Ashikaga Flower Park

あしかがフラワーパーク

A 20-acre park most famous for its four huge wisteria arbors, in bloom from mid April to mid May, the park contains such a wide variety of flowers and trees that it is worth seeing in any season: plum blossoms in February–March, hydrangeas in June–July, lotus flowers in May–October, purple sage in October–November, and roses in May–June and September–November Lights adorn the trees in midwinter. The western side of old Ashikaga is bounded by the Ashikaga Park hillsides, containing large mound tombs from the pre-Buddhist Kofun Period (roughly AD 300-700). At the park entrance is a large souvenir shop and a beer restaurant open 10:00 to 19:00.

• outdoors

Address

Hasama-cho 607

Getting there

off the road leading to Midori-bashi at the western end of old Ashikaga; walkers can take the JR train one stop east to Tomita, then walk back west along Old Route 50 around a hill and S-curve to a small cluster of shops, then walk eastward down a small road in front of an apartment building, through a small underpass beneath the railway tracks, and into the park's ample parking lot

Hours

The opening time will change according to the season.

Price

The admission fee changes according to the season

Website

ashikaga.co.jp (opens in a new tab)