A ceremony to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the opening of Ayabe Gunze Square in Aono-cho, Ayabe City, Kyoto Prefecture, was held on October 12, 2024, where related parties celebrated the milestone. The Autumn Rose Festival kicked off at the Ayabe Rose Garden within the facility, and visitors enjoyed the scenery of colorful flowers blooming under the blue sky.
Ayabe Gunze Square is an exchange center facility opened by Ayabe City in 2014, and has become a popular tourist stop-off point, with the Specialty Museum, Rose Garden, and Gunze Museum at its core. In May, the number of visitors exceeded 1.5 million.
At the commemorative ceremony, 52 students from the Ayabe Junior High School brass band performed two songs, including the march "Blue Sky." Mayor Yoshiya Yamazaki said, "200,000 people visit the square annually as a tourist hub, and it has also become a popular place for citizens to relax. We will continue to evolve it."
The rose garden is home to 1,200 roses of 170 varieties blooming in a variety of colors including red, yellow, purple, and white.
