Annual Visitors Surpass 540,000, Marking the Second Highest Record in FY2025 (Sanuki Manno Park)
Sanuki Manno Park in Kagawa Prefecture recorded over 546,000 visitors in FY2025, its second-highest ever, driven by the massive success of its spring Nemophila bloom and winter illuminations.
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At Sanuki Manno Park, a national park located in Kagawa Prefecture, the annual number of visitors for FY2025 (April 1, 2025 - March 31, 2026) reached 546,331, making it the second highest since its opening in 1998. This was second only to the 562,007 visitors recorded in FY2015.
Throughout the year, the months of April, December, and January set new all-time high records. In April, the Nemophila flowers grew excellently, drawing large crowds and breaking the past record for monthly visitors in April.
In December and January, the illumination event 'Winter Fantasy,' which celebrated its 20th anniversary this time, was a huge success. During the event period (November 29, 2025 - January 12, 2026: 37 days), over 200,000 people visited the park, setting new monthly visitor records for two consecutive months. Furthermore, the number of visitors on a single paid-entry day set a new record of 14,438 people on December 28.
■ Topics for This Fiscal Year
- Number of monthly visitors in April: All-time high at 70,966 people
- Number of monthly visitors in December: All-time high at 131,474 people
- Number of monthly visitors in January: All-time high at 67,782 people
- Number of visitors during the Winter Fantasy period: All-time high at 208,268 people across 37 days
- Highest single-day attendance on a paid-entry day: All-time high on Sunday, December 28, 2025 with 14,438 people (excluding music festival days)
- August: Approximately 50,000 visitors over 2 days for MONSTER baSH 2025
- September: Damage occurred where Kochia plants were split open by typhoons, etc.
Throughout the year, the months of April, December, and January set new all-time high records. In April, the Nemophila flowers grew excellently, drawing large crowds and breaking the past record for monthly visitors in April.
In December and January, the illumination event 'Winter Fantasy,' which celebrated its 20th anniversary this time, was a huge success. During the event period (November 29, 2025 - January 12, 2026: 37 days), over 200,000 people visited the park, setting new monthly visitor records for two consecutive months. Furthermore, the number of visitors on a single paid-entry day set a new record of 14,438 people on December 28.
■ Topics for This Fiscal Year
- Number of monthly visitors in April: All-time high at 70,966 people
- Number of monthly visitors in December: All-time high at 131,474 people
- Number of monthly visitors in January: All-time high at 67,782 people
- Number of visitors during the Winter Fantasy period: All-time high at 208,268 people across 37 days
- Highest single-day attendance on a paid-entry day: All-time high on Sunday, December 28, 2025 with 14,438 people (excluding music festival days)
- August: Approximately 50,000 visitors over 2 days for MONSTER baSH 2025
- September: Damage occurred where Kochia plants were split open by typhoons, etc.