More Irises
The first week of June is still a fantastic time to gaze at purple seas of iris, including those in a secret garden that’s only open to the public during iris season. Here are the the best iris gardens in Tokyo.
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Mt. Takao Beer Garden
Not only is a day trip escape to Mt. Takao a pleasant only-in-Japan thing to do in the steamy months of June – August, there’s an all-you-can-eat, all-you-can-drink beer garden at the summit in the summertime. (And Mt. Takao isn’t the only beer garden in town – there are a ton of excellent options right in Tokyo on rooftops and parks if you do a search!)
Search term: takao beer garden; tokyo summer beer garden
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Hydrangea Season
I never thought much about hydrangeas until I came to Japan, where there are giant gardens bursting with thrillingly colored blooms. June is when to see the best hydrangea gardens in Tokyo.
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Roses at Kyu-Furukawa Garden
Kyu-Furukawa is a fascinating mix of before and after Japan opened to the West in 1868, with a jewel of a Japanese garden seamlessly integrated with a European-style rose garden and Meiji Era mansion.
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And here are the other places I take my friends when they come to town
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Jonelle Patrick writes novels set in Japan, produces the monthly e-magazine Japanagram, and blogs at Only In Japan and The Tokyo Guide I Wish I’d Had
Jonelle Patrick writes about Japan 