Stroll Beneath the Majestic Great Wisteria

Just north of Tokyo, Ashikaga Flower Park is a laid-back, fragrant escape

The 100,000-square-meter Ashikaga Flower Park boasts a spectacular main attraction: over 350 flowering wisteria vines. Beginning in mid-April, they create massive waterfalls of pale cherry pink, purple, white, and yellow blooms.

The highlight is the Great Wisteria, dating back to the 1860s and looking as though it came straight out of a fairytale with its massive, twisting trunk and branches. This vine is so awe-inspiring that Tochigi Prefecture has designated it as a Natural Monument.

From mid-October to mid-February, the park is illuminated in the evening, so you can stroll under canopies of lush wisteria flowers recreated with electric lights.
Open year round, the park showcases eight different floral seasons, so there is always a treat for visiting flower lovers.

Access: From Tokyo Station, take the Tohoku Shinkansen to Oyama Station (about 40 minutes), then transfer to the Ryomo Line local train headed for Ashikaga Flower Station Park (about 40 minutes).

Ashikaga Flower Park