Fujieda Wisteria Festival

Last weekend, I took the train to Fujieda to attend the Wisteria Festival. The festival is held at Rengejiike Park, which is a long walk from the train station. The sky was overcast, but I think that kept the temperature cooler. The park has a lake surrounded by a walkway and a lot of flowers.  For the festival, there were vendors and entertainment. Giant fish flags were flying in honor of Boys Day Festival which is May 5th.

People of all ages were out enjoying the flowers and the weather.

The park is quite large.

Wisteria was everywhere. It is the Wisteria Festival after all.

There were plenty of places to stop and take a break or eat lunch.

I see these rough stone walks sometimes in Japan. You take off your shoes and endure the pain of the stones sticking up. I have done it before and already know it hurts, so I didn't do it at the festival.

The festival continues through May 5th.

There was a pedal boat rental place that was doing big business. I like the panda boat best.

There was also musical entertainment.

Even sports teams have Daruma!

I enjoyed my time at the festival.  If I lived in Fujieda, I would spend time at this park often.