Tulips Blooming Soon (Hitachi Seaside Park)

At Hitachi Seaside Park's "Tamago no Mori Flower Garden," 320 varieties and approximately 280,000 tulips, an increase of 25 varieties and about 10,000 bulbs from last year, began blooming from April 1st (Wednesday), reaching 50% bloom from April 7th (Tuesday). This year's tulip viewing season is in line with the average year, expected to peak on Saturday, April 11th, and continue until around the 25th. Please enjoy a world like a fairytale, surrounded by colorful flowers. [Tulip Footage Available] We are providing footage of tulips (filmed by drone and on the ground) captured in the past to media companies. Please feel free to inquire. ※ Footage from last year is immediately available, and this year's footage will be available from around April 13th. Appealing Spring Flowers Tulips are perennial bulbous plants belonging to the genus Tulipa in the family Liliaceae, native to the Mediterranean coastal regions and Central Asia. Tulip varietal improvement became popular after they were introduced from Turkey to Europe in the 16th century, and currently over 7,000 varieties are registered. The name is said to originate from the Turkish word "tulipan," meaning turban. The origin story is that when Europeans asked a Turk for the flower's name, they mistook it for a question about its shape.