Shimane / Matsue (Daikonshima)

Yuushien Dahlia Pond (Chisen Tenjiku Botan)

At Yuushien, a large Japanese garden on Daikonshima, about 100,000 dahlias are floated on the garden pond while the maples shift from green to yellow, orange and red. Open 9:30–17:00 (adult admission 1,800 yen); the scale can change depending on the blooms and weather.