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Ueno Toshogu Peony Garden

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上野東照宮ぼたん苑 · Winter Peony · Tokyo Area
Peony at Ueno Toshogu Peony Garden, 9-88 Uenokoen, Taito City, Tokyo
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Photos Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France (CC BY 2.0) — via Wikimedia Commons

About this spot

The peony garden of Ueno Toshogu shrine opens each winter with about 160 peonies of some 40 kinds, coaxed into flower under straw shelters against the snow. The winter season runs from 1 January to late February; a spring show follows in April with about 500 plants. Entry about 1,000 yen.

Getting there

Nearest station
5 min walk from Ueno Station
Address
9-88 Uenokoen, Taito City, Tokyo
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