Shikokuchuo, Ehime / 翠波高原
Suiha Kogen Plateau
Highlands around Suihamine with a 360-degree panorama over the Seto Inland Sea and the Shikoku mountains. Rape blossoms bloom in spring and early cosmos from summer to early autumn, with a rape-blossom festival in late April and a cosmos festival in late August. There are an observatory looking over the flowers and the Ishizuchi range, the "Washington Cherry Garden" with cherries returned from America, and a children's plaza.
Last official check
26 Sept 2026
Traveler reports
0
Reports open in Phase 2
Next scheduled check
25 Dec 2026
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- Getting there
- Car
- Admission
- Free entry
- Closing days
- Open every day (check the notes below)
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- Opening hours
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- Closed
Open every day.
Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site- Admission
Free.
Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site- Getting there
About 35 minutes by car from Mishima-Kawanoe IC.
Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site- Parking
About 170 spaces (free).
Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site- Payment
Not checked yet — we have not confirmed this on an official source yet. Check with the spot before you go.
- Accessibility
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Address: Shikokuchuo, Ehime (Japanese address: 愛媛県四国中央市金砂町平野山乙306-1)
Official site: https://www.iyokannet.jp/spot/74
Location
Smaller pins are other spots nearby.
Nearby spots
- No photo yetGujo ObservatoryEhime2 km away (straight line)
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- No photo yetHonen-ike DamKagawa18 km away (straight line)
- No photo yetOboke GorgeTokushima21 km away (straight line)
- No photo yetIbukijima IslandKagawa21 km away (straight line)
Distances are straight-line distances, not travel distances.
Crowds
- Crowd level
Not checked yet — no official source yet, and not enough traveler reports.
- Best time to visit
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- Peak time
Not checked yet — no official source yet, and not enough traveler reports.
- Busiest days
Rape-blossom festival in late April; cosmos festival in late August.
Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site- Busiest season
Not checked yet — no official source yet, and not enough traveler reports.
- Latest traveler report
- None yet
Traveler crowd data by time of day appears after 5 traveler reports (0 so far).
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Verification log
- 26 Sept 2026First check · Local government · https://www.iyokannet.jp/spot/74Closing days, fees, access, parking, description, address and coordinates read from the local government's site.