🌹 2025 Rose Garden Festival – Event Overview

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Dates: May 1 (Thu) – June 1 (Sun), 2025
Time: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM (Open daily during the festival)
Admission: Free
Venue: Shikinokaori Rose Garden, Nerima, Tokyo
Peak Bloom: Mid to late May (varies by weather)

🌼 Highlights

1. Fragrant & Colorful Rose Gardens

• Fragrance Garden: Features roses grouped by six different scent types including fruity and spicy.
• Color Garden: Roses arranged by color to create a visually stunning display.

2. Rose Garden Concert

• Date: May 25 (Sun)
• Times: ① 11:00–11:40 / ② 14:00–14:40
• Performer: Saxophone Quartet from Musashino Academia Musicae
• Venue: Color Garden (moved indoors in case of rain)

3. Shikinokaori Market & Café

• Dates: Open daily during the festival
• Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
• Details: Features rose- and herb-themed products, sweets from Nerima, and original goods.
• Menu: Rose soft-serve, rose tea, and steamed buns using local vegetables

4. Rose Garden Hula Show

• Date: June 1 (Sun) 14:00–14:30
• Details: A hula dance performance by the team voted most popular at the April Hula Festival
• Venue: Fragrance Garden (indoors if rainy)

5. Garden Market & Food Trucks

• Dates: Weekends and holidays during the festival
• Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
• Special Event: On May 24–25, Shibuya Gardening will sell rose and flower seedlings

👧 Kid-Friendly Events (June 1)

1. Police Motorcycle & Patrol Car Exhibit

• Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
• Details: Take photos and experience sitting in police vehicles as part of the spring traffic safety campaign

2. Photo Op with Nerimaru

• Time: 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM
• Details: Meet and take photos with “Nerimaru,” Nerima Ward’s official mascot

🖼 Exhibitions & Workshops

1. Shiro Fujikawa’s Flower Illustration Exhibit

• Dates: May 2 (Fri) – May 6 (Tue, holiday)
• Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM (until 3:00 PM on the final day)
• Details: Around 30 watercolor works and goods by the Hokkaido-based illustrator

2. Rose Fragrance Comparison

• Dates: May 7 (Wed) – May 18 (Sun)
• Details: Compare six varieties of roses freshly picked that morning and categorized by scent

3. Satin Ribbon Rose Magnet Craft

• Date: May 17 (Sat), 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM (Registration from 10:00)
• Details: Make a rose-shaped magnet with satin ribbons, led by UR community support advisors
• Cost: Free
• Capacity: First 60 participants

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🚉 From Tokyo Station

Route Example (Approx. 40–50 minutes):

1. Take the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line from Tokyo Station to Ikebukuro Station.
2. Transfer to the Seibu Ikebukuro Line, and get off at Shakujii-Koen Station (about 10 minutes by express).
3. From Shakujii-Koen Station, walk about 15 minutes or take a bus and get off at “JA Tokyo Aoba” bus stop (short walk from there).

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🛫 From Haneda Airport

Route Example (Approx. 1 hr 10 min – 1 hr 30 min):

1. Take the Keikyu Line from Haneda Airport to Shinagawa Station.
2. From Shinagawa, take the JR Yamanote Line to Ikebukuro Station.
3. Transfer to the Seibu Ikebukuro Line, and get off at Shakujii-Koen Station.
4. Walk or take a bus to the garden from the station.

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🛬 From Narita Airport

Route Example (Approx. 1 hr 40 min – 2 hrs):

1. Take the Narita Express or Keisei Skyliner to Tokyo Station or Ueno Station.
2. From there, take the JR Yamanote Line to Ikebukuro Station.
3. Transfer to the Seibu Ikebukuro Line, and get off at Shakujii-Koen Station.
4. Walk or take a bus from the station to the garden.

summary

The 2025 Rose Garden Festival is a delightful sensory experience, combining floral beauty, fragrance, music, food, and community fun. It’s a perfect early summer outing for families, friends, and garden lovers alike.

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