Botanical gardens in Saitama

Station: From Satte Station on the Tobu Nikko Line, take an Asahi Bus bound for "Gokamachi Yakuba" (Gokamachi Town Office) and get off at "Gongendo Iriguchi" (about 2.5 km from Satte Station)
Parking: Available (free, except during the Cherry Blossom Festival period)

11-019

Chichibu Myuzu Park

Prefectural park

2518 Nagaru, Ogano-machi, Chichibu-gun, Saitama

Station: About 20 minutes by the "Gururin-go" circulation bus from Seibu-Chichibu Station or Chichibu Railway Chichibu Station
Parking: Available (several lots within the park)

11-020

Kodaihasu no Sato

Lotus Garden

2375-1 Oaza Kobari, Gyoda, Saitama

Fee: Park: free (Gyoda Tower and Kodaihasu Kaikan (Ancient Lotus Hall): Adults 400 yen, elementary and junior high school students 200 yen)
Hours: Park: open all day (Ancient Lotus Hall: 9:00–16:30; during the lotus blooming season, mid-June to early August, 7:00–16:30)
Closed: Park: open every day (Ancient Lotus Hall: closed on Mondays, the day after a national holiday, and the year-end and New Year holidays; open every day during the lotus blooming season)
Station: From the east exit of Gyoda Station on the JR Takasaki Line, take the Gyoda City loop bus (Sightseeing Hub Loop Course) and get off at "Kodaihasu no Sato"
Parking: Available (490 standard cars, 8 large buses. Paid from mid-June to mid-August: 500 yen for standard cars)

11-021

Ogose Plum Grove

Plum Grove

113 Doyama, Ogose-machi, Iruma-gun, Saitama

Fee: 500 yen (junior high school students and older); 400 yen for groups of 15 or more
Hours: During the Plum Festival period: 8:30-16:00
Station: Ogose Station (Tobu Ogose Line, JR Hachiko Line)
Parking: Available (500 standard-size cars). During the Plum Festival period, paid: 500 yen for standard-size cars

11-022

Hodosan Robaien

Wintersweet Garden

Hodosan summit, Nagatoro-machi, Chichibu-gun, Saitama

Parking: 320 spaces below the ropeway base station (paid: regular cars 500 yen–700 yen)

11-023

Shofuzan Ongaku-ji Temple (Chichibu Pilgrimage Temple No. 23)

Cherry Blossoms / Ancient Temple

3773 Terao, Chichibu, Saitama

Station: From Seibu-Chichibu Station or Chichibu Station, take the Seibu Kanko Bus "Muse Park Loop" (ミューズパーク循環) and get off at Ongakuji-shita; 3-minute walk.
Parking: Available (regular cars, microbuses, and large buses accepted)

11-024

Saitama Prefectural Sayama Inariyama Park (Emi Park Sayama Inariyama)

Prefectural park, famous cherry blossom spot

1-23-1 Inariyama, Sayama, Saitama

Hours: Open all day (free entry)
Station: Seibu Ikebukro Line, Inariyama-koen Station (right in front of the station)
Parking: Free, 101 spaces (3 for people with disabilities), 8:30-19:30

11-025

Iwatsuki Suwa Park

Urban Park, Cherry Blossoms

4-4 Suwa, Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama, Saitama

Station: 13-minute walk from Higashi-Iwatsuki Station on the Tobu Noda Line
Parking: 25 spaces (including 2 for people with disabilities)

11-026

Bessho-numa Park

Urban Park / Cherry Blossoms

4-12-10 Bessho, Minami-ku, Saitama, Saitama

Station: 5-minute walk from Naka-Urawa Station (JR Saikyo Line)
Parking: Available. Opening and closing hours: April–September 9:00–19:00, October–March 9:00–17:30

11-027

Hachioji Park

Urban park; cherry blossoms

4-2 Hachioji, Chuo-ku, Saitama, Saitama

Station: From the west exit of Kita-Urawa Station on the JR Keihin-Tohoku Line, take a bus and get off at "Hachioji Koshindo"; 5-minute walk (buses are also available from Yono-Honmachi Station and from the west exit of Omiya Station)
Parking: 34 spaces

11-028

Kisai Foods Hanasaki Fureai Park (Kazo Hanasaki Park / Kazo Hanasaki Water Park)

Prefectural park, cherry blossoms, waterside

1722 Mizubuka, Kazo, Saitama

Hours: Park area open at all times (free entry)
Closed: In principle Mondays (the following day if Monday is a public holiday); year-end and New Year holidays. Open every day during the summer pool season
Station: 15-minute walk from Hanasaki Station on the Tobu Isesaki Line
Parking: 1,200 spaces. Parking lot open 6:00–19:00. Only during the pool season: 1,000 yen for standard vehicles, 2,000 yen for large vehicles

