As of May 7th 2023, Tokorozawa City have said there is currently NO PLAN (for the 4th year in a row) to open Tokorozawa Lily Garden in 2023. The official website now redirects to Seibu Railway’s website. Its not looking good for 2023 either.
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Tokorozawa Lily Festival
For the third year in a row, there is no lily festival in Tokorozawa in 2022. Normally it is held in Seibu’s Tokorozawa Lily Garden. Moreover, just like last year, the garden will not be open to the public. The garden has many different colors of lilies organized in rows. Normally, prime viewing is generally mid June. The festival was also cancelled in both 2020 and 2021 on account of the Coronavirus.
The Lily Garden of Tokorozawa, a popular place for lilies near Tokyo. The Lily Garden is a popular place for lily viewing not just to the beauty of the gardens, but also due to its proximity to Tokyo. It takes just 40 minutes from Tokyo to the Tokorozawa lilies. The flower garden is beside the Seibu Dome and close to Seibu Amusement park. It is also close to the Totoro’s forest.
Tokorozawa Lily Festival Information
Despite the expense of entering the lily gardens the festival attracts thousands each year. It costs 1,100 yen for an adult to enter the lily garden and 350 yen for a child. If you have a Seibu Credit card tickets are half price. You can buy tickets from 7-11 ticket machines from Friday May 31st.
The Tokorozawa Lily Garden is a popular place to see lilies, close to Tokyo. The Lily Garden of Tokorozawa is on the border of Tokyo, close to Seibu Dome and Seibu Amusement Park. As such, it takes less than an hour from Tokyo to get to the lily garden and festival.
Access Tokorozawa Lily Festival
The lily garden is only a few minutes walk, over a footbridge, from the Seibu Sayama and Seibu Ikebukuro lines Seibu Kyujo Mae station. It takes just over 40 minutes on the train from Ikebukuro station to Seibu Kyujo Mae.
There are many other flower festivals and seasonal events on in June in Saitama. Here’s a suggestion of 15 things you can enjoy this June in Saitama:
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