Sights in Ogano, Saitama

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• Mount Ryokami Foothills Dahlia Garden

  

  Ogano, Saitama · 0494-79-1100

  One of Kanto's largest dahlia gardens at Mount Ryokami's foot, with about 350 varieties and 5,000 plants grown by volunteers.

• Marugami Falls

  

  Ogano, Saitama · 0494-79-1100

  Saitama's only falls chosen for Japan's 100 Best Waterfalls. About 1.5 km trail; 76 m drop in three tiers.

• Onouchi Valley

  

  Ogano, Saitama · 0494-75-5060

  Gorge from Mount Ryokami. Onouchi Icicles, one of Chichibu's three great ice pillars, peak early January to late February.

• Hannya no Oka Park

  

  Ogano, Saitama · 0494-75-5060

  Park in Ogano, a treasure house of precious fossils. The area was seabed about 15 million years ago.

• Setsubunso Garden

  

  Ogano, Saitama · 0494-75-5060

  Native habitat of about 5,000 square meters, among Japan's largest. White 2 cm flowers bloom like accumulated snow.

• Ogano Fossil Museum

  

  Ogano, Saitama · 0494-75-4179

  Displays Ogano Town and nearby fossils plus Miyazawa Kenji and geopark materials; national monument Yobake is visible.

• Ryokami National Recreation Area Iris Garden

  

  Ogano, Saitama · 0494-75-5060

  About 100 Japanese iris varieties bloom amid nature, mountain greenery, and a murmuring stream.