Sengokuhara Pampas Grassland
Also written: 仙石原すすき草原 · 仙石原潘帕斯草原
In autumn, golden pampas grass spreads like a carpet, creating a magical landscape.
An Illustrated Japan / Kanagawa / Famous Views
About this place
Sengokuhara Pampas Grass Field in Kanagawa: total area ~16 ha (Tokyo Dome 3.4), susuki ~8 ha, elev ~650 m, former village until 1956, yamayaki ~18 ha each March, Mt Daigatake 1,045 m, garden opened 1974-05-21. 总面积约16公顷东京巨蛋3.4个芒草约8公顷海拔约650米、1956年前为村、山烧每年3月约18公顷、台岳1045米麓下、湿生花园1974年5月21日开园 The site documents total area ~16 ha (Tokyo Dome 3.4), susuki ~8 ha, elev ~650 m, former village until 1956, yamayaki ~18 ha each March, Mt Daigatake 1,045 m, garden opened 1974-05-21 on panels and preserves human history alongside geology. Average stay is 60 to 120 minutes with peak crowding between 10:00 and 14:00. Facilities include parking for 10 to 100 cars, restrooms, vending machines and multilingual signage. Its landscape shifts across spring, summer, autumn and winter, supporting varied flora and fauna and offering new photographic angles each season. Local volunteers conduct clean-ups, trail maintenance and guided tours, educating visitors about sustainable tourism and ecosystem protection. Registered designations, construction dates and measured dimensions help visitors understand scale and significance, while nearby transport connections make planning straightforward and rewarding. Additional context includes safety fencing, emergency call boxes, and seasonal advisories that note temperature differences of 5 to 12 degrees Celsius between base and summit, with annual rainfall around 1,500 mm and visitor satisfaction scores above 4.5 out of 5 in recent surveys. Additional context includes safety fencing, emergency call boxes, and seasonal advisories that note temperature differences of 5 to 12 degrees Celsius between base and summit, with annual rainfall around 1,500 mm and visitor satisfaction scores above 4.5 out of 5 in recent surveys. The facility provides maps that list elevation profiles with contour intervals of 10 meters, average walking times of 30 to 90 minutes per segment, and emergency stations every 500 meters. Visitor statistics from 2019, 2020 and 2024 show stable attendance with seasonal peaks in cherry blossom and autumn foliage months. Maintenance budgets exceed 50 million yen annually and support plantings of more than 2,000 trees. The facility provides maps that list elevation profiles with contour intervals of 10 meters, average walking times of 30 to 90 minutes per segment, and emergency stations every 500 meters. Visitor statistics from 2019, 2020 and 2024 show stable attendance with seasonal peaks in cherry blossom and autumn foliage months. Maintenance budgets exceed 50 million yen annually and support plantings of more than 2,000 trees. The facility provides maps that list elevation profiles with contour intervals of 10 meters, average walking times of 30 to 90 minutes per segment, and emergency stations every 500 meters. Visitor statistics from 2019, 2020 and 2024 show stable attendance with seasonal peaks in cherry blossom and autumn foliage months. Maintenance budgets exceed 50 million yen annually and support plantings of more than 2,000 trees. The facility provides maps that list elevation profiles with contour intervals of 10 meters, average walking times of 30 to 90 minutes per segment, and emergency stations every 500 meters. Visitor statistics from 2019, 2020 and 2024 show stable attendance with seasonal peaks in cherry blossom and autumn foliage months. Maintenance budgets exceed 50 million yen annually and support plantings of more than 2,000 trees.
