Ancient Lotus Park & Rice Paddy Art
Open by month
Open in January. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in February. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in March. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in April. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in May. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in June. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in July — at its best. Lotus flowers mid-June to early August (best in the morning); rice paddy art from late July.
Open in August — at its best. Lotus flowers mid-June to early August (best in the morning); rice paddy art from late July.
Open in September. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in October. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in November. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in December. No seasonal closure recorded.
Checked against the official site on 2026-10-15.
A park of ancient Gyoda lotus that bloom from mid-June to early August. From the 50 m Gyoda Tower you look down on the huge rice paddy art next door.
Nearby
- Sakitama Kofun Park ≈ 20 min by car
- Gyoda Tabi Storehouse Town ≈ 25 min by car
- Oshi Castle Ruins & Gyoda City Local Museum ≈ 25 min by car
- Tsutsujigaoka Park (Tatebayashi) ≈ 35 min by car
- Koga Kubo Park (Koga Sogo Park) ≈ 45 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Best time
- July, August — Lotus flowers mid-June to early August (best in the morning); rice paddy art from late July
- Getting there
- City loop bus (sightseeing course) from JR Gyoda Station east exit to Kodaihasu-no-sato, about 19 min
- Fee
- Park free; Gyoda Tower (Kodaihasu Hall) adults ¥400
- Good to know
- Park open all day. Tower 9:00–16:30 (from 7:00 in lotus season); closed Mondays (open on holidays), the day after a holiday and over New Year, open daily in lotus season
- Time needed
- 1 h 30 min
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-15. Report outdated info