"A Tale of the Wisteria" The Great Wisteria Festival 2025

- The Great Wisteria Festival 2025 -

※The information is as of April 30, 2025 (Wednesday).
※ The event period and opening hours are subject to change depending on the condition of wisteria blooming.

Event dates	April 12 (Sat) - May 18 (Sun)
Light-up dates	April 19 (Sat) - May 18 (Sun)

Opening hours 1	April 12 (Sat) - April 18 (Fri)	9:00 a.m. ～ 6:00 p.m.
Opening hours 2	April 19 (Sat) - April 24 (Thu)	8:00 a.m. ～ 8:30 p.m.
Opening hours 3	April 25 (Fri) - May 6 (Tue)	7:00 a.m. ～ 9:00 p.m.
Opening hours 4	May 7 (Wed) - May 18 (Sun)	8:00 a.m. ～ 8:30 p.m.

Light-up of roses	May 19 (Mon) - May 31 (Sat)	9:00 a.m. ～ 8:30 p.m.

Admission fee	Adults: 1,200 - 2,300 yen Children: 600 - 1,200 yen

※ Admission fees are subject to change depending on the condition of wisteria blooming.
Tickets for evening are sold from 17:30. The one-time viewing system is not adopted for evening.

Come and see the Great wisteria over 160 years old which spreads over a 600- tatami trellis area, as well as the 80 m-long white wisteria tunnel,the Laburnum tunnel and more than 350 other wisteria trees in full bloom.Various colors of wisteria bloom in order, from pale pink, purple, white, to yellow, which allows you to enjoy all of the wisterias for about one full month.CNN acclaimed it as a fantastic spectacle, equal to that of the tree of souls from the movie 'Avatar',and it was the only Japanese site voted among the "2014 top 9 world dream destinations".

Pale Cherry Pink Wisteria

[In full bloom] around mid - late April
Dazzling cherry blossom-colored wisteria
White Wisteria

[In full bloom] around early May
Tochigi Prefecture designated Natural Monument 80 m-long white wisteria tunnel
Great Wisteria 'Yae-kokuryu'

[In full bloom] around late April - early May
Valuable double-flowered great wisteria
Laburnum

[In full bloom] around early - mid May
Native in Europe.Cultivation in Japan is rather difficult.

Pale Cherry Pink Wisteria [In full bloom] around mid - late April Dazzling cherry blossom-colored wisteria Great Wisteria [In full bloom] around late April - early May Tochigi Prefecture designated Natural Monument Large wisteria trellis of 1,000 m2

White Wisteria [In full bloom] around early May Tochigi Prefecture designated Natural Monument 80 m-long white wisteria tunnel Laburnum [In full bloom] around early - mid May 80 m Kibana wisteria tunnel, the only one in Japan

More than 1,000 varieties of azalea are found all over the world, including horticultural species. Among these, Japan has an especially large number of varieties of azalea. At Ashikaga Flower Park, more than 5,000 azalea bushes are blooming. The rich and vibrant colors in the bright sunshine create a dazzling view. Some of the stronger evergreen varieties are also planted around the city, but you will certainly be surprised at the splendid varieties unique to the Park.

[In full bloom] around mid- April - early May

Guests coming by cars: You can come smoothly on weekdays.

【from the Tohoku Express Way】: ◎ From Sano Fujioka IC, via National Route 50 towards Maebashi, Ashikaga (about 20 minutes)
【from the Kita-Kanto Express Way】: ◎ From Ota Kiryu IC, via National Route 122 and National Route 50, towards Ashikaga, Oyama (about 25 minutes)
◎ From Ashikaga IC, via National Route 293, take Prefectural Road 67 towards Sano (about 20 minutes)
◎ From Sano Tanuma IC, via Prefectural Road 16 and 67 towards Ashikaga (about 17 minutes)
※ The time shown in parentheses is measured during normal traffic.

Free large parking area for 40 motorcoaches and 300 standard-size cars

For guests coming by train

Please use the JR Ryomo Line "Ashikaga Flower Park" station.

※Please come earlier to Ashikaga Flower Park station as it is expected to be very crowded when you depart. Also, please make sure to add (charge) an enough amount of money to the transportation IC card in advance.

◎ For guests using the tobu Isesaki Line, please transfer to JR Tohoku Line at Kuki Station and take the Ryomo Line from Oyama Station.
◎ If you are coming from JR Ueno Station, also transfer to JR Tohoku Line at Oyama.

Customers using the Tobu Isesaki Line please change to the Tobu Sano Line at Tatebayashi Station and to the Ryomo Line at Sano Station.

Close to Ashikaga Flower Park Station on the Tobu Isesaki Line.

Click on the links below to find transfer information
from the nearest station.

Restaurant Wisteria

Together with a view of the flower garden in all seasons, the restaurant serves Japanese and Western dishes, soft drinks, fresh draft beer and more.
Flower Shop

The flower shop sells various pots, flower beds seedlings, orchids and flower baskets for gifts, decorative plants, cacti, succulents and other high quality plants in a wide range and at affordable prices.
Souvenir Shop

The souvenir shop offers Ashikaga Flower Park original products and homemade specialties such as "Wisteria Flower Story" "Wisteria sweets", and a wide range of sweets and souvenirs from the historical and traditional city of Ashikaga.

Restrictions

No smoking in the garden (Smoking is only allowed at designated smoking areas)	No use of vehicles such as drone,bicycles and motorcycles in the garden
Do not touch plants and flowers,and then taking them out of the garden	Please refrain from coming in the Park wearing a wedding dress or cosplay costume.
Do not bring animals(including pets)into the garden	No music such as playing musical instruments (except performances organized by administrators)
Do not enter prohibited areas such as grass and borders	Do not bring foods and drinks into the garden