Hitachi Seaside Park will showcase its beloved winter tradition as "Ice Tulips" reach peak bloom on January 6, 2026. These specially treated tulips bloom during the cold season, transforming the park into a vibrant winter wonderland. The park features ice tulips at two distinct locations, each offering unique landscape concepts. Due to the cold season, the flowers open gradually, allowing visitors to enjoy their vivid colors against the crisp winter air for an extended period. The blooming season is expected to continue through approximately January 25.
What Are Ice Tulips?
Ice tulips are created by applying cold temperature treatment to bulbs for a specific period, enabling them to bloom during winter. Tulips naturally flower in spring after experiencing winter cold, but by pre-exposing the bulbs to cold conditions, they can be tricked into thinking spring has arrived, allowing winter blooming. This cold treatment process enables flowering earlier than usual, which is the defining characteristic of ice tulips.
Ice Tulip Details
| Location | Glasshouse | Memorial Forest Rest House |
|---|---|---|
| Peak Season | January 6 to January 25, 2026 | January 6 to January 25, 2026 |
| Varieties | 16 varieties | 21 varieties |
| Number | 10,000 bulbs | 5,500 bulbs |
Highlights: Colors and Collaborations
Glasshouse
The Glasshouse features a festive New Year theme with plantings centered on red and white colors. The display incorporates varieties with distinctive petal shapes, along with five different red ice tulip varieties, creating a bright and auspicious atmosphere appropriate for welcoming the new year. The varied flower shapes among different varieties add another dimension of visual interest.
Memorial Forest Rest House
The Memorial Forest Rest House showcases warm color tones including yellow and red. In addition to ice tulips, the plantings combine ornamental cabbage, pansies, and violas, creating a richly colored collaboration of winter flowers for visitors to enjoy.
Enjoy Tea Time in the Winter Park
The park's cafe terraces offer a "Tea Time in the Winter Park" concept, perfect for viewing the ice tulips. Visitors can enjoy food and beverages in the warm, comfortable interior while viewing the colorful winter flower landscape. Whether taking a break during a stroll or relaxing while viewing the flowers, guests can enjoy a leisurely tea time experience.
Glasshouse
The Glasshouse offers drinks that combine fruit aromas with tea flavors. "Ibaraki Fruit Japanese Black Tea" comes in two varieties—"Mikan-Ringo" (mandarin-apple) and "Ichigo-Ringo" (strawberry-apple)—featuring Ibaraki Prefecture's Sashima Japanese black tea combined with Ibaraki Prefecture dried fruits, offering natural flavored tea. Guests can enjoy the crispy texture of dried apple and gentle sweetness. "Yuzu-Ringo Tea" uses Ibaraki Prefecture yuzu sauce and dried apple, offering a refreshingly crisp taste.
Memorial Forest Rest House
The Rest House offers menu items that showcase the authentic flavors of tea. The unsweetened "Matcha Latte" blends matcha and green tea from Ibaraki's renowned "Sashima Tea," allowing guests to enjoy the rich tea flavor and subtle bitterness, served in Kasama-yaki pottery. The "Sashima Tea Butter Cake" features a fluffy texture. Made with Ibaraki Prefecture's brand eggs "Okukuji Tamago" and Ibaraki Prefecture strawberries, it highlights the natural deliciousness of these ingredients with gentle sweetness.
Hitachi Seaside Park
Hitachi Seaside Park is located along the Pacific coast of Hitachinaka City, Ibaraki Prefecture. Throughout the four seasons, visitors can enjoy colorful flowers including spring nemophila, daffodils, tulips, early summer poppies and roses, summer zinnias and sunflowers, autumn kochia and cosmos, and winter ice tulips. The park also features the amusement area "Pleasure Garden" with diverse attractions including a giant Ferris wheel offering views from 100 meters above sea level and roller coasters, as well as forest athletic fields and barbecue areas. With diverse options for dining, sports, and picnics, there are countless ways to enjoy the park. Come spend your time as you wish in this attraction-filled park.
Address: 605-4 Mawatari Onuma, Hitachinaka City, Ibaraki Prefecture 312-0012
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https://hitachikaihin.jp/
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