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Early spring events at Tokugawaen Garden
Tokugawaen Garden announces the arrival of spring
Early spring between late February and early April at Tokugawaen Japanese Garden is greeted by plum, peach, and cherry blossoms decorating the premises. The garden's foliage greets visitors as well as numerous events. Plus, Tokugawaen Origin Day on Sunday, March 17 offers free admission.
Event info
Floating hina dolls
Small hina dolls on small rafts are set to float on the water as was the original form of Japan's famous spring Hina Doll Festival. Watch handmade pieces floated on the garden's Ryusen Lake.
• Date and time: 1:00 pm–3:00 pm on Sun, Feb 23, 2025
• Location: Outside Tokugawaen Garden Hall
• Capacity: 150 guests on a first-come, first-served basis (tickets planned to be given out from around 15 minutes prior outside Tokugawaen Garden Hall)
Garden concert
Listen to an acoustic performance with guitar and piano of musical scores from some of the good old movies of yesteryear.
• Date and times: From 11:00 am (first session) and from 2:00 pm (second session) on Sun, Mar 16, 2025 (venue opens 30 min. before performances)
• Location: Tokugawaen Garden Hall
Black Gate Handmade Market
Tokugawaen's customary handmade market is back. Booths fill the area with more than 30 varieties of handmade goods with snacks available.
• Date and time: 10:00 am–3:00 pm on Sat, Mar 15 and Sun, Mar 16, 2025
• Location: Plaza outside Tokugawa Art Museum
Small hina dolls on small rafts are set to float on the water as was the original form of Japan's famous spring Hina Doll Festival. Watch handmade pieces floated on the garden's Ryusen Lake.
• Date and time: 1:00 pm–3:00 pm on Sun, Feb 23, 2025
• Location: Outside Tokugawaen Garden Hall
• Capacity: 150 guests on a first-come, first-served basis (tickets planned to be given out from around 15 minutes prior outside Tokugawaen Garden Hall)
Garden concert
Listen to an acoustic performance with guitar and piano of musical scores from some of the good old movies of yesteryear.
• Date and times: From 11:00 am (first session) and from 2:00 pm (second session) on Sun, Mar 16, 2025 (venue opens 30 min. before performances)
• Location: Tokugawaen Garden Hall
Black Gate Handmade Market
Tokugawaen's customary handmade market is back. Booths fill the area with more than 30 varieties of handmade goods with snacks available.
• Date and time: 10:00 am–3:00 pm on Sat, Mar 15 and Sun, Mar 16, 2025
• Location: Plaza outside Tokugawa Art Museum
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 | Sun, Feb 23 (national holiday)–Sun, Mar 16, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Regular Holiday | Mon (the following weekday should Mon coincide with a national holiday or make-up holiday) |
| Time | 9:30 am–5:30 pm (admission until 5:00 pm) |
| Venue | Tokugawaen Garden |
| Cost | • General: JPY 300 • Seniors ages 65 and older residing in Nagoya: JPY 100 • Junior high school ages and younger: Free of charge |
| Home Page | https://www.tokugawaen.aichi.jp/english/index.html |
| Parking | • Standard-size vehicles: 82 spaces (JPY 100/25 min.) • Buses: 7 spaces (JPY 500 for up to 1 hr. and an additional JPY 500 for each following 30 min.) |
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