Tokyo Metropolitan Tourism Chrysanthemum Exhibition

Many chrysanthemum exhibitions are held, but the most famous of all is the Tokyo Metropolitan Tourism Chrysanthemum Exhibition. The exhibition has been held since 1915 and today displays approximately 2,000 chrysanthemums. Visitors can also buy seeds and learn how to grow the flowers yourself. Although this is one of the most well-known displays in Tokyo, the shaded Kusachi Hiroba is not the nicest area of the park, and the drab temporary booths in which the chrysanthemum flowers are displayed can make you feel like you’re at a vegetable-judging contest.

You might possibly opt for the Chrysanthemum festival at Yushima Tenmangu Shrine near Ueno for a more pleasant setting. The Tokyo Metropolitan Tourism Chrysanthemum Exhibition runs from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM each day. It is worth noting that the elaborate ozukuri displays, where a single plant is trained to produce hundreds of simultaneous blooms, often do not reach their full aesthetic peak until the second week of the exhibition.