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Summer blooms blanket the slopes of Hokkaido's Shikisai-no-oka flower gardens

Visitors are driven around the Panoramic Flower Gardens Shikisai-no-oka in Biei, Hokkaido Prefecture, on Monday. (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

Flowers carpet the hills of the Shikisai-no-oka gardens in Biei, Hokkaido Prefecture. About 50 kinds of seasonal flowers are planted in the 14-hectare garden, with red and purple salvia and yellow marigold currently in bloom. Visitors can enjoy the vivid spectacle through the end of September, according to the facility.

Visitors are driven around the Panoramic Flower Gardens Shikisai-no-oka in Biei, Hokkaido Prefecture, on Monday. (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

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