Ashikaga Flower Park
あしかがフラワーパーク
A garden famous for its giant wisteria trellis, more than 150 years old. Wisteria is lit up at night during the flowering season for a dreamlike view, and in winter it hosts one of the three major illumination festivals of the Kanto region.
Ashikaga Flower Park is in Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture. Its best-known feature is a giant wisteria more than 150 years old, whose trellis covers about 1,000 square meters. Together with the White Wisteria Tunnel, the Yellow Wisteria Tunnel and the Wisteria Waterfall, it opens in stages from mid-April to mid-May. It was once named one of the world’s dreamlike travel destinations by CNN. During the wisteria season, the flowers are illuminated at night, and they look most striking in the lights. From late October to February, the “Hikari no Hananiwa” (Light Flower Garden) illumination festival is also a well-known winter event in the Kanto region. Admission varies with the bloom conditions, at about 1,000 to 2,300 yen, and the official website’s price for the day is the reference. Transportation: the Ashikaga Flower Park Station on the JR Ryomo Line is right outside the park. From Tokyo, it takes about 2 hours via Oyama Station with a transfer. During the flowering season, the Tobu Railway and travel agencies also run day-trip buses. Weekends in the flowering season are very crowded, so weekdays or late afternoon visits are recommended.
Opening hours
About 09:00–18:00; extended into the evening during flower season and light festivals
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