Experience The Vibrant Azalea Festival At Nezu Shrine!

A Flower Paradise in Tokyo! The Azalea Festival at Nezu Shrine.
The Azalea Festival at Nezu Shrine in Tokyo’s Bunkyo ward is held every April, attracting visitors to this otherwise fairly unknown but historically rich and beautiful shrine. The gorgeous azalea flowers are a sight you just have to see.
Every year, Nezu Shrine welcomes spring with the Bunkyo Tsutsuji Matsuri, or Azalea Festival, which is a large-scale, popular flower festival that attracts many visitors.
Nezu Shrine, located in eastern Tokyo, is a beautiful shrine with a rich history and a distinct, nostalgic atmosphere. It has been designated as one of Japan’s National Important Cultural Properties and is also listed as one of Tokyo’s top ten shrines.
The shrine is said to have been founded around 1,900 years ago in the first century by the legendary Prince Yamato Takeru. It was originally established in Sendagi, a neighborhood in Tokyo just north of its current location in the town of Nezu, where the shrine has been since around 1705. Both of these areas in north-eastern Tokyo are part of the Ueno-Yanaka area of the city, which flourished as a cultural center during the Meiji and Taisho periods.
There are around 3,000 azaleas plants and 100 different varieties in bloom inside the shrine's expansive grounds. Within Japan and Tokyo, it is rare for shrines to hold large-scale festivals featuring flowers and nature, making this event especially unique.
You can reach Nezu Shrine by riding to Todaimae Station on the Tokyo Metro Nanboku Line or Nezu Station on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line. From either station, it is a short and pleasant walk of around five to seven minutes. When you arrive at either station you can follow the crowd of pedestrians with cameras heading to the azalea festival, but there also will be signs leading you to Nezu Shrine.
Once within the shrine grounds, visitors are greeted by a beautiful pond that reflects the bright azaleas.
Admission into Nezu Shrine is free, but it costs 500 yen to purchase a ticket to enter the azalea-covered paths.
This shrine is also known for its gorgeous vivid red torii gates. Part of the Nezu Shrine experience is walking on the stone path - being surrounded by the gates while the azaleas are in bloom is very peaceful and enjoyable.
1-28-9 Nezu, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0031
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