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title: Washigamine Cosmos Park
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# Washigamine Cosmos Park

A little of each town’s story　/　Aridagawa, Wakayama

About a million cosmos bloom across the summit of Mt. Washigamine, roughly 586 meters above sea level. The best time is usually late September to mid-October, depending on the year. On clear days you can see the town of Arida, Yuasa Bay, and as far as Awaji Island and Shikoku.

244-2 Nagatani, Aridagawa, Wakayama

## This moment in the journey: Cosmos in the sky

At the summit of Mt. Washigamine, 586 meters up, the Cosmos Park spreads across the peak, with about a million cosmos in bloom.

On a clear day you can see as far as Awaji Island and Shikoku. With the town and the sea hazy beyond the flowers, it felt like standing in a flower garden in the sky.

In Japanese, cosmos can also be written as akizakura, "autumn cherry blossom": a flower that announces the arrival of autumn. Up here, close to the sky, they swayed gracefully in the pleasant breeze. I sat on a bench and let the wind blow over me for a while.

![Cosmos covering the hilltop](https://karigurashijourney.com/img/aridagawa-1/s65-1200.jpg)
- Sources: https://tabi-mag.jp/wa0024/

Read this scene in the full journey: https://karigurashijourney.com/en/episodes/aridagawa-1/