About Ashikaga Flower Park
Ashikaga Flower Park, located in Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture, is one of Japan's leading flower theme parks and is particularly famous for its spectacular wisteria flowers. The park, which boasts a wide variety of flowers throughout the year, is loved by many tourists as a spot where visitors can fully enjoy the charm of flowers in each season. The park's 94,000-square-meter expanse is home to a variety of garden areas, including a wisteria trellis, inviting visitors into a beautiful world of flowers and greenery.
The main attraction of Ashikaga Flower Park is the “giant wisteria tree,” which is more than 160 years old. The countless wisteria flowers blooming on the huge wisteria trellis, hanging down like a purple curtain, create a fantastic spectacle. Especially at night, when the wisteria is illuminated, it creates a mysterious atmosphere that is different from that of the daytime and attracts visitors. This spectacle has been selected as one of the “10 dream destinations in the world” by CNN in the U.S., and its beauty has been highly acclaimed both in Japan and abroad.
In addition to wisteria, Ashikaga Flower Park also offers seasonal flowers. Tulips and azaleas in spring, roses and lotus in summer, cosmos and roses in autumn, and illumination in winter color the park. In particular, the “Flower Garden of Light” held in winter is known as one of the largest illumination events in the Kanto region, with millions of LED lights illuminating the park in a magical way. This illumination is a major event that attracts many people during the Christmas season and New Year celebrations.
In addition, Ashikaga Flower Park offers a wide range of facilities for visitors to relax and enjoy the natural beauty of the park. There are cafes and restaurants within the park, where visitors can enjoy dishes and sweets made from fresh local ingredients while admiring the flowers. The store also sells original flower-related souvenirs and goods that you can take home as a memento of your visit.
Ashikaga Flower Park is not only a beautiful landscape of flowers and greenery, but also a place where visitors can experience the changing of the seasons and the greatness of nature. As a special place where you can forget the hustle and bustle of the city, heal your mind in nature, and experience new discoveries and impressions, it is a recommended tourist destination for a wide range of visitors, including not only flower lovers, but also families and couples.