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Nokonoshima Island Park

そらみみ (Soramimi) / CC BY-SA 4.0

Nokonoshima Island Park

能古島アイランドパーク

Fukuoka · Kyushu

Nokonoshima Island Park is a hilltop park on an island a ten-minute ferry ride from Fukuoka, with lawns and flower beds looking back across the bay to the city. The beds are replanted for each season in turn — rapeseed in late winter, poppies and roses in spring, sunflowers in summer, cosmos carpets in autumn — so there is usually something in flower. Best timed for spring (March–May) for rapeseed and poppies; Autumn (September–October) for cosmos.

Why we picked it

It sits on a tiny island most tourists skip entirely — yet it is one of the most flower-dense parks in Kyushu, and the 10-minute ferry crossing feels like a proper escape even though the mainland skyline is still visible.

Best season
Spring · Autumn
Crowd level
Moderate
Rating
4.4· 2,753 reviews
Opening hours
Mon–Sat 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM Sun 9:00 AM – 6:30 PM

Usual hours — confirm with the official site for holidays + seasonal closures.

Admission
¥1,500 adult park admission (high-school age+); ferry (~¥230) and island bus (~¥240) to reach the park are separate
Nearest station
Meinohama Stn + ferry
Website
nokonoshima.com

Today

9:00–17:30

Admission

  • ¥1,500 adult park admission (high-school age+); ferry (~¥230) and island bus (~¥240) to reach the park are separate

Stored weekly hours

Mon–Sat 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM Sun 9:00 AM – 6:30 PM

Tags

natureflowersislandseasonalfamily-friendly

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