11-029

Sanku Japan Toda Park

Prefectural park, rowing course, cherry blossoms

5-27 Todakoen, Toda, Saitama

Hours: Park area is open at all times (free entry). Management office: 8:30～17:15
Closed: Management office: closed on Mondays (the following day if Monday is a national holiday), during the year-end and New Year holidays, and at other times
Station: 20-minute walk from the West Exit of Toda-koen Station (JR Saikyo Line); or 7 minutes by Toko Bus Southwest Loop Route, get off at 'Kenei Todakoen'
Parking: 54 spaces (3 lots)

11-030

Kumagaya Sports and Culture Park

Prefectural park / Sports park

300 Kamikawakami, Kumagaya, Saitama

Hours: Management Office reception 8:30–21:30 (parking lot 5:00–22:00)
Closed: As a general rule, the 2nd Tuesday of the month and the year-end/New Year holidays (12/31, 1/1)
Station: By Kokusai Juo Kotsu route bus from the north exit of Kumagaya Station (the stop at which to get off differs depending on the facility)

11-031

Hotto Sutaffu Kawagoe Park (Kawagoe Park / Kawagoe Water Park)

Prefectural park, cherry blossoms, autumn leaves

880 Ikenobe, Kawagoe, Saitama

Hours: Park area is open at all times (main gate is locked from 24:30 to 5:00 the next day)
Closed: Mondays (the next day if Monday is a national holiday); year-end and New Year holidays (open on Mondays too when the pool is open)
Station: About 20 minutes on foot from Nishi-Kawagoe Station on the JR Kawagoe Line (or take a Seibu Bus to 'Suijo Koen Iriguchi' and walk 10 minutes)

11-032

Ageo Sports Park

Prefectural park, sports park, cherry blossoms

3-28-30 Atago, Ageo, Saitama

Hours: The park area is open at all times (free entry)
Closed: Dec 31 – Jan 1; one Monday each month (facility inspection day)
Station: About 20 minutes on foot from Ageo Station on the JR Takasaki Line (or take a Tobu Bus and get off at 'Ageo Undo Koen')
Parking: In front of the gymnasium: 92 spaces; athletics stadium: 223 spaces (in principle 8:00–18:30). Saitama Suijo Park side: about 1000 spaces (8:00–18:00)

11-033

Hanyu Suigo Park (Saitama Aquarium)

Prefectural Park, Aquatic Plants, Natural Habitat of Mujinamo

751-1 Mitagaya, Hanyu, Saitama

Hours: Park area: open at all times (free entry). Aquarium: 9:30-17:00 (until 16:30 in December and January)
Closed: Park area: no closing days (Aquarium: closed once or twice a month)
Station: About 7 km from Hanyu Station or Kazo Station on the Tobu Isesaki Line (15 minutes by taxi). Free direct bus from the east exit of Hanyu Station (only on specific dates from April to November)
Parking: Two lots, north and south (gates open 8:00-18:00)

11-034

Saitama Stadium 2002 Park

Prefectural park, cherry blossoms, roses, sports park

2-1 Misono, Midori-ku, Saitama, Saitama

Hours: Parking lot: 7:00-21:00 (from 6:00 in May-August)
Closed: No closing days for the management office
Station: About 15 min. on foot (1.2 km) from Urawa-misono Station (Saitama Rapid Railway)
Parking: Front lot: 500 spaces; North lot: 130 spaces (150 spaces with North No. 2 lot). Open 7:00-21:00. Not available on days of large-scale matches such as J.League games.

11-035

Saitama Prefectural Misato Park (OGISHI Misato Park)

Prefectural Park / Waterside / Flowering Tree Garden

362 Takasu 3-chome, Misato, Saitama

Fee: Free
Hours: Open all day (free entry)
Station: From the south exit of JR Musashino Line Misato Station or from Tsukuba Express Misato-chuo Station, take a local bus and get off at 'Misato Koen-mae' or 'Takasu-chiku Bunka Center Iriguchi'; 3-minute walk.
Parking: Parking Lot 1: 111 spaces; Parking Lot 2: 193 spaces. Standard cars: 200 yen per hour (then 100 yen per 30 minutes). Lot 1: Apr–Oct 8:30–19:00, Nov–Mar 8:30–17:30; Lot 2: 24 hours.

11-036

Iwatsuki Bunka Park

Urban Park / Cherry Blossoms

229 Murakuni, Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama, Saitama

Station: 3.0 km from Iwatsuki Station on the Tobu Noda Line (take a bus and get off at "Fujimicho", then a 10-minute walk)
Parking: No. 1 (152 spaces, 4 for large vehicles) / No. 2 (164 spaces) / No. 3 (287 spaces) / Tennis (106 spaces) / Accessible parking (2 spaces)

11-037

Mihashi Sogo Park

Urban park, cherry blossoms, autumn leaves

5-190 Mihashi, Nishi-ku, Saitama, Saitama

Station: From the west exit of JR Omiya Station, take a bus (Tobu Bus, bound for Mihashi Sogo Park) and get off at "Mihashi Sogo Park"; 3-minute walk
Parking: 258 spaces

11-038

Shichiri Sogo Park

Urban park / Nature observation

Aza Hakkoku, Oaza Oya and Aza Minuma, Oaza Hizako, Minuma-ku, Saitama, Saitama

Station: From JR Kita-Urawa Station, take a Tobu Bus and get off at "Shichiri Gakko-mae"; 2-minute walk.
Parking: 28 spaces

11-039

Yono Chuo Park

Urban Park, Cherry Blossoms

4-7-2 Shinnakazato, Chuo-ku, Saitama, Saitama

Station: 10-minute walk from Yonohommachi Station on the JR Saikyo Line
Parking: 38 spaces (including 2 spaces for people with disabilities, etc.)

