Flowers in Tokyo
3 flower experiences and 16 pages on its gardens, flowers and customs in Tokyo, Japan.
Things to do with flowers in Tokyo
2 are in season this month.
🇯🇵 Tokyo · Feb to NovShinjuku Gyoen through the seasonsA large former imperial garden in central Tokyo with a long cherry season and an autumn chrysanthemum show.
🇯🇵 Tokyo · All yearOta Market flower auctionJapan's biggest wholesale flower market, where early risers can watch the auction from a gallery.
🇯🇵 Tokyo · Mar to AprCherry blossom season in TokyoAbout a week of pale pink along moats, rivers and parks, and the picnics that go with it.
Decoration
Bonsai盆栽
The Japanese art of shaping miniature trees in shallow pots
🇯🇵 Japan and 7 more · Art or design
Decoration
Hanami花見
The Japanese tradition of gathering to enjoy cherry blossoms in spring
🇯🇵 Japan and 7 more · Custom, Jan to May
Decoration
Floristry
The craft and trade of arranging and selling flowers
🇳🇱 Netherlands and 3 more · Arrangement
Asian fawn lilyErythronium japonicum
A pink spring lily of East Asian woodlands, known as katakuri in Japan
🇯🇵 Japan and 2 more · Wildflower
Decoration
National Cherry Blossom Festival全米桜祭り
Spring festival in Washington, D.C. celebrating Japanese cherry trees and friendship
🇺🇸 United States and 1 more · Parade or display, Mar to Apr
Cherry blossomPrunus subgenus Cerasus
The spring-blooming flower of ornamental cherry trees, central to Japan’s hanami custom
🇯🇵 Japan and 2 more · Flowering tree
Place
Nezu Shrine根津神社
Historic Shinto shrine in Tokyo known for its spring azalea festival
Bunkyō, 🇯🇵 Japan · Festival or show, Apr to May
Japanese irisIris laevigata
A water-loving Japanese iris with violet-blue blooms and historic garden ties
🇯🇵 Japan and 1 more · Water flower
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Bonsai: Ragesoss, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Hanami: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- National Cherry Blossom Festival: MBisanz, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Shinjuku Gyoen: Kakidai, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Floristry: Joachimj, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Asian fawn lily: Kropsoq, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Cherry blossom: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Nezu Shrine: Wiiii, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Japanese iris: Dennis L. Lindwall, CC BY-SA 3.0, source