Ashikaga Flower Park

Ashikaga Flower Park (あしかがフラワーパーク) is located in Ashikaga City, which is on the border of Tochigi and Gunma Prefecture. It is a place where there is a wide of flowers planted on the grounds that bloom when they are in season. The park is mostly known for their wisteria trees which are called fuji in Japanese. Inside the flower park is a wisteria tree that is over 100 years old. It is so large that there many beams to support the branches as it covers a wide area creating this umbrella effect. It is said that the tree dates back to about 1870. When it is in full bloom from mid-April to mid-May is the best time to see the wisteria tree. The tree has been designated as a prefectural natural treasure. As you explore the Ashikaga Flower Park there is an 80-meter-long tunnel of white wisterias hanging.

Then at night the park is illuminated giving the flowers a fantasy like feeling. Wisteria flowers are not the only flowers in the park. There are many azalea bushes, tulips, roses, iris, pansies, etc. around the park it just depends on the months you visit. There are a total of eight floral seasons in Ashikaga Flower Park. In the winter time the park turns into the Bejeweled Flower Garden. This means the park is decorated with LED lights and illuminated at night. Not only do they cover walkways and flower bushes with LED lights they also create sets to attach multi-colored to it. The area of the large and old wisteria tree in the winter time has hanging LED lights to make it look like the vines when they are in season. There are also large displays of lights as it cycles with music and images.