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Top 10 Fascinating Facts about Ashikaga Flower Park

Ashikaga_Flower_Park_ photo by Totti —? 

The Ashikaga flower park is consisting approximately of nine hectares of land, most of it is filled with Wisteria also referred to as Fuji in Japanese.

The Japanese are flower lovers and wisteria is among their favorites, the tree is believed to be one of the archiparchipelago’s ancient noted flowering trees, and it is even described in the collected poems of ten thousand leaves.

The park is located in Ashikaga city, Tochigi prefecture. The flower park features many blue, white, and pink Fuji flowers.

Here are the top 10 fascinating facts about Ashikaga Flower Park.

1. The park has Wisteria flowers as the most iconic feature

Japanese_wisteria,_Ashikaga_Flower_Park photo by SLIMHANNYA —?

The Ashikaga flower park holds over 350 Wisteria trees including the prefecture’s natural treasure, the 150-year-old Wisteria tree.

Though wisteria is the highlight of the park, the park also runs a unique flower calendar system where other flowers are viewed at different times of the year.

The park was originally known as Hayakawa farm in 1968, due to the Ashikaga city urban expansion plan.

Ashikaga area was formerly a wetland, the soil wasn’t suitable for plant growth to turn it into suitable soil for plant growth, around 250 tons of charcoal was used to turn the soil fertile.

Wisteria is the main feature of the park another flora fills the gaps when Wisterias aren’t in bloom.

2. The Japanese Wisteria has a long life span

Wisteria is a woody vine of the pea family and is mostly native to Asia and North America. People cultivate it for its attractive growth habit and beautiful profuse flower.

The Japanese wisteria is large and fast-growing and can tolerate poor soils. The flower grows in large, drooping clusters and came in blue, purple, and rose, which makes its view breathtaking.

The Japanese wisteria is the hardiest member of the genus it comes from and its seeds are poisonous.

3. There is a heralding spring at the park

The heralding of spring refers to the first chapter of the eight floral seasons unique to the Ashikaga flower park.

It runs from early January to late February and offers the visitors amazing yellow and pink blooms.

The flowers that bloom during this time are, Winter Clematis and charisma’s rose and they bloom majestically in the garden, bringing an array of colors making the oncoming end of winter. The park is considered one of the best places to view Fuji flowers.

4. There is a spring festival held at the park

When spring begins, it marks the second chapter of march and April events, where bright cheerful tulips engulf the park with various blossoms.

Other flowers that bloom during this season include white Thunberg’s meadowsweet of the flower family, as well as the famous cheery blossoms.

Japanese tradition of flowers is deeply rooted in centuries of cultural history thanks to its rich development of botany and traditional arts like Ikebana.

5. There is a rainbow garden at the Ashikaga park

Ashikaga_Flower_Park, photo by 雷太 —

From the middle of May to June the flower park is filled with the pleasant odor of roses and the bright color of white clematis and rhododendrons. 

The rainbow field of roses provides an aesthetic of pink, red, yellow, orange, white, and blue shades of roses that leave anyone looking with amazement.

In the final week of April, the park is graced with the blooming of pink and white clematis.

Climates are showy, versatile vines and are known for their beautiful flower. They are outstanding for adding vertical accents with bright, confident colors climbing to the sky.

6. The Ashikaga flower park has a viewing of Water Lilies

Ashikaga_Flower_Park_Flower photo by JA:User —

The water lilies are also referred to as water nymphs and they take the center of the stage in early to September in the park.

Though the water lilies aren’t as popular as wisteria flowers, their beauty doesn’t miss to shine in the park.

It comes in shades of white, yellow, red, purple, and blue blooming elegantly on the water surface.

The flower symbolizes purity innocence and chastity in Japanese culture. There are around 1500 water lilies flowers in the park

7. There is an Iris and Hydrangea festival at the park

Also called the blue and white garden of Ashikaga park, serves as its 5^th summer chapter begins in early June and ends in early July.

The park is decorated with blue, purple, pink, and white colors that grace the surroundings through the use of late-blooming hydrangea and iris flowers.

The Iris flower is quite popular and significant in Japanese culture. Their bloom is believed to mark the start of summer.

Iris flowers were traditionally believed to hold protective powers and reflected the spirit of samurai warriors.

Hydrangea is a genus of over 75 species native to Asia and America. The hydrangea flower is popular in Japan it has been mentioned in Japanese written records as early as the 8^th century.

Japan has over 100 varieties of hydrangeas of different colors, many believe the flower originated from japan.

According to Japanese legend, hydrangea became associated with heartfelt emotion, gratitude for understanding, and apology, when a Japanese emperor gave the flower to the family of the girl he loved for his negligence in caring for her.

Pink hydrangeas are especially associated with heartfelt emotion as their shape resembles a beating heart.

8. The park has a Bejeweled flower garden

The Bejeweled flower garden is one of the Kanto area’s top three annual illumination stages. The winter illumination uses at least 4.5 million light bulbs, and it lasts from the end of October to late January.

In the winter illumination, the park features countless lights that bring the characters of the flowers to their full vibrant beauty. The garden welcomes over a million tourists throughout the year.

9. The flower park has a purple garden

when October begins, the park is filled with velvet dark purple flowers of sage. The entire garden is covered in different shades of purple as the 7^th chapter of the eight seasons, making the park receive hundreds and thousands of visitors.

10. The Ashikaga flower park has a wisteria story

Wisteria flowers in japan photo by Hiroaki Kaneko —

The biggest enticing feature of the park is the Japanese wisteria, which begins from mid-May to April.

The vibrant wisteria is combined with peonies and Japanese Azaleas during this season and the park is covered in different shades of pink and purple.