At the event of Flower Fantasy in Ashikaga Flower Park, Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture is famous for one of the best 3 illuminations in the Kanto Area. It was selected as one of the best illuminations in Japan in March, 2022. It also received the best international illumination award in Japan. This year is the 23rd anniversary of the event and it has been running until 16th February. The park is 100,000 square meters and there are over 5 million decorations of illuminations. Most of the decorations are LEDs since they try to work on saving electricity. There are 3 themes of the illumination and it changes the themes by the period. The main attraction is the 25 meters illuminations tower.
Here are some of the illuminations.
It is more of a magical atmosphere by using water’s surface, two times the amount of light. The theme is “World” meaning we human, animal and plants all oneness. Around earth, many friends happily appear.
The flower castle added color by flower and light. Light fireworks are shot behind.
You will need to purchase your ticket in advance or on the day you are visiting. Taking the train is a better way to go since it is only 3 minutes by foot from Ashikaga Flower Park, the closest station. You can use your JR Pass to go there!