Mesmerizing place to see planes landing and take off with additional bonus of Hanami cherry blossom viewing. The Sakura flowers here were just hypnotizing. To see a plane on its landing approach, emerging from behind the Sakura bloom was just other worldly.. But seeing taking off planes was a damper because the park is on the back side of the take off strip and you can't really see the final takeoff clearly. But nonetheless a wonderful place to spend a Sakura filled day

Nice picnic spot for those who love to see aeroplanes take off and landing, especially during Sakura time. Very close to the Narita Airport.

This place is very famous for airplane photographers. It is located close to Narita airport and great for taking plain pictures. There are enough parking lot for this hill. They have road service for refreshments and local goods. You can grab refreshments and drinks in the kiosk and get food spot for pictures. Usually there are many people to see planes. Good timing depends on the window directions. So not always good location to catch good taking off. But good to visit!!! Need cars to get here. Enjoy!!!!!

One of my favourite place when the Cherry blossoms 🌸 season ❤️

Very nice park. There are a few trees which have bloomed. It's close to Narita, so good for plane spotting too.

If you want to see the aeroplane flying on top of your head this is the place. Very nice view good for kids to enjoy. Best time to visit in Cherry blossom.

It was beautiful park near the Narita International Airport. You can watch sakura and departing plane same time.

Great place to go and see the airplanes that take off from Narita Airport; and it's BEAUTIFUL at Sakura's season (loads of cherry blossom trees). The stores are good and help in regards of food/drinks and airline souvenirs

Nice, clean well preserved and very big temple around Tsurumi area

Beautiful zen temple. must see. Zazen meditation is taught here

Last Temple I saw before coming home to Minnesota (10th trip to Japan). I was convinced to wait a little bit before reviewing this temple because of my negative first impressions. This is the single most overrated place in Japan for a fan of culture or Buddhism. While I was here I saw a Basketball game and did not enjoy the constant sounds of Techno and hard rock music playing throughout the temple grounds (I am not kidding.) At the main entrance to the Temple two people were playing an accordion. There was an American style drum solo that blocked off the main building. Other parts were under construction. Please only go here if you have been to many other Temples already. If you choose this as your first temple you will get the wrong impression. Try and check ahead to see if they will be playing loud music or basketball before visiting. Enjoy the Techno music. (please see Edit this is not a regular occurance) Edit: It has come to my attention that there was a local event at the time I visited. Most major buildings are indeed open most of the year. So check ahead and you may have a great time. It just was not my cup of tea on that date.

Large Buddhist temple in Kawasaki area. Dr. Imaizumi Masumasa´s family grave is inside this temple (Dr. Kaoru Ishikawa´s disciple and my personal mentor). When visiting Japan, I make a visit to his tomb and send my best prayers.

Quiet but beautiful.

Very impressive and spiritual zen temple!! i got the feeling here!

Great shrine. We went very early on a Sunday morning and had the place to ourselves. So much so that we thought they weren't open. Very tranquil at that time of day.

The grounds are spectacular, marvelous architecture & history. Loved it.

Lots of beautiful flowers. Nice old train you can ride for 400 yen adult price ticket. Feels like being outside Japan seeing the environment and the old houses.

I went here for a special lighting event in 2023 nov. The theme and the decoration is stunning. Sat on the small train and went through the park once at night is quite special too

