Wisteria Flower Tokyo

How to travel to ashikaga flower park to see wisteria in japan.

Wisteria flower tokyo. They appear in late spring or early summer when the leaves open. Wisteria is in its fullest bloom during the spring and it can be a spectacular sight to see. Although japan s favorite pink wave of sakura are long gone we can finally welcome the purple wisteria fuji beauties that have begun drooping down to create magnificent sites.

Tokyo s kameido tenjin shrine is a popular stop for wisteria viewing thanks to its lavender colored wisteria that hang in bunches from trellises overlooking a pond that reflects the colorful scene. Blooming in late spring or early summer the flowers are followed by attractive bean like pods which ripen in late summer and may persist into winter. Of course you don t have to go that far to see wisteria extravaganzas.

Among the darkest purple wisteria cultivars award winning wisteria floribunda royal purple japanese wisteria produces stunning tresses of sweetly scented pea like violet flowers up to 20 in. The plant is a climber so it is often trained to climb into unique trellises and arches all throughout japan. Cherry blossoms aren t the only spectacular flowers that bloom in japan wisteria fuji in japanese is a stunning flowering plot that can bloom in purple white pink or blue.

Approximately 150 trees comprising 22 types of wisteria in a variety of colors grow in a 10 000 square meters area. The first year i went during the last week of april on april 26th a few days before gw and it was a bit under bloomed but it was still beautiful. For example kameido tenjin shrine.

Ashikaga even has a wisteria tree that is over 150 years old. There are quite a few awesome displays right in tokyo. Tokyo s wisteria blooming period runs until early may so get in quick if you want to capture a glance of these grape like spring blossoms.

Wisteria floribunda alba is a beautiful white flowered japanese wisteria with very long clusters up to 24 in. A famous wisteria variety that can be admired on the japanese bridge in claude monet s garden in giverny france. There are many attractions to see in the garden including a 220 meter long wisteria tunnel in which the flowers in various shades of purple white and red grow overhead on.