Nature Events in Tokyo

Chrysanthemum Exhibition

Special chrysanthemum flower beds and arrangements will be on temporary display during this exhibition at Shinjuku …

Cosmos Flower Festival at Showa Kinen Park

We’re totally in love with Showa Kinen Park—it’s a massive park with dazzling trees, myriad flowers, a …

Hagi Festival

You must be wondering, what’s hagi? Well, it’s the Japanese name for bush clover. It might sound like a …

Red Spider Lily Festival

After two years of pruning the heads off the Spider Lilies so they didn’t flower, the powers that be in Kinchakuda …

Katsushika Iris Festival

Head to Katsushika ward in Tokyo for the yearly iris festival, taking place at Horikiri Shobuen Garden and Mizumoto …

Bunkyo Ajisai Festival

Some of the major seasonal festivals during rainy season are based around the hydangrea flower (called ajisai in …

Fussa Firefly Festival

Head out to Fussa, an outlying suburb one hour west of Tokyo, to see one of Japan’s classic summer sights: a field …

Flowering at Hitachi Seaside Park

It’s rare to see a blue flower — let alone a whole field of them. But that’s the main attraction at …

Kameido Tenjin Wisteria Festival

Kameido Tenjin Shrine has been associated with wisteria since its founding in the mid-17th century. According to the …

Chichibu Shibazakura Festival

Shibazakura (moss phlox) means something like “lawn-cherry” and these flowers, which bloom in multiple …

Sakura Tulip Festival

The annual Sakura Tulip Festival is the largest celebration of the tulip in the Kanto area. There are 80 varieties …

Hadano Sakura Festival

Hadano, in Kanagawa Prefecture, boasts an exceptionally long cherry blossom promenade: Hadano Sakura Michi stretches …

Koubai Red Plum Blossom Festival

Every year, the Ushi-Tenjin Kitano Shrine puts on a wonderful plum blossom festival during February that celebrates …

Atami Plum Festival

Banish winter blues with a trip to seaside hotspring resort Atami, where the Atami Plum Garden hosts a Plum Blossom …

Recharge with Nature vol. 2

Welcome to Recharge with Nature volume 2! Did you know that nature, exercise, and fresh air are all important parts of …

Recharge with Nature

Did you know that spending time in nature is said to alleviate stress and support positive mental health? Join TELL and …