Public Service Announcement for Yokohama City

22nd July 2026

This week's edition is on the early morning lotus viewing event at Sankeien.

Sankeien, located in Yokohama's Honmoku, is a Japanese garden created by Sankei Hara, a businessman who made his fortune in the manufacturing and export of silk. This year marks the 120th anniversary of its opening.

The vast 175,000㎡ grounds are dotted with 17 historical buildings, gathered from places such as Kyoto and Kamakura. Visitors can enjoy seeing how they blend in seamlessly with the natural scenery.

The lotus was particularly loved by Sankeien’s founder, Hara Sankei, as a flower of high virtue because its pure flowers bloom out of mud.

The ‘Early Morning Lotus Viewing’ event, where visitors can enjoy the pink flowers blooming in a 1,700㎡ lotus pond, is being held on Saturdays and Sundays, between 25th July and 9th August.

To coincide with the lotus flowers, which start blooming in the early morning and close by midday, the garden will open at 7am during this period. The three tea houses within the grounds will be serving a limited-edition breakfast menu, while at the lotus experience corner, children will be able to enjoy activities such as making leaf masks and experiencing lotus showers (where lotus leaves are made into showerheads), for just the price of admission to the garden.

Don’t miss this opportunity to enjoy a summer outing, where adults and children alike can have fun whilst connecting with nature, at Sankeien Garden, a place that preserves traditional Japanese culture.

For details, please see the Sankeien homepage.

Lotus viewing is included in the garden admission fee.