Sights in Nagatoro, Saitama

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• Tsuki no Ishi Maple Park

  

  Nagatoro, Saitama · 0494-66-3311

  Park named after Takahama Kyoshi's poem monument, famous for autumn leaves; about 50 maples are illuminated in November.

• Saitama Prefectural Museum of Nature

  

  Nagatoro, Saitama · 0494-66-0404

  Shows giant shark Carcharodon megalodon and mysterious Paleoparadoxia fossils found in Saitama, plus Nagatoro nature.

• Nagatoro Flower Village

  

  Nagatoro, Saitama · 0494-66-3111

  Behind the local history museum, about 10,000 square meters. California poppies bloom over the hill in early summer.

• Hodosan Shrine

  

  Nagatoro, Saitama · 0494-66-0042

  Said to be founded by Yamato Takeru over 2000 years ago. Gongen-style halls rebuilt late Edo to early Meiji.

• Nagatoro Cherry Blossoms (Kita Sakura Street, Walk-through Cherries)

  

  Nagatoro, Saitama · 0494-66-0262

  Kita Sakura Street has about 400 cherries along about 2.5 km; Mt. Hodo's foot has over 30 double-flowered cherry varieties.

• Hodosan Plum Garden

  

  Nagatoro, Saitama · 0494-66-3311

  Plum planting began in 1986. About 170 varieties, known as the plum garden with the most varieties in Kanto.

• Mount Hodo Wintersweet Garden

  

  Nagatoro, Saitama · 0494-66-3311

  About 2,000 wintersweet trees at the summit of Mount Hodo, Nagatoro's symbol, richly fragrant from mid to late February.