The weather forecast for this weekend was rain, and lots of it. Luckily for Reiko and I, the meteorological offices in Japan are just as accurate as the ones in Canada, as we didn’t see a drop of water fall from the sky. This meant that we could make the one-hour trek from our home to a place not too far west of Gifu City called Hashima (羽島) to check out some sunflowers.

To make today a little more interesting, Reiko decided to keep our destination a secret. All I knew was that we were going somewhere that required the weather to be nice, and it was a place Reiko hadn’t been to in quite some time. Unfortunately, that meant it could have been anywhere between Fukuoka in Japan, and Montreal in Canada. Luckily, it was relatively close and not over-crowded with visitors.

If you happen to be in the Gifu area of Japan and enjoy looking at sunflowers, I would definately recommend making the trek to Hashima. Very few people seemed to know about this exhibition of yellow and green, which means that you’ll likely see about two dozen people in and around the field. There is also a tractor ride for 200円, which is a nice way to traverse the field with a loved one.

Here’s a Google Maps Link to the general location of the field, if you’re interested.

You can also see more pictures from this fun excursion in the image gallery.