Plum Blossoms and seasonal flowers at Omiya Daini Park

Omiya Daini Park is one of Omiya’s three eponymous public parks. They are all located relatively close together, but Omiya Dai Ni, or Omiya second park in English, and Omiya Dai San, Omiya third park, are right beside each other. Omiya Dai Ni park is best known for its plum blossoms that bloom in February annually. However, the park also has several different seasonal flowers and blooms.

Omiya Dai Ni Plum blossoms

There are approximately 500 plum blossom trees of 40 different varieties. It is the only large size plum grove in Saitama City. There are several other plum blossom groves in the prefecture though. The plum grove is on the North West of Daini park. But the park merges into Owada Park. In that sense it is in the middle of the parks! It isn’t a particularly large area, but it is pretty.

Its much smaller than the other plum blossom groves that Saitama is famous for such as Ogose Bairin and Hodosan Bairin. However, there are plum blossoms in bloom throughout the park in different areas. Even by the playground there are a few plum blossom trees. In the grove you can see plum blossoms contrasted with pine trees, as in the featured photo at the top of this post.

Omiya Plum Blossom Festival

In a normal year there is a festival during the period that the plum blossoms bloom. The festival is usually held from about mid February to mid March in Omiya Dai Ni Park. In 2020 and 2021 there was no festival, but the park and its flowers were open to the public. They even had one food van in 2021, selling Hong Kong style crepes on the weekends. However, the popular tea house in the park was closed.

Events at the Omiya Plum Blossom Festival

**In a ‘normal’ year, but not on in 2020 or 2021** Information not yet available for 2022.

• Guided tours  
• Tea ceremony events
• Plum blossom festival concerts
• Gallery events
• Crafts
• A petting zoo
• Flea markets

Other blooms at Omiya Daini Park

Omiya Park is famous for cherry blossoms. However, Omiya Dai Ni park also has some beautiful mature cherry blossom trees. The main display of cherry blossoms is around the pond in the park. They are of the Somei Yoshino variety.

Locally Omiya Dai Ni is particularly known for its rainy season flowers. There is an Iris garden and hundreds of hydrangea in the park. There are approximately 2600 iris in the iris garden of Omiya Dai ni Park. Normally they bloom in June. There are also sunflowers in the park in summer.

Information

Dai Ni is often written as one word: Omiya Daini Park. The park has a playground, tennis courts and coin operated battery cars. There are toilets in at least two different locations. There is an open green area by the playground where you can play ball. Bikes are allowed in the park.

Omiya Plum Blossoms Access

Omiya Daini park is on route 2 close to the intersection of route 1 and route 2. The area is always very congested so expect traffic. Parking is free and when there is no event on, is sufficient. However, during plum blossom and cherry blossom seasons, it can be hard to get a parking spot.

By public transport, both Omiyakoen and Omiya Stations are within walking distance. It takes about 10 minutes on foot from Tobu Noda Line’s Omiyakoen station and about 20 minutes on foot from Omiya Station.

More information on Omiya Park:

Other plum blossom locations in Saitama Prefecture:

• Visiting Ogose Bairin Plum Blossoms
• Plum Blossom Season at Shinrin Park
• Fukaya Green Kingdom