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New Year's at Tokugawaen Garden: Wishing Well with Pine
A sophisticated, traditional Japanese New Year's holiday
Tokugawaen Garden holds its Wishing Well with Pine event where the Black Gate is decorated with pine branches, a New Year's archery ceremony is held, and other traditional Japanese New Year's customs take place.
Black Gate pine decorations
Decoration using pine branches as described in the Kinjo Onko Record detailing accounts of Nagoya Castle's inner layout and design as well as customs, etc. from the Edo period. The decorations are made before eventgoers' eyes on December 13, planned to begin from 9:30 am.
• Dates: Fri, Dec 13, 2024–Mon, Jan 13 (national holiday), 2025
• Location: Black Gate
• Dates: Fri, Dec 13, 2024–Mon, Jan 13 (national holiday), 2025
• Location: Black Gate
New Year's gifts
The first 300 people to come to the garden in the new year can receive a Nagoya's Two Great Gardens Calendar and lucky candies.
• Date: Thu, Jan 2, 2025
• Time: From 9:30 am
• Location: Both ticket gate entrances
• Date: Thu, Jan 2, 2025
• Time: From 9:30 am
• Location: Both ticket gate entrances
New Year's archery ceremony
The archery club at Aichi Commercial High School perform an archery display for the first time in the new year.
• Date: Thu, Jan 2, 2025
• Time: 11:00 am–11:30 pm (canceled in rainy weather)
• Location: Iris Garden
• Date: Thu, Jan 2, 2025
• Time: 11:00 am–11:30 pm (canceled in rainy weather)
• Location: Iris Garden
Tokugawaen Garden
- Tokugawaen Garden is a Japanese garden with walkways winding around a central pond in the style of major daimyo gardens from the Edo period. A clear stream flows from a waterfall through a ravine and continues to a pond representing the ocean, a sight that symbolically condenses Japan's natural landscape. Furthermore, Tokugawaen is characterized by hilly terrain, transplanted woods, and large rocks appearing from all angles. The overall magnificence of the daimyo garden can be seen through the use of bold changes in composition and the incorporation of a wide variety of elements. People can enjoy the garden throughout the four seasons with beautiful greenery, autumn colors, and flowers such as peonies and irises.
Details
| Schedule | Fri, Dec 13, 2024–Mon, Jan 13 (national holiday), 2025 |
|---|---|
| Regular Holiday | • Sun, Dec 29, 2024–Wed, Jan 1 (national holiday), 2025 • Mon (the directly following weekday should Mon coincide with a national or make-up holiday) |
| Time | 9:30 am–5:30 pm (admission until 5:00 pm) |
| Venue | Tokugawaen Garden |
| Cost | Requires a fee |
| Price Details | • Adults: JPY 300 • Senior citizens residing in Nagoya (ages 65 and older): JPY 100 • Junior high school ages and younger: Free of charge |
| Home Page | https://www.tokugawaen.aichi.jp/index.html |
| Access | • 10-min. walk from the South Exit of Ozone Station on the JR Chuo Line. • Next to the Nagoya Sightseeing Route Bus Me~guru's Tokugawaen, The Tokugawa Art Museum, Hosa Library Bus Stop. |
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