Sanuki Manno National Government Park
Kagawa · Manno
34.1661°N, 133.8787°E
The only national government park in Shikoku, laid out across 350 hectares of hill country beside Mannoike reservoir. It is not a nature reserve but a designed landscape: flower fields planted by season, a restored satoyama woodland with its own ecology zone, a large playground, cycling routes, an auto camping ground and a dragon-themed water play area.
More than half a million people come every year, most of them families from across Shikoku, which makes it one of the few places in Kagawa where the visitors are not there for udon or art. Admission is ¥450 for adults with a ¥260 parking charge, it closes on Tuesdays for most of the year but opens daily through the busy seasons, and the hours change five times across the calendar.
Essential Information
Opening Hours
9:30 AM – 5:00 PM from 1 March to 19 July | 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM from 20 July to 31 August | 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM from 1 September to 31 October | 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM from 1 November to late February
Closed: Closed Tuesdays, or the following day when the Tuesday is a public holiday | Closed 29 December – 1 January and for three days from the fourth Wednesday in January | Open daily 20 March – 31 May, 20 July – 31 August and 11 September – 31 October
Entrance Fee
¥450 general | ¥210 seniors | Parking ¥260 per car and ¥80 per motorcycle
Best Season
Spring and autumn for the flower fields | Summer for the water play area
Visit Duration
Half a day
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