
Welcome to our spring garden
Surrounded by the spring flowers, enjoy the relaxing fragrances of spring.

- The tulip palace
- Palace Huis Ten Bosch is a symbol of the town, and the tulips growing in its front are excellent for enjoying spring.
| Location |
Palace Huis Ten Bosch |

- The tulip flower garden
- A pleasant place for enjoying a great expanse of blooming tulips. They are planted in rows, a colorful feast for the eye.

- The Art Garden
- An expansive garden filled with blooming spring flowers.
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Restaurants and Shopping

- Take-out Menu
- A delightful selection of foods and drinks for an outdoor meal. The menu includes open sandwiches, hamburgers, cheese and wine baskets, and pizza.
Please note: food and beverages must be consumed on the premises.
| Location |
Utrecht
This applies only to restaurant take-out service. |

- Three Berry Fair
- Delicious confections made with fresh fruit such as strawberries, blueberries and raspberries.

- Edible Flower Menu
- Select edible flowers from this special menu for lots of healthy vitamins and minerals for your mind and body.

- Spring market
- A marketplace filled with freshly picked local fruit, vegetables and spring flowers along with confections and other wonderful things. Maybe take a peek while strolling through town.
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Fireworks Show

- Green Symphony
- Heading back to the De Liefde sailing ship, the soothing sounds of a solo saxophonist's performance will set the mood for the night. Following, a fireworks show set to music with a laser light display can be enjoyed by all.
| Dates |
October 17, 2009 to April 11, 2010 (excluding December 31, 2009) |
| Time |
8:45pm (about 10 min)
4/1-4/11 8:45pm (about 5 min) |
| Location |
Spakenburg district, in front of the sailing ship De Liefde |
*In case of rain only the laser light show will take place, for approximately five minutes. In stormy weather all will be cancelled.
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Museum Information

- This year marks the 400th anniversary of trade between Japan and the Netherlands. Make sure to take in the exhibitions of art and technology from the Huis Ten Bosch museum collections.
- Important pieces have been carefully selected for this exhibit from the Huis Ten Bosch museums, 9000 pieces in all. Items in such fields as interest as history, historical, ceramics, glass crafts, paintings, self-playing musical instruments and carillons (musical tower bells). They are introduced chronologically to present a history of the exchange between West and East at Dejima Island in Nagasaki.
| Date |
September 12, 2009 to April 11, 2010
The exhibition is planned to undergo a rotation once every two months. |
| Hours |
10 am to 5:30 pm (last entry at 5 pm) |
| Price |
500 yen (free for visitors carrying a Passport or Passcard) |
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Event Calendar

- *Blooming periods may differ depending on weather conditions and flower varieties.
- *Actual displays may differ.
- *Displays may change or be suspended depending on circumstances.
Thank you for your understanding.