Kyu-Furukawa Gardens (旧古河庭園, Kyū Furukawa teien) is a place for rose lovers. It can be separated into two parts, a western garden with an impressive European-style villa, and a traditional Japanese garden with a teahouse and some notable stone bridges. While the park entrance fee is ¥150, you can choose to have a guided tour in the villa at an additional cost of ¥800. I just wanted to see the flowers, and no photos are allowed in the villa anyway, so I skipped it.
Different flowers bloom at every season in the western garden, but it is most well-known for its roses. Kyu-Furukawa Gardens hosts annual Spring and Autumn Rose Festivals, and it is always crowded. Spring rose festival is held from early May to mid June, but it appears that the roses are already starting to wilt in late May this year. Nevertheless, I still got some lovely shots of the different coloured roses
As it is a festival, they do have stalls selling rose products
Address: 〒114-0024 1-27-39, Nishigahara, Kita-ku, Tokyo
Tel: 03-3910-0394
Nearest stations: JR Kami-Nakazato Station and Namboku Line Nishigahara Station (Exit 1), where you can reach in approximately 7 minutes by foot.
Fee: Public – 150 yen ; 65 years old or older – 70 yen
Opening hours: 9.00 – 17.00, closed from 29 Dec to 1 Jan
What delicate, beautiful pastels!
This looks wonderful. It is so interesting to see how people around the world celebrate the rose. It has universal appeal.
Such beautiful roses, and perfect music to accompany an afternoon in the garden.. That rose gelato sounds so good as well.
Thank you! Indeed it was a perfect afternoon because of the music in the garden! I didn’t get to try the rose gelato though.