to your heart's content. Free admission. 3. Ariake Sea Fire Festival: Experience the lively atmosphere of local festivals. Free admission. 🍖 Local delicacies: 1. Saga Seki Ramen: Fresh and delicious soup. A bowl costs around JPY 800. 2. Ureshino Onsen Porridge: Nutritious. A serving costs around JPY 500. 3. Grilled Mochi: Crispy on the outside and glutinous on the inside. Costs around JPY 300. 🎁 Specialty products: 1. Karatsu ware: Unique shapes. 2. Dried fruits from Saga Prefecture: Sweet and delicious. 🚶‍ Travel guide: On the first day, visit Mifuneyama Rakuen and enjoy Saga Seki Ramen in the evening. On the second day, go shopping at Tosu Premium Outlets, then attend the Ariake Sea Fire Festival and try onsen porridge and grilled mochi. 🎯 Travel experience: Saga has a relaxing charm, and every corner is full of life. The food is satisfying, and the specialty products are delightful.

A Must-Visit Attraction

The Four Seasons of Mifuneyama Rakuen Offer Different Scenery. Although There Are No Flowers in November, the Red Leaves Are Beautiful. You Can Take Photos by the Lake and See Different Views Every Few Steps. Along the Mountain Path, You Can See Not Only Red Leaves but Also Some Fruit Trees and Ginkgo Trees. I Even Met a Very Friendly and Cute Cat. You Can Drive Yourself or Join a Day Tour. I Joined a Day Tour, and There Was Enough Time for Sightseeing and Taking Photos.

Kyushu Flower Viewing Spots

Takefune Mountain Park - Known as Kyushu's most beautiful Japanese garden, it offers different sceneries in spring, summer, autumn, and winter. The guide took real shots for us of the spectacular 'Azalea Valley' during the azalea season, with Takefune Mountain as the backdrop, about 200,000 azalea plants bloom, forming a complete carpet of flowers. Yutoku Inari Shrine - Along with Fushimi Inari and Kasama Inari, it is known as one of Japan's three major Inari shrines. The shrine worships the guardian deity of people's basic needs, attracting 3 million worshippers every year, making it extremely popular. During the flower season, azaleas and wisteria also drape the treetops, making it one of Saga's flower viewing spots. Ureshino Onsen - One of Japan's three famous skin-beautifying hot springs, the spring water is rich in sodium, which can soften the skin's keratin, making the skin tender, hence it's called 'Beauty Skin Hot Spring'. Drinking it can also improve the functions of the intestines and liver. Not only 'beauty skin', but it can also make you a 'beauty' from the inside out.

Mifuneyama Rakuen, Takeo, Saga, Japan

We visited Mifuneyama Rakuen in late April. It was so beautiful and relaxing there. A wonderful place for family to visit. I would love to visit again in different seasons.

teamLab : A Forest Where Gods Live

teamLab : A Forest Where Gods Live หากจะพูดถึงงาน Digital Art ชื่อแรกที่หลายคนนึกถึงคงไม่พ้น “teamLab” กลุ่มคนรักศิลปะที่รวมตัวผู้คนจากหลากหลายสาขาอาชีพ มาร่วมกันสร้างสรรค์งานศิลปะในรูปแบบใหม่ และจัดแสดงผลงานในหลายประเทศทั่วโลก และคราวนี้เราจะพาเพื่อนๆ ไปชม 1 ในนิทรรศการของ teamLab ที่ต้องบอกว่าเขาเล่นใหญ่มากจริงๆ เพราะงานนี้จัดที่ Mifuneyama Rakuen Park สวนที่ถูกสร้างขึ้นตั้งแต่ปี 1845 ในจังหวัด Saga และมีพื้นที่กว้างถึง 500,000 ตารางเมตร โดย artwotk ทั้งหมด จะกระจายไปตามจุดต่างๆ ทั้งในสวน และภายในโรงแรม Mifuneyama Rakuen ซึ่งอยู่ในบริเวณเดียวกัน โดยรีวิวนี้เราจะพาไปชม artwork ที่ไม่ควรพลาดของงานนี้ และ จุดถ่ายรูปต่างๆ เผื่อใครมีแพลนจะเดินทางมาชมงาน จะได้มีข้อมูลเบื้องต้นเพื่อเตรียมตัวกันครับ พื้นที่จัดงานหลักๆ แบ่งเป็นสองส่วน คือ ภายในโรงแรม Mifuneyama Rakuen เป็นบริเวณที่สามารถเข้าชมได้ตั้งแต่ช่วงกลางวัน ภายในมีร้านชาให้บริการ เปิดตั้งแต่ 11.00 น. (แนะนำว่าถ้าไม่ได้มาพักโรงแรมก็ควรไปอุดหนุนร้านชานะครับ เพราะข้างในถ่ายรูปสวยมาก) อีกส่วนคือภายในสวนซึ่งเป็นพื้นที่กลางแจ้ง จะเปิดไฟในช่วงเย็น (ตามเวลาที่แจ้งไว้ด้านล่าง) แนะนำว่าหากใครแพลนมาชมงาน มาถึงสักช่วงบ่ายๆ เป็นต้นไปก็น่าจะพอดีกับช่วงที่เปิดไฟ สำหรับรายละเอียดของ artwork จุดต่างๆ เข้าไปอ่านรายละเอียดได้ภายในรีวิวนี้ครับ การเดินทางมาชมงาน ตั้งต้นจากสถานี Hakata สามารถนั่งรถไฟสาย Relay Kamome หรือ Kasasaki (สายเดียวกับที่ไป Huis Ten Bosch) ใช้เวลาประมาณ 45 – 60 นาที มาลงที่สถานี Takeo-Onsen แนะนำให้ต่อ Taxi มาลงที่โรงแรม Mifuneyama Rakuen (ใช้เวลาประมาณ 5-10 นาที ค่ารถประมาณ 1,000-1,200 เยน) หากใครอยากประหยัดก็สามารถนั่งรถบัสมาได้ หรือถ้าเช่ารถขับมา บริเวณหน้างานก็มีลานจอดรถให้บริการเช่นกัน (แถวโรงแรมไม่ค่อยมีร้านอาหาร นอกจากร้านในโรงแรม มีแต่ร้านขายขนมและของฝากทั่วไปตรงบริเวณทางเข้างาน หากใครต้องการเรียก Taxi ให้ทางร้านโทรเรียกได้ แต่ช่วยอุดหนุนของกินเล็กๆ น้อยๆ ภายในร้านกันด้วยนะครับ) ค่าเข้าชมงาน 1200 เยน #เตรียมเที่ยวฮ่องกง

