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Red spider lily is called higanbana in Japan, because the flower blooms during ohigan season.

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【What is ohigan? 】 Two annual visit to a gaveThere are two days every year when day and night are the same length. (the spring equinox and the fall equinox) The spring equinox is called shunbun no hi, the fall equinox is called shuubun no hi in Japanese. Shunbun no hi(around March 21st) and shuubun no hi(around September 23rd) are national holidays of travel in Japan. The three days before and after the holidays, seven days in all, are called ohigan, when it is customary for people to visit...

There is the place where people can see lots of beautiful higanbana in Satte, Saitama. The place is gongendo. That’s a great spot to visit in September or October.

Higanbana at gongendo park

In fall, lots of higanbana bloom like big red carpets at gongendo park. Volunteers started to plant them in 2000. Around 5 million higanbana bloom there in September and October every year. From the middle of September to the beginning of October, the manjushage festival takes place at the park.

※Red spider lily is called manjushage or higanbana in Japan.

※Check the bloom forecast on the website of gongendo park

www.gongendo.jp

English – 県営権現堂公園

http://www.gongendo.jp/en/

Other flowers we can see at gongendo

Gongendo park is very famous as a place where we can see beautiful flowers throughout the year. Cherry blossoms and canola flowers bloom in Spring, hydrangeas bloom in the rainy season. Many people visit the park and enjoy the scenery.

Access to gongendo

I recommend you to visit gongendo park by train and bus or car.

Go by train and bus

Get off Tobu Nikko line at Satte station, and then get on the bus bound for Gokamachiyakuba. Get off the bus at Gongendo.

Go by car

Around 10 minutes from Satte IC

 Around 20 minutes from Kuki IC

Address

Gongendo Tsutsumi, 887 3 Uchigouma, Satte, Saitama

Parking lots at gongendo

Opening Hours

Opening hours( from April to September)

From 8:30 AM~ 7:00PM

Opening hours( from October to March)

From 8:30 AM~ 5:00PM

Parking fee

 Free

※Except the duration of cherry blossom festival

Fall is the great season to go out and enjoy seasonal flowers. Go to gongendo park and see the beautiful higanbana!