Running now for over 40 years, the annual Ueno Toshogu Shrine Spring Peony Festival celebrates the color and beauty of these lovely blooms. The peony garden on the shrine grounds was opened back in 1980 in recognition of Sino-Japanese friendship - peonies were introduced to Japan from China for medicinal purposes back in the Nara Period.
The garden is home to approximately 600 peony plants which comprise of around 110 varieties, and visitors will find numerous places around the grounds that make for incredibly picturesque photo spots.
