More than 500 plants of 110 varieties, including rare varieties such as “Zipangu” and “Shakudou no Kagayaki” and unusual green “peony”, will add color to the spring.
Ueno Toshogu Shrine (located in Ueno Park, Taito Ward, Tokyo), which was built as a shrine dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, Tokugawa Yoshimune, and Tokugawa Yoshinobu, will be holding the Ueno Toshogu Shrine 46th Spring Peony Festival from Saturday, April 5th to Tuesday, May 6th, 2025.
During the event, we will be posting daily information about the flowers blooming on Instagram.
Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/utbotanen_official/
Please come and see the flowers change appearance every day in the warm weather.
Over 500 plants of 110 varieties, including various varieties from around the world and green-flowering “Marimo” plants <br />During the event, over 500 plants of 110 varieties of “Peonies” developed in Japan, China, America, France and other countries will be in full bloom. In addition to red and pink peonies, you can also enjoy “Marimo”, a rare green flower that is the result of natural crossbreeding between Chinese and Japanese varieties.
[Inside the gardens (image from last year)]
[Marimo]
The rare variety you can see this time is Zipangu
Yellow peony with thousands of blossoms. Enjoy its elegant fragrance.
[Brilliance of red copper]
This is a very rare variety of peony with yellow pink-orange petals.
[Spring Makeup]
■What is Peony? <br />Peony flowers are considered a symbol of wealth and are known as the “flower of wealth and nobility” and the “king of flowers.”
Peony, whose native species is found in China, is said to have been introduced to Japan from China as a medicinal plant during the Nara period, and since the Edo period, cultivation has flourished and many varieties have been created. In Chinese literature, the flower has been frequently written about in poetry since the beginning of the Tang Dynasty (the early 8th century), and in Japanese literature, it is written about as a seasonal word in many haiku poems, and is a flower that has been familiar in paintings, patterns, and family crests.
In addition to Japan and China, varieties are also developed in the United States, France, and other countries.
[Shikoden]
[Yellow Crown]
Enjoy authentic Edo architecture, including the “Five-Story Pagoda of Former Kan’ei-ji Temple,” and peonies . From within the grounds, you can see the five-story pagoda of Former Kan’ei-ji Temple and the stone lanterns lining the approach to Toshogu Shrine, and together with the dry landscape Japanese garden, you can view peonies in an Edo atmosphere that you can’t find anywhere else.
■There are plenty of other photo spots!
We have colorful carp streamers that you can use to take seasonal photos together with peonies and other flowers, as well as flower arrangements and bonsai trees scattered throughout the garden.
Carp streamers and bonsai
■Flowers that bloom along with peonies <br />In addition to peonies, rhododendrons and about 20 varieties of peonies bloom one after the other in the garden, so there are plenty of things to see every day.
[Rhododendron (early to late April)]
[Peonies (late April to mid-May)]
[Peonies (late April to mid-May)]
Japanese umbrella and peony
■Outline of the 46th Ueno Toshogu Shrine Spring Peony Festival <br />Period: Saturday, April 5, 2025 to Monday, May 6, 2025 *Open every day during the festival Opening hours: 9:00-17:00 (entrance deadline)
Admission fee: Adults (junior high school students and above) 1,000 yen, groups (15 or more) 800 yen, admission ticket for the event period 2,500 yen, free for elementary school students and younger Address: 9-88 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0007
TEL: 03-3822-3575 (Peony Garden)
Access: 5 minutes on foot from JR Ueno Station, Park Exit 5 minutes on foot from Keisei Ueno Station, Ikenohata Exit 10 minutes on foot from Tokyo Metro Nezu Station, Exit 2
■Ueno Toshogu Peony Garden <br />Ueno Toshogu Peony Garden is located on the grounds of Ueno Toshogu Shrine, which enshrines Tokugawa Ieyasu, and opened in April 1980 to commemorate friendship between Japan and China. Currently, 500 peonies of 110 varieties are cultivated in the spring, and 160 peonies of 40 varieties are cultivated in the winter. Additionally, to allow more people to enjoy the seasonal flowers, 200 dahlias (also known as Indian peonies) of 100 varieties are exhibited in the autumn.
Located in the heart of Tokyo, Ueno is surrounded by lush greenery, so please take your time to enjoy the peonies while immersing yourself in the Edo atmosphere.
Address: 9-88 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0007
TEL: 03-3822-3575 (Peony Garden)
Access: 5-minute walk from JR Ueno Station, Park Exit; 5-minute walk from Keisei Ueno Station, Ikenohata Exit; 10-minute walk from Tokyo Metro Nezu Station, Exit 2; Official website: https://uenobotanen.com/
Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/utbotanen_official/
[Toshogu Shrine] From the press release
