Meeting Point and time: 11:00 — In front of JR Tokyo Station, under the BEAMS sign at the Shin-Marunouchi Building. Address: 1-5-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 100-6590, Japan Start your day at Hitachi Seaside Park, famous for its endless fields of over 4.5 million blue nemophila flowers that bloom from late April to late May. Walk along the gentle hills overlooking the Pacific Ocean and enjoy the peaceful seasonal scenery. You may also enjoy lunch inside the park at your own expense. (Admission included.)

Continue to the Kamiiso Torii Gate in Oarai, a beautiful white shrine gate standing on rocks overlooking the ocean — one of Ibaraki’s most photographed locations.

In the evening, visit Ashikaga Flower Park for the Wisteria Story: Great Wisteria Festival. Wander beneath the illuminated wisteria tunnels, including the breathtaking 160-year-old Great Wisteria tree spreading across a 1,000-square-meter trellis. With shades of pink, purple, white, and yellow, the blossoms create an enchanting dream-like atmosphere — once compared by CNN to the “Tree of Souls” from Avatar. After the visit, relax on the return ride back to Tokyo.