Literally means flower and bird park located in port island Kobe. I love the gardens: flower cafe , tropical garden which house 100 types of water lily’s , the fuchsia( lady’s eardrops) collection garden. But the owl in the cages is a sad sight. I’m not sure if you could domesticate owl’s but putting them in those cages and not being able to fly freely is just sad.

Unlike other parks with animals/fowls, the birds are docile and can be feed. Some would actually race towards you if you have some feeds. While playing with a colorful duck/bird , a sweet little girl came over and offered me some of her bird food. I guess she wants more birds to come to our area

It is a great place for the young and old. Children can interact with different fowls safely. Another area is a very big bird cage where birds are separated by species and fly freely around , interacting with people. Here i had fun playing with the Myna bird ( Black-winged Starling ), who can speak only two word, “ohayou” and “konnichiwa”. We were facing each other and it does not seem to mind me whistling in its face :D.

More pics flower/birds in the park:

花鳥園_Kachouen(Flowers)

花鳥園_Kachouen(The Birds)

How to get there:

• Take JR or Hankyu Line from Osaka to Kobe and get off at Sannomiya Station
• From Sannomiya Station transfer to Kobe Port Liner (Monorail) and get off at Port Island Minami ( ポートアイランド南)
• The Park is just beside the station

Entrance:

• Adult -1500円
• Kids - 700円
• Senior Citizen( 65 ++ ) - 1000円

An eat-all-you-can restaurant is located inside the Flower Cafe, and cost 1300yen for adults.

Official Website: http://www.kamoltd.co.jp/kobe

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