Very helpful that you can bring your cats and dogs with you and the establishment is quite big there are so many places where you could walk to and spend time and you could and also should bring your own food and spend here the whole day. We didn't even manage to see half of it. And then if there are no clouds you will be able to have wonderful views of Mount Fuji however even on a fully sunny day Mount Fuji will still find a bunch of clouds just around itself so that you can see it. If it is important to you make sure to check on the website for the Fuji visibility since it is quite accurate. They serve food but would not recommend Canada village because they didn't put the effort to join the travel coupon Grant and you cannot use your coupons there only at English village Costa coffee. Speaking of that the lady from the British double decker bus Costa coffee was so friendly and nice and understanding and helpful we liked her a lot and also the fact that we could use our travel points there and her pasta being half of expensive as the one in Canada village. There is also a Rose garden with standard basic Rose types, beautiful Japanese garden with pond and traditional arched bridge and there's a road to this park the rooms where Soseki a famous Japanese novelist used to stay and write his books and have a memorial of it where you can get inside and see how it was long ago. For every season they have the seasonal flowers blooming hydrangea wisteria Iris cherry blossom and the red Autumn leaves. In Winter they organize very extensive illuminations scattered in the park but they charge quite much for that entrance ticket and you cannot stay with your daytime ticket you have to get out and buy a new one which is very not practical crazy expensive. It's a small train riding around the park however you have to pay extra for that one too. Toilets are for free though 😂. They have thatched roof old type of buildings and American-Indian village and if Lucky Mount Fuji can be photographed in many places they have installations for your selfie taking operation and even have poles where you could insert your phone and use a self timer to take your selfies.

I really enjoyed my trip here. We went there the morning after a big typhoon and so there weren’t many people. If you don’t like bugs or being in nature I don’t recommend it. We started the day on the train and went to the Canadian village where we enjoyed the kaleidoscope museum and learning about their sister city. Next, we walked through the fairy and Japanese garden to go up to the craft village. We had so much fun making a name plate and wine holder. The lady there was so kind and encouraging. Unforgettable experience. It could be expensive, my name plate was around 2000 yen, but if you pick a smaller plate and do just your name I think you could make it for only around 1000 yen. The views were very nice from the village and I fell into the koi pond at the Japanese garden lol. We had so much fun at a restaurant in the Izu village! The British village definitely seemed the most worn out but I think it was fun. Price wise I guess it could be expensive for a place that not even everything is open and stuff. I didn’t think the walk around was that long at all as there were various things to see and do along the way. Walk through the garden to get from one side to another and not on the road. I think that many places need improvement and we’re not the cleanest but it is an old place. If you just namedrop a nearby ryokan like arai they will give you a 400 yen discount lol. For 800 yen I definitely think it was worth it but you have to consider; do you like walking around in nature? Do you mind older facilities? Do you mind dropping money on various things here and there? If you prepare your mind accordingly I think you can have a great time.

Speaking of the tourist destination of Shuzenji in Izu, it was "Niji no Sato". I was looking forward to paying the entrance fee and entering the park. The parking lot was also charged. There were very few customers. Are there few flowers blooming in June? The park is very large, but there are very few attractions. If you look forward to seeing the beautiful flowers, you will be disappointed. I simply go to enjoy nature, so if you have one, it would be a good place to take a walk. Several shops were closed, probably because there were few customers. That's too bad.

I am rating this 3 because I don't really find it a good place to enjoy with. The amount of money you get to spend for the entire place plus the entrance fee is not really worth it for me. I was expecting a jaw-dropping scenery and services but nah. Just a so-so type of place. I am definitely not going back here.

Nice place to bring the family and pets. They have activities for kids. We enjoy the scenery while walking.

A very well designed and built UK theme park. I think it’s actually very well done. It may be a little old but I think it is still very aesthetically pleasing. It can be a little creepy because there are very few people around (maybe because of COVID-19). But I am sure when it is during its peak period, it could be more fun. This park is MASSIVE and you should allocated minimally 2-3 hours if you really want to explore the whole park. There is even a view point to see Mt Fuji. There are a lot of food stalls all over the park so you don’t have to worry about being hungry or thirsty. I would definitely go back again if I were to be at this area.

Go to see. shuzenji Garden Nishino Sato, a simulated theme park. English village Including the Nada village, a German village And there is also a museum Ancient steam trains and The museum of ancient children's toys as well. Including the back, walking down the stairs from him there is still a Japanese-style garden. There is a shady atmosphere, full of beautiful trees and a pond for ducks and carp. There are restaurants, cafes, shops in the same area. It is a very wide area because it is in the valley so you have to walk a long distance. But here there is a service to sit. The old steam train provided To go down to various points as well, including a vintage British car to sit with.

