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Seasonal colors at Ashikaga Flower Park from Nagano and Karuizawa
Seasonal colors at Ashikaga Flower Park from Nagano and Karuizawa
Seasonal colors at Ashikaga Flower Park from Nagano and Karuizawa
Seasonal colors at Ashikaga Flower Park from Nagano and Karuizawa
Seasonal colors at Ashikaga Flower Park from Nagano and Karuizawa

Seasonal colors at Ashikaga Flower Park from Karuizawa

By Snow Monkey Resorts Tours (Machinovate Japan Ltd.)
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Overview

There are many famous gardens around Japan, and few countries can surpass Japan’s traditions when it comes to cultivating ornamental plants. An English visitor to the country in the 1800s even said in comparison to his home country that “if a love of plants could measure the level of a civilization, then Japan’s would be far superior”. One of the most famous of those gardens is located in the small city of Ashikaga, north of Tokyo. Here you will be greeted by flowers of many kinds planted so that something is always in bloom from February until November. The wisteria here are particularly famous, and bring huge crowds in April and May looking to catch sight of the lavender colored flowers. Ashikaga City has even more to offer besides the gardens, including Japan’s oldest school, the Ashikaga Gakko, a place of learning for Samurai children for centuries, and the beautiful Orihime Shrine, with great panoramic views and multi-colored Torii Gates beckoning visitors up its steps.

Activity location

  • Ashikaga Flower Park
    • 607 Hasamacho,
    • 329-4216, Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Karuizawa Station
    • Karuizawa
    • 389-0102, Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan

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What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedEntry to the Ashikaga Gakko
  • What's includedWhat's includedTransport to all destinations included in the tour
  • What's includedWhat's includedEnglish speaking guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedGuided tour at each location
  • What's includedWhat's includedEntry to the Ashikaga Flower Park
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedLunch
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAccommodation

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • The remaining time is allocated to transport, free time, and guided walking.

Activity itinerary

Ashikaga Flower Park
  • 2h 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Arrive at Ashikaga Flower Park and have time to stroll the gardens, eat lunch, and shop for souvenirs. With inviting benches, quaint pathways, and covered walkways you will have a lot of areas to explore during your time here. With a selection of plants carefully planted to allow the viewing of flowers for much of the year, you can get lost wandering through this enchanting maze of greenery. With plum blossoms in February, cherry blossoms in March, and countless tulips in April, the spring months are a parade of color that stand out even more when the trees are still bare. Starting from April and going through May, the wisteria (‘fuji’ in Japanese) is the big attraction here, with visitors from all around the world hoping to catch sight of its beauty. Through the summer months and into autumn, roses, water lilies, sage, and others decorate the park and offer a more relaxed environment away from the busier months earlier in the year.
Ashikaga School
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Ashikaga Gakko, was once Japan’s premiere university, and operated for centuries educating students in Confucianism, military arts, and other subjects of importance to the warrior class. Inside, you can see how the students once would have spent their time at school, and outside you can enjoy a beautiful Japanese style garden which once would have soothed the weary eyes of the busy pupils in attendance here.
Ashikaga Orihime Jinjya
  • 50m
While Kyoto’s Fushimi Inari draws huge crowds with its red Torii gate lined staircase, Orihime Shrine offers a different pleasure – Torii gates of seven different colors, each with its own meaning. Walking up the stairs and passing through these gates is said to bring you a different blessing for each color, and even if you aren’t superstitious the brightly colored gates contrasting against the forest background make for a great photo spot, without the crowds of the big cities.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESAshikaga Flower Park
    • 607 Hasamacho,
    • 329-4216, Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEKaruizawa Station
    • Karuizawa
    • 389-0102, Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan

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