• Hitsujiyama Park
  • Hitsujiyama Park

Hitsujiyama Park

羊山公園

Description

The Hitsujiyama Park, which stands on a hill that overlooks the city of Chichibu, Saitama, is a part of the Prefectural Buko Natural Park surrounded by the rich greeneries. The moss phlox (shiba-zakura) that blooms all around the hill is especially famous. You might imagine moss phlox as a cherry-like tree because of its name; however, it is a perennial plant that originates from North America and was named shiba-zakura (literally, ”turf cherry blossoms”) in Japanese for its habit of spreading its cherry blossom-like petals on the ground like a turf. On the hill, there are nine kinds of colorful moss phloxes in various shades of pink and purple, about 400,000 specimens in total, planted and arranged in patchwork patterns. The spot is also famous for cherry blossoms, where about 1,000 trees of Yoshino cherry, weeping cheery, and double-blooming cherry trees bloom in springtime. In early summer, irises can be enjoyed as well.

Location Information

  • Address

    6267, Omiya, Chichibu-shi, Saitama, 368-0023

  • Nearest Station
    Seibu-Chichibu Station
    ・ Seibu Chichibu Line
    15 minutes on foot
  • Phone Number
    0494-25-5209
    Available languages
    only in Japanese
  • Hours
    8:00am - 5:00pm
    Admission charges apply during moss phlox season as above; free admission during other times
  • Closed
    None

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