[Saitama ]Cherry blossom viewing spot in Nagatoro where you can enjoy long-lasting cherry blossoms in early spring.

A major Edohigan cherry tree estimated to be over 200 years old.

The Ote cherry tree grows near the entrance to Iwaneyama Walking in the Ido district, southwest on Prefectural Route 82 from Dokoji Temple. The Edohigan cherry tree is estimated to be over 200 years old. Together with "Iwata-zakura "in Doko-ji, it is sometimes referred to as "Nagatoro-ni-taeki-zakura (two early blooming cherry trees in Nagatoro) ".

"Facility Information "
Facility Name Ote no Sakura
Address: Oaza Ido, Nagatoro-cho, Chichibu-gun, Saitama
Access Chichibu Railway "Nogami Station "about 15 min. on foot

"Hozenji Temple, where the cherry blossoms, nicknamed "Yida no Sakura" ", "and "Yida no Sakura" ", are in bloom.

"Facility Information "
Facility Name Hozenji Temple

Access Chichibu Railway "Nogami Station "10 min. walk from the station.

Around 400 cherry trees line both sides of the 2.5-kilometer street, Kita Sakura Dori.

Minami Sakura Dori, a 1.5-kilometer street lined with around 200 cherry trees on both sides.

Minami Sakura Dori stretches southward from Nagatoro Station to Kami-Nagatoro Station. About 200 cherry trees line the street for about 1.5 kilometers on both sides. Minami Sakura-dori has no sidewalks in many places, so be careful of passing cars while cherry blossom viewing. The rows of cherry trees stretching about 4 km from north to south, with Nagatoro Station at the center, are a spectacular sight.

Approach to Hodosan Shrine where two torii gates are completely covered with cherry blossoms

Nagatoro Station, the gateway to Nagatoro sightseeing, is connected to the north and south by Sakura Dori, and cherry trees line the street in the direction of Hodosan to the west. Hodosan Shrine, located at the foot of Hodosan, is also lined with cherry trees. The area around Nagatoro Station is covered with cherry blossoms in all directions, usually in early April, when the atmosphere is filled with the full bloom of spring.

From Nagatoro Station, the first and second torii gates lead westward to the main shrine building. Both torii gates are completely covered with cherry blossoms, as if wearing early spring makeup.

A 500-meter cherry blossom-tunnel approach leads to the foot of Hodosan, where the main shrine of Hodosan Shrine is located. The shrine is said to have been founded around 111 A.D. during the reign of Emperor Keiko. During his expedition to the east, Yamatotakeru suffered a fire in the mountains. In 1874, the shrine was rebuilt in the Gongen-zukuri style, in which the main hall, the hall of offerings, and the hall of worship are connected. The transoms are decorated with numerous carvings, including "Nijushiko (Twenty-four Filial Piety) " Together with Chichibu Shrine and Mimine Shrine, it is one of the three Chichibu shrines.


Facility Name Hodosan Shrine
Address: 1828 Nagatoro-cho, Chichibu-gun, Saitama

Access Chichibu Railway "Nagatoro Station "10 min. walk from the station.

"Small No-Do Mountain, nicknamed "Cherry Blossom Village "

Cherry blossom trees along the well that connects to the east riverbed of the Arakawa River

The Arakawa River flows in the eastern direction, the last remaining in all four directions of Nagatoro Station. To cross the Arakawa River, it is necessary to cross bridges such as the Kinseki Suikan-bashi Bridge and the Takasago-bashi Bridge, which requires a detour. However, the east area of Nagatoro also offers different cherry blossom viewing spots from those in the west area. The rows of cherry trees in Ido are not easy to access and the streets are sparsely populated, but the rows of trees stretching for several hundred meters are well worth seeing.

Cherry blossoms along the street, decorated three-dimensionally with around 500 yaezakura trees of about 30 varieties growing in the precincts of Nagatorozan Fudoji Temple.

The best time to view the cherry blossoms in Nagatoro in the final stage of the season, from mid to late April, is at "StreetPassing Cherry Blossoms ". The course starting from the main hall of Nagatorozan Fudoji Temple, a temple of the Daigo school of Shingon Buddhism located at the foot of Mt. Hodo, and circling around the temple grounds is called "Street Cherry Blossoms ". Around 500 yaezakura cherry trees of about 30 varieties are planted on the temple grounds. "The rare cherry tree varieties, such as Kanzan ", "Komatsunagi ", "Ukon ", "Gyoikou ", "Takinioi ", are marked with name boards so that visitors can observe the characteristics of each variety of cherry tree. Each variety of cherry blossoms is unique, overlapping each other on the slopes of Hodosan, creating a spatial coloring effect.

"The cherry blossoms on the street "are illuminated at night when they are at their best. The cherry blossoms along the slope of the mountain are illuminated three-dimensionally from above and below, making it extremely fantastic.



Address: 1753-1 Nagatoro, Nagatoro-cho, Chichibu-gun, Saitama
Phone number 0494-66-0262