[Tokyo/Nezu Shrine] Bunkyo Azalea Festival

The Azalea Garden is located within Nezu Shrine. You can only enter the garden during the Azalea Festival, which is held every year from mid-April to early May. The garden was started when Tokugawa Tsunashige, the older brother of Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, the fifth shogun of the Edo shogunate, had a mansion here, and planted azaleas in the garden. Today, you can see 3,000 azaleas of 100 varieties. Brilliant deep pink, soft pink, white... If you look from a little distance, the azaleas look like a carpet. The tower gate viewed from a slightly elevated spot is a highlight! ✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼ ꕥShrine name: Nezu Shrine ꕥAddress: 1-28-9 Nezu, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo ꕥAccess 🚉Nezu Station →🚶‍♀️About 5 minutes walk ✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼ #Nezu Shrine #Azalea #Shrine Tour #Shrines and Temples #Tokyo Trip #Tokyo Sightseeing