Ashikaga, 栃木県 日本
Ashikaga Flower Park’s famous wisteria is blooming early this year. The Fujinohana Monogatari Ofuji Festival 2022 in Tochigi will begin ahead of schedule on April 16, 2022
Category: Tochigi
Tochigi (栃木県, Tochigi-ken) is a landlocked prefecture in the Kanto Region. One of Japan’s most popular tourist attractions, the city of Nikko with its famous Toshogu Shrine, is located in Tochigi Prefecture. The prefectural capital is Utsunomiya.
I come weary
I come weary,In search of an inn—Ah! These wisteria flowers! Matsuo Basho – 1644-1694
Ashikaga Flower Park (video)
The 80m-long Shirafuji tunnel is designated as Tochigi Prefecture Natural Monuments. These are in full bloom from mid-April to mid-May 1. “Fuji no Hana Monogatari-Ofuji Festival-” will be held for a month.
Ashikaga Flower Park
There is a breathtaking array of hanging wisterias and an exquisite flower garden for all four seasons. This flower garden creates a complete sense of the season. And the magnificence of nature with a wide range of plants and trees. The park’s highlight is the massive Japanese wisteria trellises in bloom from late April to… Read More Ashikaga Flower Park
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Nasu Sessho-seki Rock
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