Hanasaki Summer Pools at Kazo Hanasaki Park Hanasaki Park has lots of things for families to enjoy. You can read about all the facilities the park has to offer here. The two most popular attractions are the bikes (and pedal cars) and the pools. This year the pools will open from July 14th, initially for three days, and then from July 21st to September 2nd daily.

Hanasaki Summer Pools Opening Hours

July 14th to 16th and August 17th to September 2nd from 9 am to 5 pm. July 21st to August 16th from 9 am to 6 pm. They have a number of events during the time the pools are open. The ones already scheduled include:

• Taiko Performance on July 14th
• Hula dance show on July 15th
• A water game for children on August 3rd
• Water game competitions for children from August 6th to 10th and again from the 20th to the 24th.
• A jazz hip hop dance show on August 26th

Hanasaki Water Park Access

Train: About a 15 minute walk from Tobu Isesaki Line Hanasaki Station Car: Approximately 3 kilometers from Kazo Interchange of the ken-o expressway. Parking: Free out of pool season, but once the pool opens it costs 820 yen for the day. Spaces for up to 1,200 cars. Between April and September the car park is open from 8 am to 6.30 pm. From October to March it closes at 5.30 pm. Address: 1722 Mizubuka, Kazo, Saitama (Map in grey details box at the bottom of the post). Tel: 0480-65-7155 URL: http://www.parks.or.jp/kazohanasaki/about.html (Japanese only) More information in English:

Water play and pedal cars at Hanasaki Water Park | KAZO

For more events please see the main events calendar.