Kairakuen Main Spot - Mito

One of the Three Great Gardens of Japan along with Kenrokuen in Kanazawa and Korakuen in Okayama Prefecture. This historic garden was opened in 1842 (Tenpo 13) by Tokugawa Nariaki, the 9th feudal lord of the Mito Domain, with the desire to "make it a place to enjoy with the people and the lords." 3,000 plum trees of about 100 species are planted in the garden of about 130,000 square meters, and it is known as a famous place for plum blossoms. Not only that, but also cherry blossoms in spring, crimson azaleas in early summer, and hagi in autumn. It is also a place where you can enjoy seasonal flowers such as flowers and maples.

I went to TeamLab Kairakuen Light Festival 2022, a night event for a limited time. While strolling around Kairakuen at night, I was able to enjoy the solemn atmosphere with lighting, sound effects, and projection mapping. Since your feet are dark, you need to be careful when walking on stairs. The entrance section at 18:00 was sold out, so we entered at 19:00. Tickets can be purchased from the event site. Adult 1800 yen. I think it's worth experiencing the night plum blossoms, not the cherry blossoms at night (^^)

We will focus on TeamLab collaboration at night. 2022.3.12 (Saturday night). The line for same-day ticket sales (entrance at 19:00, sold only at the entrance to Togyokusen) is dangerous ... Furthermore, after purchasing the ticket, the line is rearranged (lined up in the entrance line) ... No, that's strange. I understand that the entrance is narrow and I have to disinfect the temperature, but I wonder if it's normal to rearrange them. I understand it when you think about the management arrangement, but I would like you to reconsider. Looking at the surrounding environment, it is understandable that there are two entrances (same-day ticket sales on the Togyokusen entrance side) so as not to bother the neighborhood, but I would like you to think a little more. While lining up, I heard that the ticket for the day was 500 people. At the time of lining up at 18:30, it was sold out at over 300 and was very popular. Labmen said that the day ticket was already sold out at 19:00. (I'm only saying that there is a limit on the internet, so is the number certain?) I had forgotten to buy online until the day, so when I saw it on TV (T ○ S), I didn't say that. So I thought that I would buy a ticket on the day like a normal garden ... TeamLab was basically a ticket for the entrance time for corona measures and online reservation, so it was my mistake, but I wonder if there are many people who do not know it. (It's like a normal entrance to a garden, etc.) I wasn't convinced of the various responses, so I got a star minus 1. After purchasing the ticket, I moved to Tokiwa Shrine because the flow should be faster, but this failed. It was 19:50 admission alongside 19:25. (Since I was able to purchase a ticket at 19:20, it took 30 minutes to enter, and 1 hour and 30 minutes after I started lining up with the ticket purchase. Waiting time at a famous park) On the way, TeamLab once said that the tickets were sold out, but there are people who line up without knowing it, so I would like you to let them know by signboards even from the parking lot. Some people thought that they could buy tickets at the entrance without knowing it after they were sold out. (It is also the entrance side of the shrine side) The contents are a nice atmosphere with the scent of plum blossoms from the entrance. It is colorfully lit up, but it is spectacular just because many plums are illuminated. It is spectacular. Other than plum blossoms, the egg-shaped lights (color changes when touched) peculiar to TeamLab and the bird and beast caricature night trains of bamboo grove are also interesting. At the beginning (at the plum), there was a person playing the transverse flute, so I wondered if I could see something like that if the timing was right. In addition, the route is set up to go around the park so that it returns to the entrance. There are some works that you can't see unless you follow the route, so it's better to stop running backwards or shortcuts. Elderly on the way? Seeing a long line at the stairs (near Togyokusen), I was asked by Labmen to take a shortcut (a route that is normally prevented from passing through by a fence) because my legs are bad, but at the end of the stairs There were projection mapping of trees and Togyokusen, so I wondered if I couldn't see it and went home ... I couldn't go to the stairs even though I had a bad leg, so I felt like I was going to go here, so I knew the lab men, but I didn't explain that there was a work first. Did you line up when you heard it? Well, it was a bad way to say it, and I think it's the correct answer to let it pass without rubbing it strangely. Be careful as it is difficult to enter on Saturdays, Sundays, and nights. The next morning I put it in smoothly.

I visited at "Plum Festival / TeamLab Kairakuen Light Festival". In the park, there were areas such as plum grove, bamboo grove, Osugi grove, and Miharu Square. There is also a building from the Edo period called "Kobuntei". I took a walk in the park once while it was bright, and re-entered the park at the "TeamLab Light Festival" after it got dark. The festival of light was the most beautiful and impressed. I was lucky to have fireworks on that day. I saw the cherry blossoms from the viewing square, but the fireworks were set off in front of me and it was very beautiful.

2022.04.03 The plum season has passed a little, but plum blossoms are still in bloom in the plum garden. The scent of plums floats in the plum garden. Admission fee is 300 yen TeamLab's eggs were also in the woods, but this one ended in the end of March. In a place looking up at Kobuntei from the park A splendid cherry blossom was in bloom. Bloom for 5 minutes. It costs 200 yen to enter Kobuntei, It's quite spectacular, so You should definitely take a look. Wooden 3 stories