Garden · Ueno Park
Ueno Toshogu Peony Garden 上野東照宮ぼたん苑
Small stroll garden beside Ueno Toshogu Shrine that opens three times a year for winter peonies, spring peonies and autumn dahlias.
Hours9:30-16:30 during festival periods only
ClosedClosed outside the winter peony, spring peony and autumn dahlia festivals
PriceAdult: ¥1,000
Getting thereUeno Station (JR), park exit, 8 min walk; Keisei Ueno Station, 5 min
Time needed30-45 minutes
Best timeJanuary-February (winter peonies under straw), April-May (spring peonies), late September-early November (dahlias)
Address9-88 Uenokoen, Taito-ku, Tokyo
Websiteuenobotanen.com/english
About
Opened in 1980 to mark Japan-China friendship, this garden inside Ueno Park grows about 500 peony plants of some 110 varieties for its spring festival and about 160 winter peonies protected by straw hoods. Since 2016 an autumn dahlia show adds around 200 plants under Japanese umbrellas. The five-storey pagoda of Kan'ei-ji rises just beyond the garden wall.
Highlights
- Winter peonies under traditional straw shelters
- Spring display of about 500 peony plants
- Autumn dahlias under Japanese parasols (2026: September 19 to November 3)
- View of the Ueno five-storey pagoda
Tips
- Only open during the three festivals; check dates first
- Pair with Ueno Toshogu Shrine next door
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- Ueno ParkPark · 80 m away
- Ueno ZooZoo & Aquarium · 160 m away
- Tokyo Metropolitan Art MuseumMuseum · 190 m away
- Ueno ToshoguShrine · 190 m away
- Kiyomizu Kannon-dō TempleTemple · 240 m away
- National Museum of Western ArtMuseum · 260 m away
- Gojo-ten ShrineShrine · 270 m away
- Ueno Station · Baggage Counter (3F Concourse, inside Park Gate)Luggage Storage · 270 m away