Park / Green Space Spots in West Area

  • Tokorozawa Aviation Memorial Park
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    4.0
    193 Reviews
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    Saitama Pref. Tokorozawashi Namiki 1-13
    The first site of aviation in Japan, the Tokorozawa Aviation Memorial Park opened in 1978. Located amidst its expansive grounds is the Tokorozawa Aviation Memorial Hall, a baseball field, tennis courts and other sports facilities, an outdoor stage, and a Japanese Garden Tea House, this park is bustling with many people.

    Koku Koen park is just a short walk from central Tokorozawa and its train station. Although the aviation museum is a central attraction this park has so much more to offer. It is very big and has...

  • Musashi-Kyuryo National Government Park
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    4.5
    123 Reviews
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    Saitama Pref. Hikigunnamegawamachi Yamata 1920
    Japan’s first National Park. It was created as part of the centennial celebration of the Meiji Restoration. Roughly three million square meters in size—enough to fit about sixty-five Tokyo Domes—the park includes Japan’s largest air trampoline, a playground, athletic equipment, a barbeque spot, an area for viewing all kinds of plant life, from cherry trees to camellia and plum trees. There is also a cycling course and other facilities. You can enjoy them all regardless of age all day in the park.

    東武東上線の森林公園駅からバスで行ける大きな国立公園です。敷地が大変広く、のんびり散歩するのに最適です。園内のサイクリングコースでサイクリングするのもおすすめです。時間があるときにまったりするのに良い場所です。

  • Tove Jansson Akebono Children's Forest Park
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    4.0
    109 Reviews
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    Saitama Pref. Hannoushi Azu 893-1
    Tove Jansson Akebono Children's Forest Park is a Moomin-themed park in an attractively planted environment. The Moomin Mansion, three stories plus a basement, a large, warm, wooden building centered on a fireplace, is a place for excited children to explore. The Forest House is a museum that displays materials about the life of children's author Tove Jansen, and there is a library on the second floor. Near the entrance to the park is a children's theater, popular with children for the musical events and story readings are held.

    This park is 20mins walk away from Motokaji station. You will see the moomin after passing by the stadium & walking thru the stadium open parking lot. A small little park with Moomin building...

  • Saitama Children’s Zoo
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    Saitama Pref. Higashimatsuyamashi Iwadono 554
    Located among gentle hills, this largest zoo in the prefecture is home to over 200 popular animal species (1,600 total animals), including koalas, lesser pandas, and capybaras. There are lots of activities to try too, like riding ponies, petting monkeys and marmosets, and milking animals. You can watch the cute capybaras play in a rock bath during winter.
  • Mizuko Kaizuka Park
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    4.0
    21 Reviews
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    Saitama Pref. Fujimishi Mizuko 2003-1
    This is a history park just a 15-minute walk from the Mizuhodai Station on the Tobutojo Line. This park was created to preserve and replicate the shell mounds, kaizuka, and villages from the Jomon Period discovered at this site. Discovered in 1917, and deemed of “good quality and of great scientific value,” this site was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1969. One can visit the exhibit introducing the lifestyle of the people at that time, and see the excavated earthenware, animal bones and learn about the pit dwellings replicated outdoors.

