Hitachi Seaside Park

Hitachi Seaside Park
Hitachi Seaside Park and its Ferris wheel
Location	Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan
Area	190 ha (470 acres)

Hitachi Seaside Park (国営ひたち海浜公園, Kokuei Hitachi Kaihinkōen) is a public park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan.

Covering an area of 190 hectares, the park features blooming flowers around the year. The park has become known for its baby blue-eyes flowers, with the blooming of 4.5 million of the translucent-petaled blue flowers in the spring drawing tourists. In addition to the annual "Nemophila Harmony", the park features a million daffodils, 170 varieties of tulips, and many other flowers. The park includes cycling trails and a small amusement park with a Ferris wheel.

Baby blue eyes in April

Tulips in April

Mass planting of Bassia scoparia turning colour in Autumn.

Hitachi Seaside Park hosts the Rock in Japan Festival in August every year.

The nearest railway station is Katsuta Station on the JR Joban Line.

Coordinates: 36°24′02″N 140°35′29″E / 36.40056°N 140.59139°E / 36.40056; 140.59139