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40,000 kochia carpet eastern Japan park

About 40,000 kochia carpet Hitachi Seaside Park, a popular tourist destination in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 22, 2025.

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40,000 kochia carpet eastern Japan park

About 40,000 kochia carpet Hitachi Seaside Park, a popular tourist destination in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 22, 2025.

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40,000 kochia carpet eastern Japan park

About 40,000 kochia carpet Hitachi Seaside Park, a popular tourist destination in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 22, 2025.

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40,000 kochia carpet eastern Japan park

About 40,000 kochia carpet Hitachi Seaside Park, a popular tourist destination in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 22, 2025.

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40,000 kochia carpet eastern Japan park

About 40,000 kochia carpet Hitachi Seaside Park, a popular tourist destination in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 22, 2025.

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40,000 kochia carpet eastern Japan park

About 40,000 kochia carpet Hitachi Seaside Park, a popular tourist destination in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 22, 2025.

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Illuminated kochia field in eastern Japan park

A field of kochia plants is lit up at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 12, 2025, the first day of a special 12-day lighting event.

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Illuminated kochia field in eastern Japan park

A field of kochia plants is lit up at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 12, 2025, the first day of a special 12-day lighting event.

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Nemophila flowers in eastern Japan

Nemophila flowers are in full bloom at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on April 26, 2025.

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Nemophila flowers in eastern Japan

Nemophila flowers are in full bloom at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on April 26, 2025.

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Nemophila flowers in eastern Japan

Nemophila flowers are in full bloom at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on April 26, 2025.

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Nemophila flowers in eastern Japan

Nemophila flowers are in full bloom at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on April 26, 2025.

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South Korea: Fire Breaks Out at Seoul Convention Center, Prompting Evacuation

A fire broke out at the COEX convention center in Gangnam District, southern Seoul on Friday, April 25, prompting an evacuation of the building.

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Huge image of snake laid out in Ibaraki Pref. park

A huge image of a snake made from pine cones and kochia is pictured on Dec. 21, 2024, from a Ferris wheel in Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, ahead of the 2025 year of the snake in the Chinese zodiac.

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40,000 kochia carpet park

Photo taken on Oct. 19, 2024, shows 40,000 autumn kochia forming a red carpet at the 215-hectare Hitachi Seaside Park, a popular tourist destination in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan.

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40,000 kochia carpet park

Photo taken on Oct. 19, 2024, shows 40,000 autumn kochia forming a red carpet at the 215-hectare Hitachi Seaside Park, a popular tourist destination in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan.

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40,000 kochia carpet park

Photo taken on Oct. 19, 2024, shows 40,000 autumn kochia forming a red carpet at the 215-hectare Hitachi Seaside Park, a popular tourist destination in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan.

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Illuminated kochia field in eastern Japan park

A field of kochia plants is lit up in various colors for the media at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 18, 2024, ahead of its special 10-day lighting event starting Sept. 27.

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Illuminated kochia field in eastern Japan park

A field of kochia plants is lit up in various colors for the media at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 18, 2024, ahead of its special 10-day lighting event starting Sept. 27.

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[Breaking News] Nemophila flowers in eastern Japan

HITACHINAKA, Japan, April 18 Kyodo - Nemophila flowers are in full bloom at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on April 18, 2024. (Kyodo)

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Nemophila flowers in eastern Japan

Nemophila flowers are in full bloom at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on April 18, 2024.

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Nemophila flowers in eastern Japan

Nemophila flowers are in full bloom at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on April 18, 2024.

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Huge image of dragon laid out in Ibaraki Pref. park

A huge image of a dragon, made of pine cones and Kochia, is pictured on Dec. 21, 2023, from a Ferris wheel in Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, ahead of the 2024 year of the dragon in the Chinese zodiac.

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Reddening Kochia plants at eastern Japan park

Photo taken on Oct. 19, 2023, shows reddening Kochia plants at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan.

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Reddening Kochia plants at eastern Japan park

Photo taken on Oct. 19, 2023, shows reddening Kochia plants at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan.

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Illuminated kochia field at eastern Japan park

A field of kochia plants is lit up in the colors of the rainbow at Hitachi Seaside Park in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 6, 2023, ahead of its special lighting event starting two days later.