Kyushu, Japan - A Favorite for Both Adults and Children: Mifuneyama Rakuen Hotel

The Mifuneyama Rakuen, loved by both adults and children, is a famous attraction located in Takeo, Kyushu, known for its ship-shaped mountain top and sea of flowers. Cherry blossoms, azaleas, wisteria, autumn leaves... they bloom in succession, making every season beautiful! Especially in May, during the azalea season, the entire mountain top is covered with a colorful sea of flowers, which is quite magnificent and vibrant, making it the best season to visit Mifuneyama. The scenery is vastly different between day and night, and to fully appreciate the beauty of Mifuneyama, it is highly recommended to stay at the park hotel for a night! Mifuneyama Hotel has collaborated with teamLab, integrating the colorful interactive light installation art ingeniously into every corner of the hotel. As soon as you enter the lobby, you are greeted by lanterns twinkling in the darkness, sometimes pink, sometimes deep blue, making it hard to find the reception desk while you're too busy taking beautiful photos XD The hotel offers two different styles of rooms. One is the authentic Japanese tatami room with a garden, the 'Old Pine' room type, which is spacious enough to sleep 10 people, with its own corridor and garden, outdoor hot spring, and Japanese-style bedding. You can even choose to have dinner in the room, so comfortable that you don't want to move. The other area has modern Western-style rooms, but with a very strong design sense, offering a contrasting and fresh style that young people like. Although the Old Pine room has its own outdoor hot spring, it is still highly recommended to visit the public bath, where the men's and women's baths are swapped daily. The public bath also has an outdoor area, and the most special part is the rest area, which is an industrial-style glass building. On the second floor, there is a fireplace for roasting marshmallows, and lounge chairs for enjoying the view outside the floor-to-ceiling windows. A cherry tree is planted right beside it, and watching the pink petals fall into the hot spring pool is incredibly beautiful and atmospheric! The meals are also impressive. Breakfast is served in the public dining area of the hot spring hotel, and it's extravagant, covering the entire table with a lavish spread! It's highly recommended to visit Takeo, not just for a quick look, but to stay a night at Mifuneyama Rakuen, enjoy the flowers, soak in the hot springs, see the teamLab exhibition, and after checking out, visit Takeo Shrine and the library. Along the way, you'll also be surrounded by a sea of flowers, a truly breathtaking sight.

Mifuneyama Nature's Charm and Sakura

#cherryblossom2024 Flowers and space Mifuneyama Raku is full of flowers. It is located at the foot of Mount Mifune in Takeo City and covers 500,000 square meters. The garden was created as a resting place for the feudal ruler of these places. To get into the spirit of Japan, visit the local tea house and admire the statues of five hundred disciples of the Buddha. How to get there From Takeo-Onsen Station, the garden can be reached in five minutes by taxi or a 25-minute walk. Sakura and more In spring, many people come to Mifuneyama Raku to admire the blooming sakura, plum and azaleas. In summer, lanterns are hung here, which turn the natural colors of the garden into a fabulous landscape.

Takeo Onsen Paradise

The lord of Takeo during the Edo period spent three years building a private garden, with beautiful scenery all year round and birds singing. Standing on the flower viewing platform overlooking the garden, the white cherry blossom forest in front of you, next spring will be another beautiful scene!

