Iris Festival(Itako Iris Garden)
June
Starting point
Distance
Address
Phone Number
Open
Closed
Admission
Festival Period
(@June 2006)
Route map

Left bank 37.7Km point of the Tonegawa River
5,400m
Ayame Itako Itako-City Ibaraki-pref.
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Free
Depends on the flowering time(June 1 through June 25 in 2006)

At the beginning of June, the garden is filled with the bloom of about 400 kinds of irises.

The old style wedding in the Itako area is well known in Japan
by a old song had been sung by many people.
And during the Iris Festival, old style wedding are reproduced by
newly married couples on the weekend.
The bride goes to the house of bridegroom on a boat.