Information for the Keito flowers, known as plumed cockscomb or Celosia in English, at Shinrin Park aka Musashi Kyuryou National Government Park, Namegawa in Saitama Prefecture. One of the highlights of Autumn at Shinrin Park is the field of plumed cockscomb, or Celosia, plants that grow in September and October.Read More →
Botanical Picnic is a regular periodical event at Shinrin Park (officially Musashi Kyuryo National Government Park) in Namegawa town. For many years Shinrin Park had an event called Outdoor Park during Golden Week, but this year it was on in March and this year they will have a Botanical PicnicRead More →
The Lupine flowers have started to bloom around Saitama Prefecture. You can see small displays of them in private gardens and occasionally public places such as parks or shrines. However, there is one location in Saitama where you can see a large display of Lupine (Lupines / Lupinus); Musashi KyuryoRead More →
Primroses, officially Japanese primroses called Sakurasou, are the flower of Saitama Prefecture. Despite that, there are very few places you can see primroses in Saitama. Moreover, most of the displays are more like exhibitions, with potted primroses rather than fields of the flower. Right now you can see one suchRead More →
This post contains information for flowers and events at Shinrin Park, aka Musashi Kyuryo National Government Park, for their ‘Early Spring Festa“. In English, they call it a “Spring Letter”. In 2026 it is on from Saturday February 14th until Sunday March 29th. The highlight, for many, of early springRead More →
Starlight Illumination 2025 at Shinrin park aka Musashi Kyuryo National Government Park. The Starlight illumination is the last of the three annual night illumination displays held in the central gate area of the vast Shinrin park. Before the pandemic it used to run until January, but for the last fewRead More →
For the first time in three years, Shinrin Park have grown red buckwheat flowers at the ‘Undo Hiroba’. Last year and the year before there were “keito”, aka plumed cockscomb, in the area. In 2025 the Keito are at a different location. 2025 information here. I’ve been to see theRead More →
Autumn Leaves Night, The Story of the Forest and Lights Chapter 2 is the official name of the middle of three light up events at Shinrin park every year. It follows the Halloween Night in the Forest illumination, which finishs on October 26th. It is a large illumination event withRead More →
Thousands of Delphinium flowers in Saitama Prefecture. Delphinium are a large plant that can grow to about one meter tall. In Japan they typically bloom around May or June. Full bloom lasts for about a week, weather dependent. They remind me greatly of Lady’s Foxglove in the way they grow.Read More →
Happy Spring Park is a two day outdoor event annually during the period of the Early Spring Festa in Shinrin Park. There are food stalls and various actitives for the two days. In 2024 it will be on, for the first time in two years, on March 16th and 17th. Read More →