- Dates & time
- October 31, 2026 (Sat) - April 4, 2027 (Sun) Weekends, holidays and selected weekdays only (closed Jan 1). Lit from 17:00 to closing (from 17:30 in Feb, from 18:00 in Mar–Apr)
- Price & booking
- Included with park admission (adults ¥2,000, ages 2 to elementary school ¥1,200). Night tickets for entry after 16:00 are sold during the season (admission + free pass voucher from ¥3,900 for adults, online from Sep 30) No reservation needed. Advance park tickets on asoview!: adults (junior high and up) ¥1,900, children (age 2 to elementary) ¥1,100 (¥2,000 / ¥1,200 at the gate). Show the QR code at the entrance; rides cost extra. Night-rate tickets for entry after 16:00 go on sale 30 Sep as limited-period tickets
- Venue & access
- Hirakata Park, Hirakata A short walk from Hirakata-koen Station on the Keihan Main Line. By car, use the park's paid parking; roads and the lot get congested on long holidays, so public transport is recommended.
There are 1 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Hirakata Park, Hirakata, and 8 public restrooms within 8 minutes. The map shows each with its walking time.
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Why You Should Visit
Hirakata Park, an amusement park on the Keihan line, fills its grounds with flower-themed lights from autumn through spring. For its 13th season in 2026-27, the centerpiece is a new roughly 17 m tall castle, the Floral Fairy Castle, with a renewed light show set to music. Seven main areas and ten sub-areas, including a walk-through flower garden marking the park mascots' 30th anniversary, a rose garden and a tunnel of light flowers, are spread across the park. Admission alone gets you in, so families and couples can pair the lights with rides from late afternoon.
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