Awaji Island is located in the Seto Inland Sea and it belongs to Hyogo prefecture. It is known as the Flower Island because you can see beautiful flowers here all year round. The best place, however, is the Hanasajiki Flower Hill that overlooks the bay and the sea, and it has plenty of seasonal flowers blooming all year round.
Even though I always recommend to visit Hanasajiki, it is challenging to get there in case you don’t have a car, because it is outside of the typical bus route on Awaji.
The Flower hill is open daily from 9:00 am till 5:00 pm. The entrance is free, you only have to pay for your car at the parking lot. We stayed in the gardens for about an hour and paid 200 yen. There’s also a café, restaurant and a souvenir shop. From the viewing platform on the top of the building you can see the whole Hanasajiki and the sea on both sides of Awaji.