Flower Parks and Gardens

Must-visit flower parks and gardens in Japan

Japan is home to numerous exquisite flower parks around the country. Starting from mid-March and extending through summer, a wide variety of springtime flowers burst into bloom. These blossoms take center stage at the various spring flower festivals held across the nation. From the iconic cherry blossoms to other lesser-known flowers like azaleas, wisteria vines and roses, it’s an invitation to explore Japanese flower parks and gardens.

Top flower parks and gardens in Tokyo

1. Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden

Located just in the center of Tokyo, this garden is home to over 1500 cherry blossom trees. There is also a traditional tea house, where visitors can take part in a tea ceremony. Seasonal flowers are blooming from April to October. Besides of flowers, it is also a popular destination for autumn color viewing.

Recommended tour package with spring tour of cherry blossoms:

5 days Tokyo cherry blossom tour package

7 days Japan romantic cherry blossom tour package

2. Rikugien Garden

Also known as ‘six poems garden’, the Japanese garden is considered as the most beautiful landscape in Japan. From the cherry blossoms in spring to the foliage in autumn, Rikugien Garden offers seasonal scenes to visitors around the world.

3. Kameido Tenjin Shrine

With its roots tracing back to the Edo period, Kameido Tenjin Shrine emerges as a cultural and horticultural treasure. Nicknamed the "Wisteria Shrine", the shrine's expansive grounds burst into vibrant hues as thousands of wisteria flowers cascade from trellises. Every year, Kameido Tenjin Shrine Wisteria Festival is held from April to May.

4. Hama-rikyu Gardens

Hama Rikyu is home to 300,000 stalks of rape blossoms, which together weave a vibrant tapestry of bright yellow. Spanning from the beginning to the end of March, Hama-rikyu's holds the remarkable festival, during which visitors can enjoy Tsugaru-jamisen concerts and an illumination display.

5. Nezu Shrine

Spanning around 6,600 square meters with a diverse array of 3,000 azalea plants encompassing 50 distinct varieties, Nezu Shrine hosts azalea festival annually from April to May.

6. Kyu-Furukawa Gardens

Combined with Japanese and western aesthetics, Kyu-Furukawa Gardens offer a splendid view of some 180 roses of 90 varieties. There are rose festivals in spring (mid-May to mid-June) and autumn (mid September to end September). Other seasonal flowers and trees are available from February to December.

7. Koishikawa Korakuen Garden

As one of Tokyo's oldest and best Japanese gardens, Koishikawa Korakuen is attractive throughout the year, especially in the fall season. From mid February through March, it’s plum season. While from late March to early April, it’s cherry blossom season.

Most beautiful flower parks near Tokyo

1. Showa Kinen Park (Showa Memorial Park)

Located in the outskirts of Tokyo and spanned over 160 hectares, Showa Kinen Park boasts a variety of natural spaces, seasonal flowers, water features, museums and sports facilities.

2. Hitachi Seaside Park

Home to a variety of flowers that bloom in different seasons, Hitachi Seaside Park offers a panoramic view of the Pacific Ocean. The Nemophila fields, with their endless blue blooms, are particularly famous. In addition to the stunning flower displays, Hitachi Seaside Park offers a range of recreational activities.

3. Ashikaga Flower Park

Famous for its breathtaking wisteria displays in spring, Ashikaga Flower Park holds the Great Wisteria Festival showcasing a magnificent collection of wisteria flowers in various colors, including lavender, pink, and white.

4. Hamamatsu Flower Park

Boasting around 3,000 kinds of plants of all year round, Hamamatsu Flower Park stands on the shore of Lake Hamana in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka. In November, the park hosts the annual Hamamatsu Chrysanthemum Convention.

5. Hitsujiyama Park

Located about 100km away from Tokyo, Hitsujiyama Park is known for its amazing moss pink (Shibazakura) fields that bloom around late April to early May.

6. Oishi Park

With a flower street of 350 meters, Oishi Park offers a superb view of lake and Mt.Fuji. There are plenty of seasonal flowers in the park, but the most famous one is lavender in mid-June.

Other magnificent flower parks and gardens in Japan

1. Farm Tomita

Located in Furano, Hokkaido, Farm Tomita is famous for its picturesque seasonal flower beds, among which the most famous are lavenders from mid-July to August summer time.

Recommended tour package with summer tour of lavenders:

5 Days Hokkaido tour package with Furano flower field

9 days Hokkaido summer flower tour package

2. Higashizawa Rose Park

This paradise of roses is located in Murayama city, Yamagata Prefecture. With more than 700 species of roses, this giant rose garden offers visitors more than flowers. You can try varieties of snacks made from flowers. The park also hosts seasonal events like Rose Festival in June and July and Autumn Rose Festival from mid-September to late October.

3. Nabana no Sato

Located just next to Nagoya city, Nabana no Sato Flower Park boasts 12,000 flowers of many kinds vividly bloom throughout the year. It is also one of Japan's finest and most famed winter illuminations with over 5.8 million LEDs.

4. Huis Ten Bosch

Located in Nagasaki Prefecture, this kingdom of flowers is famous for its vast grounds, where there are 700,000 tulips, creeping phlox, one million roses, 14,000 hydrangea and sunflowers throughout the year.

5. Sera Kogen Farm

It’s a group of sightseeing farms made of four farms in Sera Kogen plateau in Hiroshima Prefecture. From cherry blossoms to tulips, sunflowers to dahlia, the fields of Sera Kogen Farm are covered with colorful flowers every year.

6. Kurohime Kogen Highlands Cosmos Park

Located in Nagano Prefecture, this park began 40 years ago with the planting of cosmos plants. The cosmos flowers last from early-September to early-October in autumn time. Besides of cosmos, you can also enjoy hydrangea, dahlia and creeping phlox throughout the year.

7. Kawachi Wisteria Garden

Located in Kitakyushu city in Fukuoka Prefecture, this garden is famous for its large numbers of 20 kinds wisteria flowers in a 10,000 square meters area. This garden is only open twice a year for in spring (late April to early May) and autumn leaves season.