Listen to the sound of the first cherry blossom blooming, chasing spring in Kyushu

❄️When the snow in Hokkaido has not yet melted, 💨the warm current of the Pacific has already swept across the plains of Kyushu. 🌸Through the fluttering pink petals, listen to the sound of the first cherry blossom blooming in spring🎵 - 【Highlights of the trip】 ⛰️Mifune Mountain Park｜Cherry blossoms all over the mountains, the largest night cherry in Kyushu 🌳Isshin Sakura｜A spectacular cherry blossom tree with a history of 400 years 🐻Kumamoto Bear Square｜Feel the charm of the Minister of Kumamoto 🛶Yanagawa Boating｜Wandering in the Venice of Japan where cherry blossoms bloom 🚁Aso Volcano Helicopter｜Overlooking the world's largest broken volcano ⚒️Higo Zogan｜Appreciate the unique Japanese traditional craft beauty - 【Encounter on the way】 ✅Saga｜Mifune Mountain Park, Arita Ceramic Park, Ceramic Coffee Shop ✅Kumamoto｜Kumamoto Castle, Kumamoto Castle Square, Suizenji Jojuen Garden, Higo Zogan, Isshin Sakura, Aso Volcano, Kusasenri Beach, Kurokawa Onsen, Shirakawa Onsen ✅Fukuoka｜Mai Crane Park, Fukuoka Tower, Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine, Yanagawa Boating - 【Stay and stay】 🏡Kurokawa Onsen Moonlight Tree｜A Japanese inn in the Michelin Kurokawa Onsen, with only 8 guest rooms. You can enjoy the hot springs from the source indoors or outdoors, and relax 🏡Shirakawa Onsen Bamboo Flute｜12 independent villas in the bamboo forest each have different private hot springs, which make people and nature integrate 🏡Miyazaki Bamboo Forest Pavilion｜Inside Mifune Mountain Park, enjoy the 1300-year-old Takeo Onsen in the beautiful scenery of the four seasons. Members of the royal family have stayed many times and gave high praise - 【Delicious food】 🐮Saga Beef｜Together with Matsusaka beef and Kobe beef, it is known as the three major Wagyu in Japan, and the fat melts instantly when it enters the mouth 🍱Yanagawa Unagi Rice｜The cooking method of baking and then steaming according to the ancient method is mouth-watering 🍜Hakata Ramen｜Wheat flour noodles with rich pork bone soup, Ichiran is the representative of Hakata ramen 🐴Horse meat sashimi｜Fresh horse meat is called sakura meat because of its bright pink color, and the fattest season is also the cherry blossom season 🍧Cherry Blossom Snacks｜Sweet cherry cakes, crystal clear cherry jelly, cherry matcha daifuku, every bite is the taste of spring - 【Itinerary Overview】 🌸DAY1｜Cherry Blossom Park, 🏺Saga Experience Arita Ceramics, Walk in Mifune Mountain Park to Enjoy Cherry Blossoms 🌸DAY2｜Boating on the green waves, ⛵️Boating in Yanagawa surrounded by cherry blossoms, tasting a hundred-year-old eel rice, visiting Kumamoto Castle 🌸DAY3｜Minister of Kumamoto, 🎈Experience traditional craft Higo Zogan, Kumamoto Bear Square and Minister have fun interaction, Suizenji Jojuen Garden 🌸DAY4｜Volcano Gift, 🌋Visit Isshin Sakura and Kusasenri Beach, helicopter overlooking Aso Volcano, stay in Kurokawa/Shirakawa Onsen 🌸DAY5｜Bonds with the Blessed Land, 🙏🏻Pray at Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine, relax in Mai Crane Park, free activities in Fukuoka 🌸DAY6｜Farewell to Kyushu, 👋🏻Return/Continue to travel to other cities in Japan

teamLab: A Forest Where Gods Live in Japan

Immerse yourself in the captivating world of teamLab: A Forest Where Gods Live at Mifuneyama Rakuen Park. This unique exhibit blends nature with digital art, showcasing colorful projections and illuminations against the backdrop of the park's historic landscape. teamLab's Digitized Nature project explores the idea of turning nature into art using non-destructive digital technology. The exhibition will run until Nov 5, and the opening times change depending on the season, so remember to double-check before you go!

Mifuneyama Rakuen

#2023travelwish #kyushu #japan #autumnleaves lights up the night 🍁

After going to Teamlab in Odaiba, I finally started to brush some of the small areas of Teamlab. After seeing the dream scene of Teamlab and Dream 787 from Nagoya Central Airport, I feel that there should be no more surprises. I didnt expect to see another surprise in the Wuxiong Hot Springs in Nagasaki: the Mifune Mountain Paradise, and the scene that Teamlab did on the ruins really refreshed the cognition. Architecture, nature, lighting, humanities, and design are new and old, natural and man-made, and creative and decadent. can only say a word. The key issue is: Compared to the Odaiba, there are many people who have to make an appointment to enter. There are almost no tourists here, with! Just! beat! !