[Toshogu Shrine] Ueno Park, Tokyo | “46th Ueno Toshogu Spring Peony Festival” to be held from April 5th (Sat.) to May 6th (Tue.), 2025 Toshogu Shrine Press release: March 25, 2025 Ueno Park, Tokyo | “The 46th Ueno Toshogu Spring Peony Festival” will be held from April 5th (Saturday) to May 6th (Tuesday), 2025 More than 500 plants from 110 species will brighten up spring, including rare varieties such as “Zipangu” and “Shakudo no Kagai” and the rare green “peony”. Ueno Toshogu Shrine (Ueno Park, Taito Ward, Tokyo), which was built as a shrine to enshrine Tokugawa Ieyasu, Tokugawa Yoshimune, and Tokugawa Yoshinobu, will hold the “Ueno Toshogu 46th Spring Peony Festival” from April 5th (Saturday) to May 6th (Tuesday), 2025. During the event, we will be posting daily flowering information on Instagram. Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/utbotanen_official/ Please come and see the flowers, whose expressions change every day in the warm weather.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/23229/22/23229-22-036b759601ac6e71eae1aba71e1a418e-3900×2602.jpg More than 500 plants of 110 species, including various varieties from around the world and green-blooming “Marimo” During the event, more than 500 peonies of 110 species grown in Japan, China, America, France, etc. will be in full bloom. In addition to red and pink peonies, you can also enjoy “Marimo”, which has rare green flowers and is a natural hybrid of Chinese and Japanese varieties. Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/23229/22/23229-22-0454064092d8222261fe2b7708de65a6-1801×2700.jpg [Scenery in the garden *Last year’s image]
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/23229/22/23229-22-91da38d52f35ffff1302506e067a1ab4-1280×853.jpg [Marimo] Rare variety that you can see this time [Zipangu] Yellow peonies with thousands of blooms. You can enjoy it with a very elegant scent.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/23229/22/23229-22-4a41d567d3d250ee74ee77f1bf398266-3900×2600.jpg [Shakudo Shine] This is a very rare variety of peonies with yellow and pinkish-orange petals.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/23229/22/23229-22-7624804007acdfa21fb68474cf61b5d1-3900×2601.jpg [Spring makeup] ■What is “peony”? Peony flowers are considered a symbol of “wealth” and are called “wealth flower” and “king of hundreds of flowers.” Peony, which has its origin in China, is said to have been brought to Japan as a medicinal plant from China during the Nara period, and from the Edo period onward, its cultivation became popular and numerous varieties were created. In Chinese literature, flowers have been frequently used in poetry since the beginning of the 8th century, and in Japanese literature, they have been used as seasonal words in many haiku poems, and they have also been popular in paintings, patterns, and family crests. In addition to Japan and China, varieties are also produced in the United States and France.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/23229/22/23229-22-8b655add1c600abf39920487eaca076a-1417×946.jpg [Shikoden]
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/23229/22/23229-22-d4f9f5c1efef98443912874880f4ebb1-1417×945.jpg [Yellow crown] Enjoy authentic Edo architecture and peonies, including the “Old Kan’eiji Five-storied Pagoda” From inside the garden, you can see the former Kan’eiji Five-storied Pagoda and the stone lanterns lining the approach to Toshogu Shrine, and together with the Japanese dry landscape garden, you can see peonies in an Edo-era atmosphere that you can’t experience anywhere else.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/23229/22/23229-22-813d4aa16377665171c0fe7e885a8f2f-3900×2601.jpg ■There are plenty of other photo-taking spots! Along with flowers such as peonies, we have brightly colored carp streamers that you can take photos of with a seasonal feel, as well as group plantings and bonsai throughout the garden.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/23229/22/23229-22-0edef3aecd516eecb57da83ef484313c-1772×813.jpg Carp streamer and bonsai ■Flowers that bloom with peonies In addition to peonies, rhododendrons and about 20 varieties of peonies bloom in turn in the garden, and there are many things to see every day.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/23229/22/23229-22-11d68735e82fb42a1ecad7d47630e7de-1280×853.jpg [Rhododendron (early to late April)]
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/23229/22/23229-22-37d78060a1c1bb0b322296bab98e616d-1417×945.jpg [Peony (late April to mid-May)]
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/23229/22/23229-22-c77b73bb3d1cfb911a9d0349aa337e2a-1417×945.jpg [Peony (late April to mid-May)]
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/23229/22/23229-22-382c1914293a3b1f4614d12624cb419b-1801×2700.jpg Japanese umbrella and peonies ■46th Ueno Toshogu Spring Peony Festival Event Overview Exhibition period: April 5th (Sat) – May 6th (Mon), 2025 *Open every day during the period Garden opening hours: 9:00-17:00 (admission deadline) Admission fee: Adults (junior high school students and older) 1,000 yen, Groups (15 people or more) 800 yen, Seasonal garden ticket 2,500 yen, Elementary school students and younger free Address: 9-88 Ueno Koen, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0007 TEL: 03-3822-3575 (Botanen) Access: 5 minutes walk from JR Ueno Station Park Exit 5 minutes walk from Keisei Electric Railway Keisei Ueno Station Ikenohata Exit 10 minutes walk from Tokyo Metro Nezu Station Exit 2 ■Ueno Toshogu Botan Garden Ueno Toshogu Peony Garden was opened in April 1980 on the grounds of Ueno Toshogu Shrine, whose deity is enshrined by Tokugawa Ieyasu, to commemorate the friendship between Japan and China. Currently, 500 peonies of 110 varieties are grown in the migratory Japanese garden, and 160 peonies of 40 varieties are grown in the winter. In addition, in order for more people to enjoy seasonal flowers, we have an exhibition of 200 dahlias (also known as Tenjiku peonies) in 100 varieties in the fall. In Ueno, which is located in the heart of Tokyo but is full of greenery, please relax and admire the peonies while immersing yourself in the Edo period atmosphere. Address: 9-88 Ueno Koen, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0007 TEL: 03-3822-3575 (Botanen) Access: 5 minutes walk from JR Ueno Station Park Exit 5 minutes walk from Keisei Electric Railway Keisei Ueno Station Ikenohata Exit 10 minutes walk from Tokyo Metro Nezu Station Exit 2 Official website: https://uenobotanen.com/ Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/utbotanen_official/
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