[April Only] Best Spots for Wisteria & Skytree Views and an Honest Review
I went to the Wisteria Festival at Kameido Tenjin, a famous spring spot in Tokyo!
■ You can take photos of wisteria and the Skytree together
This is the biggest draw here.
👉 Collaboration of wisteria flowers and the Skytree
The composition of seeing the Skytree behind the wisteria trellis is beautiful, making it a highly recommended spot for photography lovers.
■ The Wisteria Festival runs until April 30th
👉 Note that this is a limited-time event
If you're interested, I recommend going early.
The best time to see them is usually mid-to-late April, so timing is important.
■ Funabashiya's Anmitsu is a must
When you think of the Wisteria Festival, this is it.
👉 Funabashiya's Anmitsu
Funabashiya is famous for its kuzumochi, but at the Kameido Tenjin shrine grounds, they were selling a seasonal limited-edition anmitsu finished in a beautiful wisteria color that evokes the flowers.
■ The "Happy Wisteria Amulet" is cute
What left an impression on me this time was:
👉 Happy Wisteria Amulet (1,500 yen)
It's a popular amulet made of acrylic with transparent wisteria flowers drawn on it, and it seems to be a limited item only for this time of year.
Some people were taking pictures of it with the wisteria flowers.
■ Points to note (this is important)
① There are many carpenter bees
Among the wisteria flowers,
👉 Carpenter bees (large, black bees)
are quite common.
It is said they gather easily because they love wisteria nectar.
✔ They look scary
✔ It's a bit startling when they fly nearby
However,
👉 They are gentle and rarely sting people
Still, it's scary when there are many of them, so it's important to stay calm and not make a fuss.
② Beware of the gap in expectations
Personally, I felt that:
👉 If you go imagining the Great Wisteria of Ashikaga Flower Park, it's a bit different
Kameido Tenjin is:
✔ Wisteria you can see easily in the city
✔ Compact and easy to walk around
On the other hand,
👉 The scale is not that large
■ Summary
✔ Stunning view of wisteria and the Skytree
✔ Photogenic spot
✔ You can also enjoy sweets (anmitsu)
✔ Cute amulets available
👉 Recommended for those who want to easily feel spring in Tokyo
■ A quick word
Rather than going to "see large-scale wisteria,"
👉 if you go as a "place to easily enjoy the season in Tokyo,"
you will be highly satisfied.