Ashikaga Flower Park Illumination
One of the Top Three Light Up Events in Japan!
Ashikaga Flower Park is the only place in Japan chosen as one of ten “Dream Destinations” for global travel by the American news site, CNN. The park holds an illumination event in wintertime.
Amazingly, for seven years in a row the park has garnered first place in the illumination category for Japan’s “Illumination Award” selected by certified professionals knowledgeable about night tourism throughout Japan. This illumination event was also recognized as a Night View Heritage of Japan in 2011 and one of the three major illumination events in Kanto in 2012.
This illumination event is very popular every year.
Location Map
Basic Information
Address | 607 Hasama-cho, Ashikaga, Tochigi |
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Telephone Number | 0284-91-4939 |
Website | https://www.ashikaga.co.jp/flowerfantasy_special2019/ch/ |
Business Hours | 15:30 to 20:30 (Open until 21:00 on weekends and holidays) ※The lights will be on around 16:30 to 17:00 |
Days Closed for Business | 31th December |
Price | Adults: 1,400 yen Children: 700 yen |
Date | October 18, 2024 (Fri) - February 16, 2025 (Sun) |
DIRECTIONS | By Train:3-minute walk from JR Ashikaga Flower Park Station By Car:15 minutes from Ashikaga Interchange on the Kita Kanto Expressway,18 minutes from Sano Fujioka Interchange on the Tohoku Expressway |
Map Code | 64 512 293*12 |
Southern Area
This area boasts evocative historical buildings and townscapes, such as the Ashikaga School, known for being the oldest school in Japan, and Kura no Machi, a district where buildings from the mid-19th century, a time when the area prospered as a commercial district, still stand. At Ashikaga Flower Park, you can see 350 blooming wisteria flowers, flowing downward from above, creating a world of enchantment.