It’s mid-summer in the metropolitan area. On July 29th, the highest temperature of Japan was 41.0 degrees Celsius, which was recorded in the interior of the metropolitan area. I hesitated a bit, but decided to go out. My destination this time was a lily garden in Fukaya City.
Let me review Fukaya City to start. It’s an interior city in Saitama Prefecture, about 80 kilometers northwest of Tokyo. This city is famous for producing leeks… but, there’s more. Fukaya is also famous for floriculture of lilies. In this season, lily flowers are in full bloom here and there in the city. One of the spots for holidaymakers is the lily garden of Fukaya Green Park. When I visited the garden, I saw many lily lovers. The flowers were pink, red, white, orange and yellow-colored. I enjoyed the colorful flowers and forgot the heat.
To get to this gorgeous garden, the nearest railway station is Fukaya on the JR East Takasaki line. You may remember when I introduced you to this distinctive station before. Please look at the top photo. It’s the entire building of the Fukaya station. You can see the unique station building and the railway tracks under the building. This building looks like Tokyo station. Why? It's because Tokyo station is made of bricks, which were produced in Fukaya City. For your information, Fukaya City offers a free shuttle bus service from Fukaya station to Fukaya Green Park. Thank you!
