2024.03.22
The Sera Fujien will hold the “Fuji Festival” from April 27 (Sat.) to May 19 (Sun.), 2024, with approximately 1,000 wisteria and 12,000 lupines, also known as ascending wisteria, blooming on 30,000 m2 of the garden. Please enjoy the gentle flow of time in the wisteria-covered garden.
| Period: | 2024/4/27（Sat）～5/19（Sun） |
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| Hours.: | 9:00～17:00（last admission 16:30) 9:00-18:00 during April 27-May 6 (last admission 17:30) |
| Fee: | Adults 700-1,200 yen / Children (4 years old to elementary school students) 300-600 yen *Varies depending on blooming conditions. |
The theme of this exhibition is “overlapping,” and the hanging arrangements were designed to resemble the “junihitoe” (twelve-layered robe). Wisteria, which has long been popular in Japan, petunias, and Western junihitoe (ajuga) overlap each other, making us feel as if we were wearing flowers.
This is a field of lupine flowers, also known as “Ascending Wisteria” because of the appearance of the flowers, which look as if they are rising toward the sky. This year, the area has been expanded and as many as 12,000 lupines will be in full bloom. Visitors can appreciate both the drooping wisteria and the sky-blooming lupines at the same time.
This is an event to illuminate wisteria and lupines. The beauty of wisteria at night will be an unforgettable sight.
| dates: | Scheduled for early May (to be announced on the official website. This event will be held in conjunction with the wisteria viewing period.) |
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| Lighting time: | 18：00～20：30（Last admission 20：00） |
| Fee: | Adults 1,200 yen / Children 600 yen |
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The Versailles Prize Website:https://www.prix-versailles.com/2024
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