[Special] Please Come Visit! Ota City Map for Flowers and Autumn Foliage

Tamagawadai Park is located in a hilly area along the Tamagawa River and has been chosen as one of the Best Eight Scenic Locations near Tamagawa River. It houses a hydrangea garden with about 4,000 hydrangea plants and about 300 cherry blossom trees and is famous as a flower viewing place. The park also displays beautiful autumn foliage and is popular as a park where you can feel the four seasons.



[Main types of flowers]
・ Plum blossoms
・ Cherry blossoms/moss phlox (about 300 trees)
・ Spotted bellflower
・ Hydrangea (about 4,000 plants)
[Main types of autumn foliage]
・ Ginkgo
・ Japanese zelkova
・ Dawn redwood

The park has cherry blossoms planted to surround the square and has a hydrangea garden where visitors can enjoy more or less seven varieties of hydrangea from spring to early summer. This is also one of the precious places where you can see the spotted bellflower, which is rare to see in urban areas.

During autumn, you can see ginkgo, Japanese zelkova, as well as dawn redwood leaves changing colors.



An ancient burial mound is preserved in Tamagawadai Park, and the ancient burial mound is recreated in life size in an exhibition room near the entrance of the park. The shape of the ancient burial mound as it was made by the ancient people has been recreated, and you will be able to see the landscape from over 1,000 years ago. It would be interesting to know what kinds of flowers were blooming at that time.

It is a place where you can think about history amidst the changing of seasons.

https://www.city.ota.tokyo.jp/shisetsu/hakubutsukan/kofuntejishitsu.html

Ikegami Plum Garden is a quiet garden where you can enjoy blooming flowers on the hilly slope.
In early spring, there are more than 30 kinds of plum blossoms, the ward flower, blooming within the garden and filling the air with their scent. You can also enjoy rhododendron that covers the entire slope.



[Main types of flowers]
・ Plum blossoms
・ Cherry blossoms
・ Rhododendron
・ Hydrangea
・ Tree peony



Over 30 varieties of plum blossoms start blooming in early February and last until mid-March. The slightly different colored plum blossoms are absolutely beautiful.
The flowers are lit up for a limited time.
Rhododendron is best to see from April, the actual spring, to mid-May, right around the time just after the Golden Week.

From the end of October to early November every year, a chrysanthemum exhibition is held, so you can enjoy chrysanthemums in all colors (please check the dates with the officials as they are subject to change).

There are many restaurants, long-established sweets shops, and cafes made by renovating old Japanese houses around Ikegami Plum Garden. You should drop by at one of them to take a break during the walk or to buy some souvenirs. We hope you will find your favorite establishment.

Senzokuike Pond is one of the biggest ponds in Tokyo. Cherry blossoms are planted by the pond, so you can enjoy the flowers by boat as well. There are lights, so you can see a different experience of the flowers at night.
There are many kinds of trees whose leaves change colors, so the scenery with yellow and red leaves around the pond is a sight you must see.



[Main types of flowers]
・ Cherry blossoms (Somei-yoshino, etc.)
・ Rhododendron
・ Japanese water iris
・ Hydrangea
[Main types of autumn foliage]
・ Ginkgo
・ Japanese zelkova
・ Japanese maple



In early spring, the cherry blossoms blooming by the pond are amazing. In summer, you can enjoy hydrangea as well as aquatic plants like Japanese water iris.

In autumn, you can see many leaves of ginkgo, Japanese maple, and Japanese zelkova changing colors.

By the way, do you know where the name Senzokuike originates from? It is said that a long time ago, Nichiren put his robe on a pine tree near Myofuku-ji Temple and washed his feet, and that is how the pond started to be called Senzokuike.
　
It is not just seasonal nature such as flowers and autumn foliage that will delight you but also the Katsu Kaishu Memorial Museum nearby. Kaishu, who loved the scenery around the Senzokuike Pond, had a villa built in 1891 where Omori Dairoku Junior High School is now. The memorial museum uses a Tangible Cultural Property, the Seimei Bunko, which was built after Kaishu’s death, and introduces Kaishu’s achievements and connections to Ota City, conveying Kaishu’s thoughts and the local history.
Kaishu and his wife’s graves are by the Senzokuike Pond, and they are cherished by the local community along with the memorial museum.





How about learning about the historic icon while enjoying the colorful displays of nature by the Senzokuike Pond?

Katsu Kaishu Memorial Museum
https://www.city.ota.tokyo.jp/shisetsu/hakubutsukan/katsu_kinenkan/index.html

Ota City Official Website “Taking a Walk around Katsu Kaishu Memorial Museum”
https://www.city.ota.tokyo.jp/shisetsu/hakubutsukan/katsu_kinenkan/topics/kastukaishukinenkan_sansaku.html

4. Sakurazaka
One of the most famous places for cherry blossoms in Tokyo
Location
Near 19, Denenchofu Honcho, Ota-ku　
Access
5-minute walk from Numabe Station on the Tokyu Tamagawa Line


5. Magome Sakura Namiki
A 600m avenue of cherry blossoms
Location
Near 4-48 - 6-11, Minamimagome, Ota-ku
Access
5-minute walk from Usuda Sakashita Stop (Tokyu Bus “Ebaramachi Eki Iriguchi” direction) from the West Exit of Omori Station on the JR Keihin Tohoku Line


6. Horai Park
A quiet park with various kinds of trees
Location
3-31-1, Denenchofu, Ota-ku
Access
6-minute walk from Denenchofu Station on the Tokyu Toyoko Line ・ Tokyu Meguro Line


7. Heiwanomori Park
One of the biggest parks in Ota City with lots of nature!
Location
2-1, Heiwanomori Park, Ota-ku
Access
10-minute walk from Heiwajima Station on the Keihin Kyuko Line


8. Seiseki Kamata Umeyashiki Park
Another location famous for its plum blossoms other than Ikegami Plum Garden
Location
3-25-6, Kamata, Ota-ku
Access
5-minute walk from Umeyashiki Station on the Keihin Kyuko Line


9. Haginaka Park
Go to Tsukiyama Square for the flowers and autumn foliage
Location
3-26-46, Haginaka, Ota-ku
Access
6-minute walk from Otorii Station on the Keikyu Airport Line


10. Shimomaruko Park
A park where Yaguchi-no-Watashi (boat going across the river) was recreated
Location
4-21-2, Shimomaruko, Ota-ku
Access
10-minute walk from Shimomaruko Station on the Tokyu Tamagawa Line

Did you like our lineup of amazing places to enjoy flowers and autumn foliage? We have famous cherry blossom spots as well as places where you can enjoy colorful nature from spring to autumn.
Take a look at the map and go out on a walk for checking out flowers and autumn foliage.
Perhaps you may find your favorite Ota City spots in terms of shops and streets in addition to the flowers and autumn foliage.

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