Aramaki Rose Park, Rose garden and Italian Renaissance park in Itami, Japan
Aramaki Rose Park is a rose garden and Italian Renaissance-style park in Itami featuring thousands of rose varieties arranged along wide pathways. The plantings occupy the landscaped terrain across the entire grounds.
Aramaki Rose Park opened in 1992 as a public urban park in Itami. Its design uses a 10-metre height difference created by incorporating part of the Tenjin River embankment, producing a terraced layout on otherwise flat land. The rose collection was built around varieties bred in Itami, including 'Amatsu Otome' and 'Madame Violet'.
The park's Furusato no Bara corner gathers rose varieties bred in Itami, among them 'Amatsu Otome' and 'Madam Violet', both raised by local growers. A separate Hasselt corner takes its name from Itami's Belgian sister city and displays roses linked to that partnership.
The garden is closed on Tuesdays; if Tuesday falls on a public holiday, it opens that day and closes the following day. Peak bloom periods are May–June and October–November. Entry is free, and there is a paid car park with space for seven buses.
The grounds include a Hasselt garden section named after Itami's Belgian sister city, featuring specific European rose varieties. This dedicated area celebrates the international sister-city relationship through horticultural exchange.
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