Small and Lovely: Flowers heralding the arrival of spring in full bloom at Kobe Animal Kingdom

Mimosa flowers will be in full bloom in early March at Kobe Animal Kingdom (Chuo Ward, Kobe City).

The mimosa is the symbolic flower of International Women’s Day designated by the United Nations, and its popularity as a gift from men to women has skyrocketed in recent years. The mimosa is planted in the park’s lawn area, where visitors can watch the small, lovely yellow flowers come into full bloom.

Mimosa is a semi-deciduous to evergreen tree that produces fluffy clusters of flowers in early spring, and is popular as cut flowers and flower arrangements. In Italy, it is customary for men to give mimosas to women on March 8, International Women’s Day, and this day is also known as “Mimosa Day.

To commemorate the blooming season, “dried mimosa flowers” made by the staff in charge of plants are on sale in the garden. The sale will end when all the flowers are gone. ＜A word from the reporter:
The staff members in charge of plants take care of 10,000 plants of 1,000 species at the Kobe Animal Kingdom. The time spent admiring the seasonal flowers that have been carefully nurtured by the staff is just as therapeutic as the time spent interacting with the animals

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Best time to see the flowers

In full bloom in early March

Location

Kobe Animal Kingdom
(7-1-9 Minatojima Minami-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe)
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Hours of operation

Weekdays 10:00-16:00
Weekends and holidays 10:00-17:00

Admission fee

Adults (junior high school students and older) 2,200 yen
Elementary school students 1,200 yen
Infants (4 and 5 years old) 500 yen
Silver (65 years old and older) 1,600 yen

Closed

Thursdays
*Open on national vacations and during spring break

Tel.

078-302-8899

• Kobe Animal Kingdom Official Website https://www.kobe-oukoku.com/
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