Tokyo & Vicinity LOCAL EVENTS

Japanese Iris Festival - Katsuhika Shoubu Matsuri
May. 27 - Jun.16. 2024

Katsushika City in Tokyo has a traditional iris garden, "Horikiri Iris Garden," with a history of hundred years, has been depicted in Ukiyoe woodblock prints by renowned artists such as Utagawa Hiroshige and Suzuki Harunobu.

Japanese Iris Festival (Katushika Shoubu Matsuri)
葛飾菖蒲まつり

May 27th(Mon) to June 16th(Sun)  2023

This flower festival is held at Horikiri Shobuen (堀切菖蒲園) and Mizumoto-koen Park; both are public gardens, and admission is free.

The Horikiri Garden has 6000 iris flowers and the garden in Mizumoto Park has 14000 iris flowers

Official Information by Katsushika city
https://www.city.katsushika.lg.jp/tourism/1000064/1028427.html

Getting to Horikiri Shobuen Garden
15 min. Walk from Horikiri-shobuen Station 堀切菖蒲園駅 on the Keisei Line

Google Maps - Horikiri Shoubuen https://goo.gl/maps/jePst

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Mizumoto-koen Park