Hitsujiyama Park, Saitama
Saitama 🌸 Park & garden 📷 8

Hitsujiyama Park

羊山公園

Admission Moss-phlox hill only: during 2026-04-10–2026-04-30, adults ¥500 and junior-high students and younger free. Admission became free from 2026-05-01, with voluntary maintenance contributions requested.
Opening hours The 2026 moss-phlox festival has ended. For the moss-phlox hill only, the paid-admission period was 2026-04-10–2026-04-30, 08:00–17:00. These were seasonal hours, not year-round hours for all of Hitsujiyama Park.

Usual hours and prices, checked 2026-10-06 against the sources under “What this place is”. They can change for holidays and events — confirm before you go. Official site

Our guide

Hitsujiyama Park in Ōmiya, Chichibu, Saitama, is known for its “moss phlox hill”, carpeted with shibazakura. The flowers bloom from early April to early May each year, and the park is crowded while they do.

Seibu-Chichibu Station on the Seibu Chichibu Line is about 700 m away in a straight line, and Chichibu Shrine about 1.4 km. We have not checked opening times or fees.

Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.

Photos

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
  1. Chichibu Hitsujiyama Park Viewing Hill 1 — 京浜にけ · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
  2. 芝桜 - panoramio (1) — yangkee · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
  3. Hitsujiyama1 — 江戸村のとくぞう · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
  4. Central Chichibu view from Hitsujiyama Park — Abasaa · Public domain · source · resized
  5. 芝桜の丘(羊山公園) — Mdkriko · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
  6. Hitsujiyama Park with Mount Buko (8706304922) — mxmstryo · CC BY 2.0 · source · resized
  7. Woman pushes a wheelchair, Hitsujiyama Park; April 2009 — ajari · CC BY 2.0 · source · resized
  8. Chichibu Hitsujiyama Park Bokusui Fall 1 — 京浜にけ · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized

What this place is

Hitsujiyama Park (羊山公園) is a park in Ōmiya, Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, known for its "moss phlox hill" carpeted with shibazakura. It is crowded with visitors while the flowers bloom, from early April to early May each year.

Visitor information checked: 2026-10-06 · Official visitor information

Background text translated from Japanese Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

What to expect at this type of place: Park & garden

Nearby station

Nearby station: Seibu-Chichibu (Seibu Chichibu Line), about 700 m from the spot in a straight line.

Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.

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