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Illuminated kochia field at eastern Japan park

A field of kochia plants is lit up in the colors of the rainbow at Hitachi Seaside Park in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 6, 2023, ahead of its special lighting event starting two days later.

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Nemophila flowers at seaside park in Japan

Nemophila flowers bloom at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on April 14, 2023.

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Nemophila flowers at seaside park in Japan

Nemophila flowers bloom at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on April 14, 2023.

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Nemophila flowers at seaside park in Japan

Nemophila flowers bloom at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on April 14, 2023.

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Nemophila flowers at seaside park in Japan

Nemophila flowers bloom at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on April 14, 2023.

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Huge image of tiger laid out in Ibaraki Pref. national park

HITACHINAKA, Japan - A huge image of a tiger, made of pine cones, is laid out on Dec. 20, 2009, at the National Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, which visitors can view by riding on the park's Ferris wheel. The park asked visitors to collect fallen pine cones in the park and to put them in wooden frames laid out to depict a tiger in recognition of 2010 as the year of the tiger in the Eastern zodiac.

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Tourists given 'kochia' red carpet treatment

MITO, Japan - Tourists walk through some of the 30,000 kochia plants, most of which turn red, on a slope of Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Oct. 13, 2009. ''The ball-like shape of this plant is adorable. I feel as if I was in a picture book,'' said Chizuko Gemma, one of the visitors.

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Kochia at seaside park in eastern Japan

Photo taken on Aug. 28, 2022, shows kochia plants turning greenish color at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan.

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Kochia at seaside park in eastern Japan

Photo taken on Aug. 28, 2022, shows kochia plants turning greenish color at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan.

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Kochia at seaside park in eastern Japan

Photo taken on Aug. 28, 2022, shows kochia plants turning greenish color at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan.

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Seaside park in eastern Japan

Photo taken April 19, 2022, shows nemophila flowers blooming at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan.

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Seaside park in eastern Japan

Photo taken April 19, 2022, shows nemophila flowers blooming at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan.

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Preparation ahead of Year of Tiger in 2022

Photo shows a giant illustration of a tiger, made from colored Kochia plants and pine cones at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 20, 2021, ahead of the 2022 Year of Tiger in the Chinese zodiac.

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Kochia at seaside park in eastern Japan

Photo taken on Oct. 13, 2021, shows reddening kochia plants at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan.

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Kochia at seaside park in eastern Japan

Photo taken on Oct. 13, 2021, shows reddening kochia plants at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan.

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Image of monkeys created on ground with 15,000 pine cones

Photo taken Dec. 12, 2015, at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, eastern Japan, shows an image of two monkeys, measuring 25 meters by 25 meters, created with 15,000 pine cones and other natural materials. Park staff and visitors spent about two weeks to create the image in commemoration of the year of the monkey for 2016. The image will be on display until Jan. 11. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nemophila flowers in full bloom at Ibaraki park

Visitors enjoy 4.5 million nemophila flowers that paint the hills of Hitachi Seaside Park light blue in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on April 28, 2015.(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nemophila flowers in full bloom at Ibaraki park

Nemophila flowers paint the hills of Hitachi Seaside Park light blue in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on April 28, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nemophila flowers in full bloom at Ibaraki park

Visitors enjoy 4.5 million nemophila flowers that paint the hills of Hitachi Seaside Park light blue in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on April 28, 2015.(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Seaside park in eastern Japan

Photo taken April 15, 2021, shows a rape field (front) and nemophila flowers (back) blooming at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan.

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Seaside park in eastern Japan

Photo taken April 15, 2021, shows nemophila flowers blooming at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan.

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Seaside park in eastern Japan

Photo taken April 15, 2021, shows nemophila flowers blooming at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan.

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Tourists given 'kochia' red carpet treatment

MITO, Japan - Tourists walk through some of the 30,000 kochia plants, most of which turn red, on a slope of Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Oct. 13, 2009. ''The ball-like shape of this plant is adorable. I feel as if I was in a picture book,'' said Chizuko Gemma, one of the visitors. (Kyodo)

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Nemophila blooming at park in Ibaraki

Photo taken April 23, 2019, shows nemophila plants blooming at the Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo