Open year-round, Ashikaga Flower Park is a great place to see the beauty of Tochigi’s nature change with every season.

If you want to admire the seasonal beauty of Tochigi Prefecture in all its floral glory, then you can't miss Ashikaga Flower Park. This 100,000 square meter park is home to a variety of colorful and abundant flora like a scene ripped from the pages of a fairytale picture book.

Showing off shades of pink, purple, white, and yellow, the arrival of wisteria is a popular and nationally loved event. From April to May, you'll find sprawling trellises covered in drooping wisteria branches heavy with the weight of flowers in full bloom, including an 80-meter tunnel of white wisterias, designated as a prefectural natural treasure. Still a well-kept secret in international travel circles, the park is popular with domestic tourists, attracting 1.5 million guests each year, many hoping to stroll under the two 150-year-old wisteria trees. While you're there, be sure to sample the park's wisteria ice cream. This pastel purple treat made with wisteria flowers is as delicious as it is pretty.