Saitama Cherry Blossoms – Hanami and cherry blossom season is upon us. It is one of my personal favourite times of the year. If you have been in Japan for cherry blossom season in the past, you will know why. If you are about to celebrate cherry blossom season in Japan for the first time: be excited, very excited! The hype is real, the cherry blossoms are stunning, and the events and festivals are amazing. In this post a list of some of the Saitama’s better known cherry blossom areas with a link to more information in English. Some of the links are internal links, to articles on Saitama with Kids, and some are external, to other blogs or websites. Japan has a list of the top 100 places to see cherry blossoms nationwide. Three of Saitama’s cherry blossoms spots are featured on that list: Omiya Park, Kumagaya Sakura Tsutsumi and Nagatoro:

Omiya Park

Information on FastJapan (I have no affiliation to this site):

View Breathtaking Cherry Blossoms at Omiya Park

Event details on this blog, updated annually but 2019 dates are not yet available:

Omiya Park Cherry Blossoms | SAITAMA CITY

Kumagaya Sakura Tsutsumi

Kumagaya Cherry Blossom Festival | KUMAGAYA

Nagatoro

Nagatoro Cherry Blossom Festival | NAGATORO

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Apart from the three that made it into the top 100 list for all of Japan, there are other places that are renowned within Saitama itself. And of course the very special, one of a kind, cherry blossom in Kitamoto:

Kitamoto Ishito Kabazakura

Only one in the world: Saitama’s famous cherry blossom | KITAMOTO

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LOCALLY FAMOUS CHERRY BLOSSOMS

• Yono Park
• Shinrin Park cherry blossoms in Japanese language, general information in English
• Honjo City Wakaizumi Dai Ichi and Dai Ni Parks
• Saitama Suijo Park cherry blossoms in Japanese language, general information in English
• Iwatsuki Castle Ruins Park
• Hitsujiyama Park (Moss Phlox)
• Tokorozawa Cherry Blossoms
• Tokorozawa Aviation Memorial Park (General information for the park)
• Fukiage / Motoara River Sakura Namiki 
• Akigase Park (Japanese language only)
• Minoyama Park
• Shimin no Mori / Minuma Green Center (Japanese language only)
• Isanuma Park

You will find even more locations on the Saitama Sakura Map: A map of more than 80 places to see Sakura / Cherry Blossoms in SAITAMA