The Wisteria Tunnel at Kawachi Fuji Gardens
is
covered with the trellises of the flower. Different colored
wisteria hang from the tunnel giving it a rainbow look as
you continue through the area. At the end you will be
greeted with 100 year old wisteria trees.
In the Kawachi Fuji Gardens there
are two Wisteria
Tunnels that were popularized in 2012 when
someone
posted about it on a website. One tunnel is 80 meters
long (263 feet) and the other is 220 meters (722 feet).
The tunnels feature different colored wisteria as you
continue down the path and are separated like a
rainbow. At the end of the tunnel are more wisterias,
where some are more than 100 years old. There are
areas where you can relax while being surrounded by
wisteria. You can see many people having picnic
lunch
under the trellises of the wisteria. There is also
wisteria
domes located in the interior of the Kawachi Fuji
Gardens.
Kawachi Fuji Gardens is a privately owned and was
first
opened in April of 1977. The garden is located in
Kitakyushu, which is 5 hours away by bullet train. It is
only open during the wisteria and autumn season. On
the grounds you can see 150 wisteria trees and over
20
species of the flower. The best time to visit the area is
usually at the end of April to beginning of May, which
is
Golden Week. It may be very crowded around that
time
so it is good to plan ahead of time. In Japanese the
word for wisteria is fuji. This should help to avoid
confusion with the famous mountain and apple brand.
Please see below for tours that
include Wisteria Tunnel at Kawachi Fuji Gardens:
