Six autumn rose festivals in Kanagawa Prefecture

Kanagawa Prefecture is known for having an abundance of rose flower spots. The spring roses get most of the limelight, but most of the rose gardens that are picturesque in spring, also have roses that bloom in autumn. And they should start blooming right about now, if they haven't started already! Below, five places for rose festivals as well as Kanagawa's most famous rose spot, for a total of six places where you can see roses this autumn in Kanagawa Prefecture. You will also find individual event posts, with more details, for each of these locations, on City-cost.

1. Ikuta Green Space, Kawasaki City. This rose garden is only open a few weeks of the year - first in spring for the spring roses, then again in autumn for the autumn roses. There are approximately 3300 roses of about 800 species in the garden. In fall 2025, the garden will be open from October 16th to November 3rd. 
2. Yokohama English Garden, Yokohama City. A spot with about 2800 roses of a whopping 2200 varieties. Roses bloom from spring to autumn here, but especially from mid-October to mid-November every year. The park is divided into themes and some of the gardens are only open during the flowering season. Rather than a rose festival they have an Halloween event. That is on from October 24th to 26th 2025.
3. Verny Park, Yokosuka City. The roses are usually in full bloom around mid-October. There are about 1,300 roses of about 130 varieties, including red roses, roses named after Kanagawa, and flower beds that collect "royal roses" named after imperial families and royal families around the world. The rose festival is on October 18th and 19th. On City-cost, with map.
4. Hakone Gora Park, Hakone City. With about 1000 roses of 200 varieties, the Hakone Gora Park may not be the biggest, but you can also see autumn leaves here! On the Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays between October 4th and November 9th they have an 'autumn rose garden concert'.
5. Odawara Flower Garden, Odawara City. It is a small garden with just 360 roses, but it is free to enter. The garden's autumn roses are usually at their peak from late October to mid-November, but they are characterized by the fact that they are long blooming and you can usually see roses here until December. This year their autumn rose festa is on from October 18th to November 24th. On City-cost, with map.
6. Harbor View Park, Yokohama City. Saving the best for last! Harbor View Park doesn't have a festival per se, but it is one of the most famous places for roses in Yokohama City, a city whose flower is the rose. You can enjoy the unique Yokohama scenery with your roses at this spot, which is located close to Motomachi-chugakai train station. 

Have you been to any of these locations to see the roses? If so, let us know what you thought, either in comments or in the review section of City-cost.