Botanical Garden Spots in Saitama Area

  • Tokaen (the Wisteria in Ushijima)
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    3.5
    23 Reviews
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    Saitama Pref. Kasukabeshi Ushijima 786
    Just a 10-minute walk from the Fujino-Ushijima Station on the Tobu Noda Line (Urban Park Line), and approximately a 10-minute drive from the Iwatsuki Interchange off the Tohoku Expressway, this Wisteria Ushijima tree is over 1200 years old and is located inside the botanical garden near the Komatsu area civic center. This rare and unusual tree, was designated a National Natural Monument in 1928, and a National Specially Preserved Tree Monument in 1955. The foliage of this amazing tree spreads across a trellis above covering approximately 700 square meters, and there are two more wisteria arbors of the same size in the garden as well. Some of the roots cover approximately 10 square meters while some of the hanging blossoms can reach up to two meters in length. During the peak season of late April to early May this beautiful display is a glorious site to see.

    樹齢1,200年余、根まわり10㎡、藤棚の面積700㎡、最長2mの花房を持つ特別天然記念物の「牛島の藤」があります。丘の上から見て藤棚の広さに驚き、藤棚の下では古木の姿に魅了されました。他にも立派な藤棚・松、美しい花を見ることができます。開園時期や開花情報は、藤花園の公式ホームページで見ることができます。

  • Medical Herb Garden Tree of Life Yakkosoen
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    3.5
    8 Reviews
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    Saitama Pref. Hannoushi Misugidai 1-1
    Yakkosoen located in 1 Chome, Misugidai, Hanno City is an herb garden. It has a wide range of facilities such as a garden growing about 200 types of herbs, an herb house where seedlings can be purchased, a restaurant, a bakery studio, a shop, beauty salon treatment rooms, and a bee farm. Products using only natural ingredients are also made and sold at the Handmade Guild, a handmade beauty product studio.

    ムーミン谷に行った帰り、嫁の要望でこのハーブ園に寄ってみる。入り口を入ったらハーブの良い匂いが漂ってくる。まずはなだらかなスロープを上がって奥に行ってみる。遅い時間だったため、Cafeは閉店間際で持ち帰りのみで、品揃えも少ない。横のドアから表に出てみるとハーブ園。さらにその先には、鉢植えハーブの販売所。地図を見てみるとかなり広いハーブ園なんだ。 単なるハーブ製品の販売所ではなく、ハーブを楽しむため...

  • Kawaguchi Green Center
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    Saitama Pref. Kawaguchishi Araijuku 700
    A botanical garden situated along Prefectural Route 34 in Araijuku, Kawaguchi City. Facilities include a greenhouse where visitors can view tropical water lilies, cacti, and tropical orchids year-round; a Japanese iris garden where hydrangea are also grown; a flower bed square; and azalea mountain. There's also a bird center which raises peacocks; playground with a lookout slide and miniature railroad; restaurant, gathering hall; rest area; and more.
  • Saitama Prefecture Flowers and Green Promotion Center
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    4.0
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    Saitama Pref. Kawaguchishi Angyou 1015
    This botanical garden is in Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture. In addition to direct management from producers, this garden was built to offer plant growing advice and training for volunteers and local residents to help promote the planting of trees, flowers and so on in the population. The grounds have over 2,000 varieties of plants and trees, including trees for exhibition, and the scenery changes with the season for year-round enjoyment.

    無料の梅園があるということで伺いました。県道をはさんで東園、西園があります。駐車場はちょっと出入りがしにくいですが、道路沿いに37台分のスペースがあります。梅園は事務所のある西園にあり、今回は西園しか行っていません。梅園は段差がある丘の上下に植えられていて、散策にも良いでしょう。思ったほどの規模ではなかったです。また、梅に限ったことではないのですが、多くの品種を標本的に置くポリシーのようで、そのた...

  • Higashi-Matsuyama Peony Park
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    Saitama Pref. Higashimatsuyamashi Oya 1148-1
    This botanical garden located in Oya, Higashi-matsuyama City opened in 1990 to spread peonies, designated as the flower of the city. With approximately 6,500 flowers, it is one of the largest cultivators of peonies in Japan. The Botan Matsuri is also held there from late April to early May when the peonies bloom.
  • Takinoiri Rose Garden
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    Saitama Pref. Irumagunmoroyamamachi Takinoiri Adjacent to the hall of 904-2 morobi
    A rose garden located in Takinoiri, Moroyama Town, Iruma County. Some 1,500 rose plants spanning 350 varieties are grown on the grounds. The garden is opened from May to June during the Takinoiri Rose Garden Spring Rose Festival and the Takinoiri Rose Garden Fall Rose Festival in late October. Visitors can stroll the grounds and purchase seedlings as well as foods made with local agricultural products.
  • Musashi-Kyuryo National Government Urban Arboretum
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    Saitama Hiki-gun Namegawamachi Yamata 1920 State-owned Musashi Hills Shinrinkoen
    This botanical garden is located in Musashi Kyuryo National Forest Park in the Yamata, Namegawa Town, Hiki County. It is located in the center of a vast site that is 65 times the area of Tokyo Dome. Herb gardens, border flower beds, maple gardens, etc. are maintained in an area that covers about 450,000 square meters, and various plants can be seen in each season. The exhibition building has a botanical shop that sells souvenirs, coffee and cake sets.
  • Tokorozawanoyurien
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    3.5
    23 Reviews
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    Saitama Pref. Tokorozawashi Kamiyamaguchi 2227

    所沢市の上山口にあるゆり園です。花の数が多く、遅咲きのハイブリッド種はカラフルで綺麗でした。毎年7月上旬まで楽しめます。

  • Inamachichoseishikokinen Park rose En
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    Saitama Pref. Kitadachiguninamachi Kobariuchijuku 732-1
  • Sayama Urban Greening Botanical Garden
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    Saitama Sayama-shi Kashiwabara 622
  • Yama no Christmas Rose Sono
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    Saitama Hanno-shi Akazawa 787
  • Josai Daigaku Faculty of Pharmacy Associated Medical Botanical Garden
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    Saitama Sakado-shi Keyakidai 1-1
  • Saitama Engei Botanical Garden
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    Saitama Pref. Saitamashi Midori-ku Osaki 3156-1

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