    みずほ台駅降りて富士見市散策にて立ち寄りました。縄文時代の貝塚あった場所のようで、屋外には竪穴住居が復元されていて、昔のイメージできて良かったです◯

  • Chikozan Park
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    Saitama Pref. Sayamashi Kashiwabara 561
    Occupying an extensive area equivalent to eleven Tokyo Domes, this multipurpose park boasts a wealth of natural beauty. The Children’s Zoo gives children a chance to interact with small animals. Among the abundance of sights is the Iris Garden, where 2,600 plants bloom each June. With athletic grounds and picnic grounds, this is a popular place for both parents and children.
  • Shikisai no Oka Park
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    Saitama Pref. Irumagunmoroyamamachi Shukuya
    A park located close to Lake Kamakita in Shukuya, Moroyama Town, Iruma County. The park's two-hectare grounds are outfitted with walking paths and visitors can enjoy natural, seasonal sights such as cherry blossoms, fall foliage, azaleas, and hydrangeas. There's also an observatory overlooking Lake Kamakita.
  • Azu Sports Park
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    Saitama Pref. Hannoushi Azu 812-3
    A sports park situated along Prefectural Route 195 in Azu, Hanno City. The park's sports facilities include the Hanno City Baseball Field, a soccer ground, clay tennis courts, softball ground, and field hockey ground. There's also a large grass lawn, playground, and water play area, and visitors can go walking, play, or enjoy sports along the Iruma River surrounded by natural beauty.
  • Godaison Azalea Park
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    Saitama Pref. Irumagunogosemachi Kuroiwa 328-2
    This park adjacent to Kuroiwa Godaison Temple is known as one of the best flower viewing spots in Kanto. It’s large nearly three-hectare garden boasts about 10,000 bushes of 12 species of azalea, including mountain azalea and purple rhododendron. There are also rows of cherry trees and a rare dogtooth violet garden. The park bustles in spring with the many visitors who come to view the blossoms. A promenade and a gazebo let people enjoy them at their leisure. Every year, the Godaison Azalea Park Festival is held when the azaleas are in bloom.
  • Moroyama Sogo Park
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    Saitama Pref. Irumagunmoroyamamachi Oyagi 443
    This park is in Moroyama Town, Iruma County, Saitama Prefecture. There is a gymnasium with a main arena, sub arena, judo and kendo halls, training rooms, and more. There are also tennis courts, multipurpose grounds, and other sports facilities. In spring the park is abloom with cherry blossoms, making it a popular cherry blossom viewing spot.
  • Omurasaki no mori, Cho no sato Park
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    Saitama Pref. Hikigunranzanmachi Sugaya 829-1
    This nature park is located on a river terrace pn the left bank of Toki River. Designed on the idea of a biotope, it makes use of the original landscape with varied terrain including mixed forest and open meadows for the benefit of the creatures living there. The park is home to about 60 species of butterflies, including the omurasaki, the national butterfly of Japan. To help make it easier to spot them, greenery favored by their larvae as feed has been preserved in some places, as well as the flowers preferred by adults. Along with the huge variety of dragon flies at the clear Toki River and a nearby firefly viewing area, there are lots of insects to see in the summer.
  • Yamabukinosato Historical Park
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    Saitama Pref. Irumagunogosemachi Nishiwada 24-3
    A historical park located in an area connected to Ota Dokan, a samurai warrior famed for his waka poetry. The park is home to some 3,000 Japanese yellow roses as well as a replica old-fashioned waterwheel, recreating the scenery said to have inspired Dokan and make him famous for his artistic as well as military talents. The best time to see the Japanese yellow roses is from April to May, during which time they bloom in beautiful profusion.
  • Saitama Green Forest Museum
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    Saitama Iruma-shi Miyadera 889-1
    This museum is located in Miyadera, Iruma City. It is in Sayama Hills, preserving the environment of Musashi’s old forest. Rather than focusing on just indoor exhibitions, it is an outdoor museum that takes the natural environment itself into regard, such as the hills, trees and wetlands. You can observe nature while walking along the promenade.
  • Atago Park
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    Saitama Iruma-shi Toyooka 3-10
    This park is located along Kaikan-dori Street in Toyooka 3-chome, Iruma City. It has a Japanese garden built around Iruma Pond, where you can spend time viewing nature throughout the four seasons, such as plum trees, cherry blossoms, hydrangeas and the autumn leaves. Iruma Sports Park and the Iruma Civic Center are also adjacent to it.
  • Aya no Mori Irima Park
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    4.0
    23 Reviews
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    Saitama Iruma-shi Koyodai 2-chome Chinai

    地元の人が集える大きな公園です。 2つある池の周りに紅葉樹や散歩道、芝生広場やベンチが整備されています。 秋や春は気持ちの良く、休暇をゆったり過ごすことができると思います。

  • Hidaka Comprehensive Park
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    4.0
    8 Reviews
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    Saitama Hidaka-shi Takahagi 1500

    総合公園ということですが、運動公園と言った方が相応しいような有料のスポーツ施設がメインの公園でした。1周1,329mのウォーキングコースがありますが、アスファルトでした。ひだか憩いの森は立入禁止で中に入ることはできません。無料で利用できるものとしは幼児用の遊具と体力づくりトレーニング器具がありました。

  • Kinchakutamanjushage Park
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    Saitama Pref. Hidakashi Komahongou
  • Fujimi Municipal Nanbatajo Park
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    3.5
    19 Reviews
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    Saitama Fujimi-shi Shimonanbata 568-1

    難波田城公園は中世に活躍した難波田氏の居城跡の約30%を整備した公園で、城跡を復元した城跡ゾーン、市内の古民家を移築した古民家ゾーン、富士見市の歴史を展示した難波田城資料館からなっています。入園も駐車場もすべて無料です。城跡ゾーンは、水堀や土塁の一部が復元され、曲輪と曲輪をつなぐ木橋も復元され、城跡らしさを感じることができます。また、入口には本城門や追手門も復元されていました。古民家ゾーンは、市指...

  • Sakura no Yama Park
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    Saitama Iruma-gun Ogosemachi Ogose
  • Asaka no Mori
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    4.0
    16 Reviews
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    Saitama Asaka-shi Hizaori 2-34

    小さな子供連れにも安心で便利な公園です。走り回れる原っぱがあるのがおすすめです。思ったよりもよかったです。

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