Mishima Skywalk Hydrangea Festival 2024: Mt. Fuji Views and Vibrant Blooms

Mishima Skywalk Hydrangea Festival 2024

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Mishima Skywalk is a pedestrian bridge in Mishima City, Shizuoka Prefecture, measuring 400 meters in length and offering panoramic views of the surroundings and Mt. Fuji.

This summer, the Mishima Skywalk is set to dazzle visitors with its Hydrangea Festival, a celebration of natural beauty that promises to captivate all, showcasing beautiful blooms alongside forest trails and Mt.Fuji views!

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Running from June 8 to July 15, the Mishima Skywalk Hydrangea Festival 2024 unveils a breathtaking display of 13,000 hydrangeas, with 205 varieties across a sprawling 7,000m² forest haven.

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Celebrating this botanical marvel, guests can wander through a corridor of blooms that includes unique varieties like Skywalk, Haou, and Natsuzora, unique to the region.

The park will have a special event where illuminations will light up the luscious green area for nine afternoon weekend days from June 21 (Friday) to July 7 (Sunday), creating an extraordinary space with a fantastical landscape of pale hydrangea flowers and lights floating in the forest.

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Among the highlights of this wonderful festival are delicious hydrangea-themed treats such as the Fluffy Hydrangea Soda, a soda inspired by hydrangeas, featuring a vibrant color gradient topped with cotton candy resembling the sky and cloud.

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Other desserts include a Blue Butter Sandwich, a butter sandwich with a marbled design inspired by hydrangeas featuring a crispy cocoa cookie texture and soy milk butter flavors, and Rain Drop Chocolate Churros - Churros adorned with hydrangea-colored chocolate and sugar, resembling hydrangea blooms and falling raindrops.

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Due to the enchanting vast scenery, the festival is holding an Instagram photo campaign, inviting guests to capture and share their hydrangea marvels for a chance to be featured on the official Instagram page. Winners will earn a place in the Mishima Skywalk original calendar!

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The area is not only great for magical vistas and blooms but also perfect for walking your dog! Due to its magnificent forest trails, guests are invited to enjoy the flowers with their furry friends.

Mishima Skywalk

Business hours: 9:00 - 17:00 (subject to change depending on events and weather)
Location: 313 Sasahara Shinden, Mishima City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Admission fee: 1,100 yen for adults, 500 yen for junior and senior high school students, 200 yen for elementary school students (excluding events and busy periods)

Offical Website: https://mishima-skywalk.jp/

Access: 20 minutes by car from JR Mishima Station. From Tokyo, it takes about 60 minutes (by Shinkansen), or about 80 minutes (by car).Approximately 100 minutes from Nagoya Station (Shinkansen)

Mishima Skywalk Hydrangea Light-up

Dates: June 21 - 23, June 28 - 30, 2024 *Limited 9-day event from July 5 - July 7
Time: 17:00 - 20:30 (last entrance 20:00 / sundown usually around 19:00)
Admission fee: 1,100 yen for adults, 500 yen for junior and senior high school students, 200 yen for elementary school students

Limited Edition Sweets
Sales period: June 8th (Sat) to July 15th (Mon, holiday), 2024
Stores and prices:
- Fluffy Hydrangea Soda at "SKYWALK COFFEE" in the South Area
- Blue Butter Sandwich - Available at "831JUICE" in the South Area SKY GARDEN
- Rain Drop Chocolate Churros at "Skywalk Soft Serve" in the North Area
- Puru☆Pachi Hydrangea Sunday at the Picnic Cafe in the North Area

Mishima Skywalk

313 Sasahara Shinden, Mishima City, Shizuoka Prefecture 411-0012

Information and photo source: PR TIMES

Written by Kate_T