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Miharashi no Oka: nemophila in spring, kochia in autumn
1 / 2Miharashi no Oka: nemophila in spring, kochia in autumnPhoto: くろふね / CC BY 4.0
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The park adds a seasonal charge of ¥350 to the entry fee in the nemophila and kochia peaks, and opens every day from 26 March to 31 May whatever the day of the week.
- Getting there
- Hitachi Seaside Park West Gate 5.1 km from the berth, about ¥2,300 by taxi (our estimate); the hill is about 1 km inside
Checked · Researched, not yet visited · times from official timetables and our estimates · Takumi Yamada
A hill in Hitachi Seaside Park planted with nemophila, which turns it blue in late April. The park sets its peak window each year and adds ¥350 to the ¥450 adult fee during it; in 2026 it ran 3 April–6 May. The park opens at 09:30 and is open every day from 26 March to 31 May. In autumn the same hill is planted with kochia that turn from green to red: the 2026 peak window, with the same ¥350 charge, was 9 October–3 November; the park is open every day in October, 09:30–17:00, and from November shuts at 16:30 and on Tuesdays.
- Number 1 of ten on our list for Hitachinaka.
- On a 4–6h ashore call our verdict is "Yes" — add Sakatsura Isosaki Shrine before the 09:30 opening and a seafood lunch at Nakaminato.
- From November the park closes on Tuesdays. Check the day before you plan around it.
- 09:30–17:00 — to 18:00 from 18 July to August, to 16:30 from November to February.
- 3 hr door to door needs a 5-hour call: a 2–3 hour stop cannot hold it. Pick something closer instead.
Things worth knowing
- Agree the return pickup with your taxi driver: no rank at the gates is confirmed.
- The ticket machines take cards and IC cards; the Seaside Train is cash only.
- On a Tuesday outside the daily-open seasons the park is shut.
Miharashi no Oka: nemophila in spring, kochia in autumn and your ship
Both pins on one map, so the distance is a fact rather than a feeling.
Questions
Can I walk from the cruise ship to Hitachi Seaside Park?
No. The berth is in a SOLAS restricted port district and the West Gate is 5.1 km away by road. Take the ship’s shuttle if it runs one, or a taxi, about ¥2,300 by our estimate.
When is the nemophila at its best?
In late April. The park’s 2026 peak window was 3 April–6 May, with ¥350 added to the fee; the 2027 dates are not yet published.
Routes that already include it
Finished days timed from official timetables and our estimates, with this stop in them.
Hitachi Seaside Park by taxiNeeds a 5-hour call · ~2.75h door to doorAny call of five hours or more when the park is open. Central Wharf is a closed quay: take the ship’s shuttle if it goes to the park
Shrine, the flower hill and a seafood lunchNeeds a 6.5-hour call · ~4.5h door to doorAn 08:00–17:00 call. Times assume off the ship at 08:30, so the shrine fills the hour before the park opensWhat to put beside it
Each of these still lands you back aboard with the hour to spare.
3 hr 30 min for bothHoshiimo, dried sweet potato
Sweet potato, steamed, sliced and dried in the winter wind: the product Hitachinaka gives its guests.
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4 hr for bothSakatsura Isosaki Shrine
A coastal shrine reached through a tunnel of old trees, the approach a prefectural natural monument; it is the sister shrine of Oarai Isosaki.
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