Takada Castle Park
Open by month
Open in January. No seasonal closure recorded. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): open.
Open in February. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in March. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in April — at its best. About 4,000 cherry trees; lotus fills the outer moat in summer.
Open in May. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in June. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in July. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in August — at its best. About 4,000 cherry trees; lotus fills the outer moat in summer.
Open in September. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in October. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in November. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in December. No seasonal closure recorded. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): open.
Checked against the official site on 2026-10-12.
A 50 ha park on the site of Takada Castle in Joetsu with a rebuilt three-tier turret; its night cherry blossoms are counted among Japan's top three.
Niigata Prefectural Historic Site
Nearby
- Hoshitoge Rice Terraces ≈ 55 min by car
- Nozawa Onsen ≈ 1 h by car
- Imori Pond (Myoko Kogen) ≈ 1 h 5 min by car
- Naena Falls ≈ 1 h 10 min by car
- Matsunoyama Onsen ≈ 1 h 10 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Best time
- April, August — About 4,000 cherry trees; lotus fills the outer moat in summer
- Getting there
- 15 min walk from Takada Station (Echigo Tokimeki Railway)
- Fee
- Park free
- Good to know
- Open all the time; museums in the park have their own hours
- Time needed
- 1 h 30 min
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-12. Report outdated info