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Ashikaga Flower Park is home to one of Japan's largest wisteria trellis and numerous wisteria trees/vines. Besides purple wisteria, it also boasts white and yellow wisteria. Entrance to the park..397 views
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At Ashikaga-shi Station, long line for the shuttle bus to Ashikaga Flower Park. This problem has been resolved with the new JR Ashikaga Flower Park Station.333 views
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Giant Wisteria at Ashikaga Flower Park in Ashikaga, Tochigi. The trellis is huge and the wisteria strands are long. Super awesome.322 views
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Until April 2018, shuttle buses went from Ashikaga-shi Station to Ashikaga Flower Park. Bus fare was ¥300 one way, taking about 15 min. The bus leaves once an hour, but more often if there's a large crowd.0305 views
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Ashikaga-shi Station on the Tobu Isezaki Line. It takes about 2 hours from central Tokyo. Connected to the Hanzomon Line. From April 2018, the JR Ashikaga Flower Park Station opened in front of the park.297 views
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Map of Ashikaga Flower Park. It's large, but compact enough to walk around and see everything. They also light up the flowers at night until 9 pm.281 views
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Tunnel of White Wisteria is one of a kind in the world at Ashikaga Flower Park.249 views
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Ashikaga Flower Park, Tochigi.236 views
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Yellow wisteria at Ashikagae Flower Park.218 views
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Tunnel of White Wisteria goes for 76.5 meters.215 views
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Usubeni Bridge (Light Pink Bridge) with a canopy of light pink wisteria at Ashikaga Flower Park in Ashikaga, Tochigi. うす紅橋213 views
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Yoroi Toshikoshi Shuko festival, Ashikaga, Tochigi.210 views
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White Wisteria Waterfall. 白藤の滝204 views
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White Wisteria Waterfall. 白藤の滝202 views
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Yoroi Toshikoshi Shuko festival, Ashikaga, Tochigi.200 views
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The bean-throwing was disappointing at Yoroi Toshikoshi Shuko festival in Ashikaga, Tochigi. Few beans and they hardly reached anybody.198 views
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White Wisteria Waterfall. 白藤の滝196 views
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White Wisteria Waterfall. 白藤の滝193 views
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Flower Stage182 views
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At Ashikaga-shi Station on the Tobu Isezaki Line, there is the Ashikaga Tourist Information Office inside the train station, but it was closed. On the very day when tourists would arrive to see the warrior procession.181 views
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Yoroi Toshikoshi Shuko festival, Ashikaga, Tochigi.181 views
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A semi-ring of chairs in front of the Flower Stage. The ceiling has light pink wisteria. うす紅の棚181 views
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Entrance to Ashikaga Flower Park is guarded by these yellow wisteria. Admission is a pricey ¥2,000 during the wisteria season from late April to early May. It's worth it during peak bloom.168 views
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Wisteria noodles168 views
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Wisteria kamaboko fish cake.163 views
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The main and spectacular attraction is this Giant Wisteria (大藤) on a expansive trellis. 160 views
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If you're visiting during the wisteria's peak bloom, I highly recommend seeing this park. Breathtaking. Flower beds near the entrance.159 views
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This wisteria tree is about 140 years old. It was transplanted here in Feb. 1996.158 views
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The park's parking lot had many tour buses. Crowded even on weekdays during wisteria season. But fewer people in the late afternoon.158 views
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Tunnel of Yellow Wisteria.153 views
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Gift shop at the park entrance. When you enter the park, you enter here first (and last).152 views
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A small shrine under the Giant Wisteria.139 views
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Yae-fuji wisteria features more flower petals, making the flower look more like little balls. 八重藤137 views
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About the Tunnel of White Wisteria. 130 views
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The wisteria strands can be as long as 1.8 meters.123 views
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Tunnel of White Wisteria. 121 views
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Yae-fuji wisteria trellis. Yae-fuji features more flower petals, making the flower look more like little balls. 八重藤121 views
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Yae-fuji wisteria trellis. Yae-fuji features more flower petals, making the flower look more like little balls. 八重藤120 views
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The Giant Wisteria extends over 36 meters by 33 meters. About the same as a large hotel ballroom or a whopping 600 tatami mats. The trellis was only 50 tatami mats when it was transplanted here.119 views
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Another large wisteria trellis. 118 views
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Another large wisteria trellis. 大長藤117 views
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Purple Wisteria Trellis. むらさき藤棚117 views
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Yellow wisteria selling for 4,000 yen.117 views
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Tunnel of White Wisteria. 116 views
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Yae-fuji wisteria features more flower petals, making the flower look more like little balls. 八重藤116 views
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Yellow wisteria116 views
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Yae-fuji wisteria trellis.114 views
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Wisteria and azalea114 views
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Usubeni Bridge (Light Pink Bridge) with a canopy of light pink wisteria. うす紅橋113 views
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I like to shoot red and white flowers in Japan.113 views
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Yet another large wisteria trellis, called Purple Wisteria Trellis. むらさき藤棚113 views
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Many wisteria trees decorate the park paths.112 views
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Usubeni Bridge (Light Pink Bridge) with a canopy of light pink wisteria. うす紅橋111 views
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Floating Flower Pyramids 水上花壇109 views
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Wisteria ice cream does taste like wisteria. It was good and not too sweet. 藤ソフト109 views
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The Tunnel of White Wisteria has wisteria trees planted on both sides. 108 views
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Wisteria Dome 藤のドーム108 views
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The other side of the White Wisteria Waterfall is also a sight to behold. 白藤の滝107 views
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The flower park also sells potted plants including wisteria.107 views
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Usubeni Bridge (Light Pink Bridge) with a canopy of light pink wisteria. うす紅橋106 views
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White wisteria in the Tunnel of White Wisteria. 105 views
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Exit/entrance of Tunnel of White Wisteria. 105 views
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Entrance to an area called the Sea of Azaleas. ツツジの海105 views
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Yellow wisteria104 views
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Yae-fuji wisteria103 views
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Rhododendron forest. しゃくなげの森103 views
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Rhododendron103 views
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Path of azalea.103 views
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Among the food booths was this ice cream stand selling wisteria ice cream for 350 yen.103 views
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Wisteria Dome 藤のドーム102 views
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Another focal point is this tunnel of yellow wisteria called Kibana-fuji. きばな藤のトンネル100 views
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The flower park also sells potted plants including wisteria.100 views
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White Wisteria Waterfall. 白藤の滝99 views
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This supposed to be a purple wisteria screen, but there was none.99 views
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Rhododendron99 views
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Hibiscus too.99 views
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White Wisteria Waterfall. 白藤の滝98 views
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Rhododendron98 views
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Path of wisteria.98 views
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Another massive flower display is this White Wisteria Waterfall. 白藤の滝97 views
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Rhododendron97 views
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Pruning the withered flowers.97 views
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Rest area お休みひろば97 views
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Purple Wisteria Trellis. むらさき藤棚97 views
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Purple wisteria which finished blooming is sold for half price.96 views
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Rhododendron95 views
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Margaret95 views
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Japan's oldest school.82 views
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Sign near Bannaji temple saying that the warrior procession would start at 7 pm.71 views
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At one point along the procession route (a major road), there was a rest station where they served free ama-zake (sweet sake). The hot drink warmed us up.66 views
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Gate to Bannaji temple. It is actually an arched bridge.65 views
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Going over the arched bridge at Bannaji temple.65 views
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The bean throwing was very short, both time-wise and distance-wise.65 views
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