FLOWER / and Seasons

Uozu Momoyama Athletic Park is a comprehensive sports park located on elevated ground in the city and surrounded by nature. The park features a range of sports facilities, including Momoyama Baseball Stadium, known as a venue for the All-Japan Intercollegiate Women’s Baseball Championship, a Japan Association of Athletics Federations–certified Class 2 track and field stadium, tennis courts, and an indoor ground. There is also a multipurpose athletic field that can be used for soccer and rugby, making the park suitable for a wide variety of activities.

The Matsukura Castle Ruins are one of the largest renkaku-type (linearly arranged) mountain castle sites in Toyama Prefecture, located on the summit of Mt. Matsukura (430.9 m above sea level) in southern Uozu City. Five castle structures extend in a north–south line, and the large-scale castle complex, stretching approx. 1 km in total length, is known as a natural fortress surrounded by steep slopes. In spring, the entire castle site is colored by wild cherry blossoms and has been selected as one of the “50 Best Cherry Blossom Viewing Spots in Toyama.” It is a renowned place where visitors can enjoy the serene beauty of cherry blossoms together with a historic landscape.

The garden spreading along the foot of Mt. Tenjin in Ogawaji, Uozu City, began as a botanical garden created for research by Furukawa Jinro, a botanist from Uozu City. Since the completion of his research in 2010, it has been carefully maintained by dedicated volunteers. Within the garden, seasonal flowers such as daffodils, flowering peaches, and peonies bloom throughout the year, making it a pleasant place for strolling. It is a soothing spot where visitors can enjoy their time in their own way—taking walks, photographing flowers, or relaxing on a bench surrounded by floral scents.

The Nagabikino Lily Exhibition Garden is a renowned early-summer flower spot, held for about 20 days each year from early July, depending on weather conditions. Lilies in a wide range of colors—red, white, yellow, and more—bloom in full splendor, filling the garden with a sweet fragrance. Drawing on more than 50 years of experience in bulb cultivation, the garden grows over 30 varieties, focusing on the latest and most popular types. With diverse flower forms, it is a place where visitors can fully appreciate the charm of lilies, enjoying both viewing and the purchase of cut flowers.

Uozu General Park is a leisure park completed in 1984, located at the mouth of the Hayatsuki River. It is a scenic spot where visitors can enjoy both nature and views at the same time, with the Tateyama mountain range behind and Toyama Bay stretching out in front.

The park is home to a wide variety of facilities, including an aquarium, Mirage Land amusement park, a seawater pool, the Hayatsuki River park golf course, tennis courts, and a free rest area called Minna no Minato (everyone’s port), attracting both local residents and tourists. About 350 cherry trees, including Somei-yoshino and Sato-zakura varieties, are planted throughout the park, and it has been selected as one of Toyama’s “70 Best Cherry Blossom Viewing Spots.” In 2012, the view of the lower Hayatsuki River and its cherry blossom rows was chosen as one of Toyama’s 100 Scenic Sites. The park also features a 4.5-meter-tall Man’yo poetry monument dedicated to Otomo no Yakamochi, the largest of its kind in the prefecture.