Uminonakamichi Seaside Park — 10km Coastal Garden

Uminonakamichi National Seaside Park occupies the entirety of a 10km-long sand spit between Hakata Bay and the Genkai Sea, connecting Fukuoka City to Shika Island. The park contains five distinct garden zones rotating through the entire year: tulips and nemophila (blue flowers covering hillsides) in April–May, sunflowers in July, cosmos in October, and illuminated winter flowers from November to January. The Uminonakamichi Zoo, on the park's eastern section, houses capybaras, flamingos, and an extraordinary collection of Australian marsupials.