Place famous for cherry blossoms Spots in Saitama City / Central Part Area

  • Ishitokaba Zakura
    Travel / Tourism
    Saitama Pref. Kitamotoshi Ishitoshuku 3-119 Tokoji temple grounds
    This cherry blossom spot is in Kitamoto City, Saitama Prefecture. The cherry trees inside the grounds of Toko-ji Temple include one that is said to be 800 years old. Named one of Japan's Five Great Cherry Trees, it was designated as a National Natural Monument in 1922. Given the Japanese name Kabazakura, it's the only specimen of its type in the world, and it blooms in white every year in early April.
  • Jogatani Tsutsumi
    Travel / Tourism
    Saitama Kitamoto-shi Ishitojuku 7
  • Takao Amidado
    Travel / Tourism
    Saitama Kitamoto-shi Takao 6-365

Saitama Areas

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Eclipsed by neighboring Tokyo, Saitama is often branded as the sleepy suburbs. However, look a little deeper and you’ll uncover quaint towns bursting with history and crafts from the kurazukuri Edo-period clay houses of Kawagoe to the ancient tree-enveloped temples of Chichibu.

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