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What Is the Kanagawa Prefecture Chrysanthemum Exhibition?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Kanagawa Prefecture Chrysanthemum Exhibition (\u795e\u5948\u5ddd\u770c\u83ca\u82b1\u5927\u4f1a) is a chrysanthemum show held every November at the Kanagawa Prefectural Ofuna Flower Center (\u795e\u5948\u5ddd\u770c\u7acb\u5927\u8239\u30d5\u30e9\u30ef\u30fc\u30bb\u30f3\u30bf\u30fc) in Okamoto (\u5ca1\u672c), Kamakura. It is organized by the Kanagawa Prefecture Chrysanthemum Federation (\u795e\u5948\u5ddd\u770c\u83ca\u82b1\u9023\u76df) and the Ofuna Flower Center, and chrysanthemums that federation members have spent about a year growing are displayed by training style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dates, Hours and Admission<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The exhibition runs from early November to around Labor Thanksgiving Day (November 23). The garden is normally open from 9:00 to 16:00, with last entry at 15:30. The exhibition is closed on the Flower Center’s regular closing days: the 2nd and 4th Mondays, or the following day when that Monday is a national holiday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Entry requires the Ofuna Flower Center admission fee: \u00a5400 for ages 20 and over, \u00a5200 for students and those under 20, \u00a5150 for high school students and those 65 and over, and free for junior high school students and younger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Highlights: Chrysanthemums Shown by Training Style<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Cut flowers are displayed in the exhibition hall, and bonsai and other potted plants in the chrysanthemum sheds in the garden. Categories include kengai (\u61f8\u5d16), trained so the branches cascade downward; atsumono (\u539a\u7269), with many overlapping petals that form a full, rounded ball; atsu-hashiri (\u539a\u8d70\u308a), similar to atsumono but with the lower petals radiating outward; and kudamono (\u7ba1\u7269), with long, thin tubular petals. There are also bonsai chrysanthemums, fukusuke-zukuri (\u798f\u52a9\u4f5c\u308a) and daruma-zukuri (\u3060\u308b\u307e\u4f5c\u308a), which carry a single large bloom on a short plant in a pot, and dome chrysanthemums trained into a half-sphere. Early in the exhibition some plants are still in bud, and potted entries such as kengai and bonsai chrysanthemums are at their best in the second half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the chrysanthemum corner you can ask about growing chrysanthemums and buy seedlings. On Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays during the exhibition, guided tours explaining how to appreciate and train chrysanthemums are held twice a day (once on days with other events in the garden). Tours gather beside the chrysanthemum corner near the entrance. Autumn roses and cosmos are often in bloom in the garden at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visitor Notes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Under the garden’s rules, visitors are asked not to use tripods for photography or to sketch when it is crowded or inside buildings. The garden is closed on the 2nd and 4th Mondays, so the exhibition cannot be visited on those days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Access: Visiting During a Stay at Toshi’s Place<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The garden is about a 16-minute walk from the West Exit of Ofuna Station (\u5927\u8239\u99c5), heading toward Fujisawa (\u85e4\u6ca2). You can also take a bus from stop 1 at the West Exit and get off at Okamoto, about a 3-minute walk from the garden. There is a parking lot; standard cars cost \u00a5200 for the first hour and \u00a5100 for each additional 30 minutes. Ofuna is two stops from Kamakura Station (\u938c\u5009\u99c5) on the JR Yokosuka Line (\u6a2a\u9808\u8cc0\u7dda), so staying at Toshi’s Place (\u30c8\u30b7\u30ba\u30d7\u30ec\u30a4\u30b9)<\/a>, fully unmanned smart hotels with kitchens for self-catering stays, lets you see the chrysanthemums in the morning and then head off to sightsee in central Kamakura.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wrap-Up<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Kanagawa Prefecture Chrysanthemum Exhibition lets you see, all in one place, chrysanthemums that federation members have spent a year training, in a botanical garden in late autumn. For the garden’s seasonal flowers and facilities, see Ofuna Flower Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Basic Information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Item<\/th>Details<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Name<\/td>Kanagawa Prefecture Chrysanthemum Exhibition<\/td><\/tr>
Dates<\/td>Early November to around Labor Thanksgiving Day (closed on the 2nd and 4th Mondays; the following day if a holiday)<\/td><\/tr>
Hours<\/td>Normally 9:00\u201316:00 (last entry 15:30)<\/td><\/tr>
Admission<\/td>Ofuna Flower Center admission (\u00a5400 ages 20 and over, \u00a5200 students and under 20, \u00a5150 high school students and 65 and over, free for junior high school students and younger)<\/td><\/tr>
Organizers<\/td>Kanagawa Prefecture Chrysanthemum Federation, Ofuna Flower Center<\/td><\/tr>
Venue<\/td>Kanagawa Prefectural Ofuna Flower Center<\/td><\/tr>
Address<\/td>1018 Okamoto, Kamakura, Kanagawa<\/td><\/tr>
Access<\/td>About 16 min walk from Ofuna Station West Exit, or 3 min walk from the Okamoto bus stop<\/td><\/tr>
Notes<\/td>No tripod photography or sketching when crowded or inside buildings<\/td><\/tr>
Contact<\/td>Kanagawa Prefectural Ofuna Flower Center, 0467-46-2188<\/td><\/tr>
Official Website<\/td>Ofuna Flower Center<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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