11-040

Bamba Park

Urban Park

2-chome and 3-chome, Nisshin-cho, Kita-ku, Saitama, Saitama

Station: 15-minute walk from the West Exit of Miyahara Station (JR Takasaki Line) / 15-minute walk from Nisshin Station (Kawagoe Line)
Parking: Available

11-041

Tetsuo-kun Park Kuki (Kuki Shobu Park)

Prefectural park, marsh, fountain

70 Kawarai-cho, Kuki, Saitama

Station: 5.0 km from Kuki Station on the JR Utsunomiya Line and Tobu Isesaki Line (about 15 minutes by taxi). From the west exit of JR Kuki Station, take a bus bound for the Management Center (Kanri Center) and get off at "Kuki Shobu Koen".
Parking: Parking Lot 1: 179 spaces; Parking Lot 2: 98 spaces. Lot 1 hours: April–September 5:00–22:00; October–March 6:30–21:30.

11-042

Saitama Prefectural Sainomori Iruma Park (Emi Park Sainomori Iruma)

Prefectural park, flowering trees and shrubs, stream

Within Koyodai 2-chome, Iruma, Saitama

Hours: Open all day (free entry)
Station: 15-minute walk from Irumashi Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line
Parking: Free. Hours: 6:00–19:00 (year-round)

11-043

Chikozan Park

Municipal park / Urban Greening Botanical Garden / Roses

561 Kashiwabara, Sayama, Saitama

Hours: Park and botanical garden: open at all times (free entry). Park Management Office: 9:00-16:30
Closed: Park and botanical garden: open at all times. Management office and Children's Zoo: every Monday (if Monday is a national holiday, the first following day that is not a holiday), year-end and New Year holidays
Station: Seibu Shinjuku Line, Sayamashi Station West Exit; take a Seibu Bus and get off at "Chikozan Koen"
Parking: 6 lots (Main entrance 127 spaces, Tennis Courts 182, Central Upper 130, Central Lower 75, Sakura no Sono 69, North (Botanical Garden) 117)

11-044

Kitamachi Shimashima Park

Urban park, lawn plaza

1-chome Miyahara-cho, Kita-ku, Saitama, Saitama

Station: 5-minute walk from New Shuttle Kamonomiya Station / 10-minute walk from JR Utsunomiya Line Toro Station

11-045

Higashi-Omiya Shinsui Park

Urban Park / Waterside Park (Shinsui Park)

Higashiomiya 2-chome and 3-chome area, Minuma-ku, Saitama, Saitama

Station: 15-minute walk from Higashi-Omiya Station on the JR Utsunomiya Line

11-046

Takamoto Health Park (Koshigaya Park)

Prefectural Park / Sports Park

82 Kitaushiroya, Koshigaya, Saitama

Hours: Park area open at all times (free entry)
Closed: Year-end and New Year holidays, inspection days
Station: About 25 minutes on foot from Higashi-Kawaguchi Station (JR Musashino Line / Saitama Rapid Railway). About 20 minutes by bus from the west exit of Koshigaya Station (Tobu Isesaki Line) (last stop: 'Takamoto Health Park')
Parking: 581 spaces in total (including temporary parking), 5:00-23:00

11-047

Niiza Greenway

Greenway / Promenade

Niizuka, Niiza, Saitama

Fee: Free
Hours: Open all day (free entry)
Parking: None (use the Wako Jurin Park parking lot)

11-048

Azukomu Momotaro-bin Yoshikawa Park (Saitama Prefectural Yoshikawa Park)

Prefectural park / riverside / sports park

Shimochikawa, Yakoshinden, Nabekoji, and Fukaishinden areas, Yoshikawa, Saitama

Fee: Free
Hours: Open all day (free entry)
Station: Approx. 4.5 km northeast of JR Yoshikawa Station
Parking: 335 spaces. Apr 1–Oct 31: 8:30–19:00; Nov 1–Mar 31: 8:30–17:30 (closed Dec 29–Jan 3)

Inamachi Seishiko Kinen Park Rose Garden

Kitamoto Nature Observation Park

Musashi Kyuryo National Government Park

Saitama-ken Hana to Midori no Shinko Center

Omiya Park

Omiya Hana-no-Oka Norin Park

Kinchakuda Manjushage Park

Tokorozawa Aviation Memorial Park

Hitsujiyama Park (Shibazakura Hill)

Minoyama Park

Kawaguchi Green Center

Omiya Daini-Daisan Park

Sakurasou Park

Iwatsuki Castle Ruins Park

Jomine Park

Kenei Gongendo Park