Suigō Itako Iris Garden, Ibaraki
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Suigō Itako Iris Garden

水郷潮来あやめ園

Admission Park admission is free.
Opening hours Iris park: freely accessible all day, with no regular closing days.

Usual hours and prices, checked 2026-10-06 against the sources under “What this place is”. They can change for holidays and events — confirm before you go. Official site

Our guide

Suigō Itako Ayame-en is an iris park in Itako, Ibaraki, opened in 1976, and the main venue of the Suigō Itako Iris Festival held every June.

Itako Station on the Kashima Line is only about 250 m away in a straight line. Suigō-Tsukuba Quasi-National Park is about 3.1 km off. We have not checked the festival's exact dates, so look for local information before you go.

Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.

Photos

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
  1. 水郷潮来あやめ園20230604-IMG 7550 — くろふね · CC BY 4.0 · source · resized
  2. Suigo Itako Ayame Garden 15 — Σ64 · CC BY 4.0 · source · resized
  3. 水郷潮来あやめ園20230604-IMG 7533 — くろふね · CC BY 4.0 · source · resized
  4. 水郷潮来あやめ園20230604-IMG 7522 — くろふね · CC BY 4.0 · source · resized

What this place is

Suigō Itako Ayame-en (水郷潮来あやめ園) is an iris park in Itako, Ibaraki Prefecture, and the main venue of the Suigō Itako Iris Festival held every June. It opened in 1976.

Visitor information checked: 2026-10-06 · Official visitor information

Background text translated from Japanese Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

What to expect at this type of place: Park & garden

Nearby station

Nearby station: Itako (Kashima Line), about 250 m from the spot in a straight line.

Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.

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