[2025 Takaoka Attraction] Travel Guide for Takaoka Old Castle Park (Updated Mar)

#springwander "Takaoka Kojo Park" is located in the city centre of Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture. It is a park that is rare in the country, which is not artificially touched, and about 30% of the total area is a moat. Currently, it is also known as a famous cherry blossom spot and has been selected as one of the 100 best cherry blossom spots in Japan. The cherry blossoms on the surface of the water have a truly Japanese atmosphere.

During sakura full-bloom season, I went to various park for hanami. Two places that I am interested in was Kanazawa Castle and Takaoka Old Castle Park. In Takaoka, there were lesser foreigner and people and has more beautiful scenery dan other park that I had went to before. #一人旅 #石川 #さくら2024 #富山 #0円旅

It’s a nice garden to hang around whereby you can enjoy the art viewing on many nice statues in the garden. However, you will find less tourists here as this is not the popular tourist spot. Takaoka Castle Park (高岡古城公園, Takaoka Kojō Kōen) is a park in central Takaoka. This park with wide lawns ideal for picnicking, lush wooded areas with walking trails, and many cherry trees. This makes the park a popular hot spot especially for the local residents.

📍Takaoka Old Castle Park, Toyama Takaoka Old Castle Park has been selected as one of Japan's 100 Best Cherry Blossom Spots. The park is beautiful with cherry blossoms in spring and autumn leaves in autumn, and the Cherry Blossom Festival is held every year in early April. 🌸Takaoka Cherry Blossom Festival is now on🌸April 1st (Mon) - April 14th (Sun), 2024 Lantern lighting time 18:30-21:00There are about 1,800 cherry trees of 18 varieties, including Koshinohigan, Someiyoshino, and Oshimazakura, and the lanterns are lit up at night🤍🌙 I'm not very knowledgeable about the types of cherry blossoms, but there were many cherry blossoms in bloom in the park, including pinkish and whitish cherry blossoms🥰It is the site of Maeda Toshinaga's retirement castle, and 30% of the vast 210,000 square meter site is a water town, but there are also shrines and a zoo in the park, so it was crowded with many people! It's close to the station, conveniently located in the city center, and there's the Takaoka Daibutsu on the way from the station, so it's recommended to go there as well💕 Add some excitement to your daily life: 🌙📍 Takaoka Kojo Park📮 1-1-9 Kojo, Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture🚗 10 minutes by car from Takaoka IC on the Noetsu Expressway🚃 About 15 minutes on foot from Takaoka Station on the Ainokaze Toyama Railway🅿️ Free parking available #Sakura2024 #ToyamaTourism #Tourism #ToyamaTrip #DomesticTrip #Sakura #StunningSakuraView

Takaoka is a very small city in Japan. My wife and I traveled to Kansai and Hokuriku for a month this time. We came to Takaoka mainly to visit the exhibition hall of Fujiko F. Fujio and reminisce about our favorite childhood cartoon, Doraemon. Stayed at a hotel next to the station and started walking slowly around the city in the morning. First went to the Gao Tang Buddha, then to the Ancient City Park. Surprisingly, the Ancient City Park is a free park with a free zoo inside. The Ancient City Park in mid-November is even more stunning, as the plants by the pond color the entire pond, and any photo taken with a mobile phone is a salon masterpiece. Spent the morning playing in the park, had lunch and then went to the Fujiko F. Fujio Museum, and finally checked in at the Doraemon Park. Today we were lucky enough to see the famous Tateyama mountain range in the distance all day long. Managed to visit all the attractions just before it got dark. So happy!