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Ashikaga Flower Park

A paradise of flowers and lights. And in this place, its greatest gift: a stunning tunnel of great wisterias

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At Ashikaga Flower Park, you can enjoy the sight of all kinds of seasonal flowers, which adorn the park according to eight themes: "Early Spring", "The Spring Flower Festival", "A Tale of the Wisteria", "Rainbow Garden", "Blue and White Garden", "The Flower Faeries Who Float By the Water", "Purple Garden", and "The Garden of Illuminated Flowers". The park is a popular location, enjoying not only local visitors, but those from abroad.

A great wisteria that is over 150 years old
A great wisteria that is over 150 years old

"A Tale of the Wisteria", themed around the wisteria flower that is both a symbol of the park and a designated natural monument of Tochigi Prefecture, enjoys particular popularity. And from mid-April to mid-May, which is the best period to see the park's tunnel of white wisterias and four great wisteria trees, the park plays host to "A Tale of the Wisteria - The Great Wisteria Festival". The park's 100,000 square meters are home to such treasures as a great wisteria trellis that stretches some 2000m, wisterias with flower clusters as wide as 170cm, and a tunnel of white wisterias that extends for 80m. And as peak season approaches, and the more than 350 wisteria trees on the site burst into furious bloom, visitors are treated to magnificent sights that seem almost otherworldly.

A trellis of pure white wisterias that extends for some 80m. A gentle fragrance covers the whole area.
A trellis of pure white wisterias that extends for some 80m. A gentle fragrance covers the whole area.
A tunnel of beautiful, radiant yellow kibana wisterias
A tunnel of beautiful, radiant yellow kibana wisterias

The park's beauty was highlighted when it was chosen as the sole Japanese location in CNN Travel's article "Dream Destinations for 2014", and it is now the center of no small amount of attention, both locally and internationally. The park is also illuminated at night during the wisterias' blooming season, making its sights seem ever more magical. Though already beautiful during the day, at night, the wisteria trees take on a still different image, and it is a sight that absolutely must be seen! The pale purple flowers that drape down from above have been enjoying particular popularity as a subject of photos to show off on social media.

The magical illumination at night during the "A Tale of the Wisteria" season
The magical illumination at night during the "A Tale of the Wisteria" season

Additionally, as autumn comes in, the park holds a light show called "The Garden of Illuminated Flowers". This light show was selected as one of the three most significant in Japan by the Yakei (night view) Convention & Visitors Bureau, and since 2016, it has won first place nationwide in the illumination department for four years running. The show allows visitors the chance to enter a mysterious world woven in flowers and lights.

Rose-themed lighting on show during "The Garden of Illuminated Flowers"
Rose-themed lighting on show during "The Garden of Illuminated Flowers"

Ashikaga Flower Park is a paradise of lights and flowers, where you can enjoy the beauty of flowers all year round, and through all the seasons. Visitors to Kiryu and Ashikaga should be sure to check it out.

Photos

  • A great wisteria that is over 150 years old

    A great wisteria that is over 150 years old

  • A trellis of pure white wisterias that extends for some 80m. A gentle fragrance covers the whole area.

    A trellis of pure white wisterias that extends for some 80m. A gentle fragrance covers the whole area.

  • A tunnel of beautiful, radiant yellow kibana wisterias

    A tunnel of beautiful, radiant yellow kibana wisterias

  • The magical illumination at night during the "A Tale of the Wisteria" season

    The magical illumination at night during the "A Tale of the Wisteria" season

  • Rose-themed lighting on show during "The Garden of Illuminated Flowers"

    Rose-themed lighting on show during "The Garden of Illuminated Flowers"

Reviews

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  • 平凡

    很多遊客都忙著拍照~😂

  • 簡亮

    花開的真美不愧是世界級的景點,最好自己準備餐點,園區內賣的東西不是很多。

  • 高慧如

    每年來日本除了賞櫻花和楓葉外,現在又多了另一種選擇。

  • Ying Hsia

    花期過了應該在門口貼個告示牌,不應該再收門票讓遊客進入,什麼都沒有很掃興。

  • LINSU_CING

    紫藤花開的季節現場太過混亂了,從遊覽車下車的地方又走一大段路才能到公園,而且也沒有做入場人數管制人多到爆炸!

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Details

Name in Japanese
あしかがフラワーパーク
Address
607 Hasama-cho, Ashikaga City, Tochigi 329-4216
Telephone number
0284-91-4939
Opening hours
9:00AM to 6:00PM, 10:00AM-5:00PM in summer and winter
* Does not apply during illuminated periods
Fixed holidays
The third Wednesday and Thursday of February, New Year's Eve
Cost
Entry (adult) 400 yen - 2,100 yen * Depending on how in bloom the flowers are, times and prices can fluctuate
Accepted cards
Visa, MasterCard
* Can only be used in certain areas inside
Access
Three minutes' walk from JR Ryomo Line Ashikaga Flower Park Station. Thirty minutes by taxi from Tobu Isesaki Line Ashikaga Station.
Official website
Official website (English)