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Tokyo Day Trip · Ashikaga Flower Park

Ashikaga Flower Park: Japan’s Most
Photographed Wisteria Tunnel

150-Year-Old Wisteria · 1,990m² Canopy · Night Illumination · Late April–May

From Shinjuku: JR Ryomo Line from Oyama or Kiryu ~90 min · Ashikaga Flower Park Station (opened 2018) is directly outside the park · Entry varies daily with the bloom — from around ¥400 up to about ¥2,200 at peak · Best: Late April–mid May

The photographs that circulate worldwide every spring — a tunnel of wisteria so dense the sky is invisible — are real, and they come from Ashikaga Flower Park. The park’s central attraction: ancient wisteria trees (oldest 150+ years) trained over massive pergola structures. The largest single tree has a canopy of roughly 1,000 square meters — one of the world’s largest wisteria specimens.

Purple (大藤)

Two 150-year Noda wisteria — hanging clusters up to 60cm. The overwhelming scent at peak bloom.

White Tunnel

80-meter tunnel of white wisteria — purer, more ethereal atmosphere than the purple.

Yellow Wisteria

Rare yellow-flowering variety — the color immediately unexpected and striking.

Night Illumination

Lit from below at sunset — more spectacular than the daytime version. Until ~8:00 PM during peak.

Tip: Combine with Tochigi City (30 min by train) — preserved Edo kurazukuri street with Uzuma River boat rides. Hotels: New Miyako Hotel Ashikaga (Budget–Mid / from approx. ¥8,000 ~$53 USD) — by Ashikagashi Station. Toyoko Inn Oyama-eki Higashiguchi (Budget / from approx. ¥7,000 ~$47 USD) — handy for the Ryomo Line transfer.