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Manyo-no-Mori Park

Zip 434-0041
Address 5051-1 Hirakuchi, Hamakita-ku, Hamamatsu-shi
Tel 053-586-8700
URL http://www.city.hamamatsu.shizuoka.jp/lifeindex/enjoy/culture_art/manyonomori_koen/index.htm
Time April 1992
Hours 9:00am - 5:00pm
Admission *Fees are applied for some activities and exhibitions.
*No pets
Close Mondays (Tuesdays if it is a holiday)
New Year's Holidays
*the park is open all year
Overview
Manyo-no-Mori Park is a park with a forest and facilities that convey the culture of Manyo-shu, a poem anthology published in 750. The forest has 300 species of plants appear in the anthology. The facilities in the park include a resource center which provides information regarding pomes in Manyo-shu that relate to the Hamakita area, a restaurant called Manyo-tei that serves dishes of the period, and a shop called Kibe-no-chaya where visitors can buy souvenirs. The Hamakita Manyo Festival is held annually in October.