Written / Compiled and reported by the MOOK Scenic Spots Travel Life Network Editorial Department
With the arrival of spring, the annual wisteria feast also kicks off in April. At that time, Ashikaga Wisteria Park, known as the “village of floral art,” features three wisteria trellises covering an area of 300 tsubo each and one 300-tsubo eight-layered wisteria trellis, as well as an 80-meter-long white wisteria tunnel and a yellow wisteria tunnel, all decked out in dreamy colors to celebrate spring with visitors.
With the arrival of spring, the annual wisteria feast also kicks off in April. At that time, Ashikaga Wisteria Park, known as the “village of floral art,” features three wisteria trellises covering an area of 300 tsubo each and one 300-tsubo eight-layered wisteria trellis, as well as an 80-meter-long white wisteria tunnel and a yellow wisteria tunnel, all decked out in dreamy colors to celebrate spring with visitors.
The world’s largest wisteria trellis forms a flower sea tunnel that is truly spectacular. (Image source / Ashikaga Flower Park)
Covering a vast area of 82,000 square meters, Ashikaga Wisteria Park allows visitors to enjoy different blooming flowers throughout the four seasons. Among them, wisteria is the most iconic flower in the park, with its blooming season running from mid-April to mid-May each year. During its peak, the massive volume of blossoms creates a dreamy purple waterfall that never fails to amaze, and is considered one of the most beautiful wisteria sights in the world. The most notable varieties include the “Great Long Wisteria,” the “White Wisteria Tunnel,” and the “Eight-Layered Black Dragon Wisteria.”
The great wisteria at night. (Image source / Ashikaga Flower Park)
The yellow wisteria tunnel is enchantingly beautiful at night. (Image source / Ashikaga Flower Park)
The “Great Long Wisteria” is a large trellis where purple wisteria flowers are arranged horizontally from top to bottom. Each wisteria vine stretches 1.7 meters long, welcoming guests at the park’s west entrance. The “Noda’s Nine-Foot Wisteria (also called the Great Wisteria),” which is over 145 years old, boasts a wisteria trellis spanning more than 300 tsubo and is truly magnificent. During the Great Wisteria season, there is a nighttime light show that lets visitors enjoy the beauty of the wisterias after dark. In addition, there is the “Eight-Layered Black Dragon Wisteria,” formed by the sprawling branches of the rare eight-layered wisteria variety. Though the vines are shorter, the blooms are densely packed, resembling clusters of grapes, creating a dreamy purple canopy that visitors adore. Wisteria has also been designated by Ibaraki Prefecture as a natural monument of the prefecture.
The eye-catching yellow wisteria tunnel is fantastically beautiful. (Image source / Ashikaga Flower Park)
Dreamy white wisteria. (Image source / Ashikaga Flower Park)
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