Ueno Park, Tokyo: Over 200 Dahlias of 120 Varieties Color the Autumn Garden at "Ueno Toshogu Peony Garden Special Festival: Dahlia Aya"

[Ueno] Dahlia Exhibition "Dahlia Aya-nasu Aki no Sono" at Ueno Toshogu Peony Garden! Over 200 Plants of 120 Varieties Color the Autumn Garden

Overview

Ueno Toshogu Peony Garden is holding "Dahlia Aya-nasu Aki no Sono" (Autumn Garden Woven with Dahlias), a special festival featuring over 200 dahlia plants of 120 varieties, from Saturday, September 19 to Tuesday, November 3 (public holiday), 2026. A wide variety of dahlias color the autumn garden in the Ueno Park area. The event draws many visitors every year, with about 20,000 people visiting last year.

Early-blooming dahlias can be enjoyed at the start of the event, and the dahlias in the garden are expected to reach their peak around mid-October, when the heat eases. Blooming updates are posted daily on the official Instagram.

Highlights

• Akita Prefecture's original "NAMAHAGE Dahlia" series: About 10 varieties are on display from this series, which was created in 2012 and now includes more than 40 varieties.
• Dahlias in a variety of forms: These include "Uwakigokoro," whose deep red, pink and white blooms mix unpredictably; "Kokucho," a popular variety in a blackish deep red; and "Mary Evelyn," with small petals layered inside neatly arranged petals. Varieties shown at the garden for the first time include "Daisuisho" (giant, formal decorative), "Kisei" (medium-large, semi-cactus) and "Moco Purple" (small, anemone-flowered). *Some may not be visible depending on growing conditions.
• Scenery unique to the Peony Garden: Enjoy dahlias with displays featuring Japanese umbrellas and views of the Former Kan'eiji Five-Story Pagoda.
• Photo spots: Seasonal decorative displays, container arrangements and bonsai are set up throughout the garden.
• Autumn flowers: Besides dahlias, great burnet, fujibakama (thoroughwort), cosmos and other flowers bloom in succession.

Event Information

• Dates: Saturday, September 19 – Tuesday, November 3 (public holiday), 2026 *Open every day during the event
• Hours: 9:30–16:30 (last entry)
• Admission: Adults (junior high school students and older) 800 yen; season pass 2,000 yen; elementary school students and younger free
• Venue: Ueno Toshogu Peony Garden (9-88 Uenokoen, Taito-ku, Tokyo)
• Access: 5-minute walk from the Park Exit of JR Ueno Station / 5-minute walk from the Ikenohata Exit of Keisei Ueno Station (Keisei Electric Railway) / 10-minute walk from Exit 2 of Nezu Station (Tokyo Metro)
• Organizer: Ueno Tourism Federation (General Incorporated Association) (supported by Taito City)
• Inquiries: 03-3822-3575 (Peony Garden)
• Official website: https://uenobotanen.com/
• Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/utbotanen_official/

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