Saitama Cherry Blossom Map
A map of the key Saitama Cherry Blossom spots
A map of most of the key locations for hanami and / or sakura cherry blossom viewing in the Saitama area. Please click on the location for further information.
Map Key
Not all of the places have a hyperlink below, but on the map version they all have links to further information. On the list below, if the name is red it is clickable. Clicking on the place name will bring you to more information about the cherry blossoms and /or sakura matsuri cherry blossom festivals. The information is in English unless stated otherwise.
Kawagoe / Sakado
If you prefer a visual guide, you might prefer the 10 Cherry Blossom Spots Kawagoe web story.
- Kawagoe Water Park
- Nakain
- Kita-in Temple
- Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine
- Isanuma Park
- Kawagoe Sports Park
- Benten Bridge
(there are 3 more on the web story. They are smaller places so they are not listed on the master list)
Sakado: - Sumiyoshi Sakura No Sato – early blooming, around the end of February
- Nissai Sakura – early blooming, around the 2nd week in March
- Komagawa Sakura Sakado
All other
- Enomoto Farm
- Maruyama Park
- Kamihira Park
- Hiratsuka Park
- Omiya Hana No Oka
- Hidaka Park
- Chikozan Park
- Sayama City Chikozan Park Children’s Zoo
- Kinchakuda Park
- Central Park Hanno
- Mt Tenran (on Saitama Prefectural website)
- Lake Sayama
- Tokorozawa Aviation Memorial Park
- Katsusehara Memorial Park
- Mizuhodai Central Park
- Yanasegawa (back of Keiai Hospital)
- Saitama Kenei Wakojurin Park
- Todakoen
- Hitotsugi Park
- Mitsuzoin
- Soka Park
- Along the Motoara River Kita Koshigaya
- Minuma Nature Park
- Showa Total Park
- Hachiman Park
- Uchimaki Park
- Shimin no mori / Minuma Green Center
- Iwatsuki Castle Park
- Yono Park
- Ōmiya Park
- Omiya Daini Park
- Owada Park
- Miharashi Park
- Motoarakawa Kasenjiki Park
- Tobu Zoo
- Sugitonishikinrin Park
- Gongendo Tsutsumi
- Gongendo Park
- Kazo Hanasaki Water Park
- Takaosakura Park
- The Hundred Caves of Yoshimi
- Takaosakura Park

- Sakuratsutsumi Park
- Ishito Shuku
- Kitamoto Children’s Park
- Jyougaya Tsutsumi Sakura Road
- Saitama Nature Study Center
- Children’s animal nature park
- Sakuranoyama Park
- 都幾川桜堤
- Musashi-Kyuryo National Government Park
- Saitama Prefectural Museum of the Sakitama Ancient Burial Mounds
- Suijokoen (Gyoda)
- Oshi Castle
- Chichibu Railway Steam Locomotive Pareo Express
- Kumagaya Sakura Tsutsumi
- Beppunuma Park
- Prefecture Designated Historic Site Kashima Gofungun
- 玉淀河原
- こだま千本桜
- Hozenji
- Minoyama Park
- Kita Sakura Street
- Jomine Park
- Seiunji
- Mount Bukō
- Sasatozan Chōsen-in Temple
- Hitsujiyama Park
- Manpei Park
- Central Park
- Sakura Riverside Park
- Mitsumoto Chiku Kumagaya
- Menuma Shodenzan
- Moto Arawaka Sakura Namiki
- Wakaizumi Park
- Motoara River Cherry Blossom
- Fukiage / Motoara River Cherry Blossom Festival Kamatsuka Event Park
- Senbonzakura of Mt Torayama
If you have a blog post or photo of any location on the map (or indeed any location not on the map but in Saitama) that you would like added, please do feel free to contact me. I will add your photo and / or post and link it back to your website or blog. Also, if there is somewhere you feel should be added to this map and you are willing to share its location, please do leave a comment or contact me directly.
All the best for this beautiful spring and sakura season. 🙂