Tag Archives: Japanese garden

October 17

In The Japanese Dahlia Garden

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There’s a secret walled garden at the Ueno Toshogu Shrine that’s only open once a year for peony season, but guess what? This year they’re letting us come in to see the dahlias too! Bring your thesaurus, though, so you don’t wear out the word WOW. Open: Every day from September 30 – October 29 […]

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June 12

Great Balls O’ Flowery Fluff: Tokyo’s Best Hydrangea Gardens

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If someone says “hydrangeas” and you think “boring white puffballs,” you haven’t seen the outrageous ones in Tokyo yet! Here are my favorite hydrangea garden extravaganzas, and they’ll be blooming ’til the end of June, just sayin’… HAKUSAN SHRINE in Hon-Komagome Hours: Open 24 hours Open: Every day of the year. The Ajisai Festival is from June 6 – 14 in 2015, […]

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June 04

Where To See The Best Iris Gardens In Tokyo

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Fields of riotously blooming purple, blue & white iris? Yes, please! Here are the best places in Tokyo to see the iris extravaganzas of your dreams. KORAKU-EN GARDEN in Korakuen Iris are at their peak in this garden from June 1 – 15 Hours: 9:00 – 17:00 (Last admission 16:30) Open: Every day, except 12/29-1/3 Admission: ¥300 Directions […]

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May 14

Vast Carpets Of Lawn Cherries!

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Outside of Japan, nobody has heard of shibazakura, but they should! Check out the rolling hills covered with pink flowers that bloom in the middle of May! (They’re actually a variety of phlox, so I’m guessing the “sakura” part of the name is a feeble-ish attempt to ride the coattails of Japan’s more famous flower season, but they DO deliver […]

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March 28

The Best SECRET Cherry Blossom Spots In Tokyo!

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Cherry blossoms and crowds go together like long bathroom lines and hanami parties, but at these secret Tokyo spots, you can enjoy the pinkness without getting trampled, even at peak season! Here are my favorite places: • ARK HILLS New for 2019! Best time to go: It’s pretty uncrowded all the time but it’s best when the […]

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February 11

Where To See The Best Plum Blossoms In Tokyo

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I am a total, total sucker for plum blossoms. The flowers are much more beautiful than cherry blossoms up close, and you gotta admire that the damn things even bloom in the snow. I mean, they famously bloom in the snow (thousands of haiku can’t be wrong.) Here are my favorite places in Tokyo to see them, […]

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November 16

Where To See The Best Fall Leaves In Tokyo

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I hope you’re all rested up from our cherry blossom death march last spring, because it’s time to strap on your camera and a couple of extra batteries to hunt down the best autumn leaves in Tokyo! Here are my picks, from momiji season through ginkgo: Arranged from earliest to latest: SHOWA KINEN PARK – Tachikawa DIRECTIONS […]

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