Ogose Bairin. I visited twice, March 1st and 2nd. Parking ¥500, entrance ticket ¥400 per person. On Saturday, there were food stalls, music performance, singing, Japanese magic show, etc. People had a picnic under the plum trees. It was fun. The trees are getting old so the flowers are sparse. However, they are fragrant. Other places, the plum blossoms are not as fragrant as the Ogose plum ones. I enjoyed the plum blossom’s fragrance.

A pretty relaxing place to see plum trees while enjoying the Japanese food stands. You can walk along the river from the station to this plum park. Takes about 30 mins.

Lots of plum trees in this whole area. Join the season we paid ¥500 for Parking . It was another ¥400 to go into the plum Grove, but we decided just to walk around the neighbourhood and down the small streets through the ricefields and we saw lots of plum trees in bloom. Nearby. There is a Saki shop which is nice.

Extremely beautiful during the end of February beginning of March is like a festival right now will worth the trip

Nice park. I was a bit early for the blossoms, but soon.

One star removed due to the bad access to station. The bus is only twice an hour. And late for 40minutes because the traffics jam. The road is too small...

Plum and nature Best place to visit with lots of products from ume or plum fruit

Sekia Mumei Senshi No Haka is a Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers of the World. However, Ogose Town have used the English "World Unknown Soldiers Tomb" rather than the global term, but details on the website confirm it is one of the official tombs of the larger world initiative to commemorate nameless war dead. Sekai Mumei Senshi No Haka commemorates the war dead of the Burmese and Philippine war. There is a small temple at the site. You can climb onto the roof for a great view of Ogose below. Gorgeous azalea in April and cherry blossoms end of March / early April.

(Translated by Google) When I was driving to go to Okaiken, I saw a big white building on the mountainside, and I was curious to see what it was on my way home. On the way, when I started climbing the mountain, it became a narrow road where cars couldn't pass each other. Then, after passing through the temple and grave and finishing the steep climb, there is a public toilet, and it is hard to say that it is a parking lot. You can see a magnificent staircase in the back, and when you climb up, you will see that white building. There are stairs on both sides of the building, which is also a pure white square. I could see the town of Koshio at a reasonable distance, and I could see the direction of Tokyo farther. If you want to hang out, the night is recommended. You can also enjoy a slightly eerie feeling. (Original) 大海軒に行こうと車を走らせていると山の中腹に真っ白で大きな建物が見え、気になって帰りにそれが何か確かめる事に。道中、山を登り始めるとやがて車のすれ違いの出来ない程の細い道に。そして、お寺、お墓を抜け、急な登りを終えると公衆トイレのあり、駐車場とも言い難い場所に。奥に立派な階段が見え、登っていくとあの白い建物が。建物の両脇に階段があり、そこも真っ白な広場。程よい距離間で越生の町が見え、更に遠く東京方面が見えました。 ぶらっと行くなら夜がおすすめです。多少、不気味な感じも味わえます。

(Translated by Google) Hidekuni Hasebe, a doctor in Ogose Town, proposed the construction of this tomb, which was completed in 1955, becoming the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. It has been designated as a registered tangible cultural property in 2020, and more than 200 spirits of heroes are enshrined here. It is located at the top of Mt. Daikanzan and is the route to Mt. Otakatori, and behind the building is the Sankai Manreito Pagoda. (Original) 越生町の医師 長谷部秀邦氏が建立を発願し、昭和30年に完成した世界無名戦士の墓となります。令和２年登録有形文化財に指定されており、200余柱の英霊が安置されています。大観山の頂上にあり大高取山へのルートとなっていて建物の裏側には三界萬霊塔があります。

(Translated by Google) Interment and memorial facility for the dead of World War II. It is located here at the request of Mr. Hidekuni Hasebe, a doctor in this town. Located on Mt. Daikan, overlooking Ogose Town, its pure white walls evoke a desire for world peace. The rooftop is an observation deck, and it is well-known as a symbol and landmark of Ogose Town. Registered tangible cultural property by the Agency for Cultural Affairs. (Original) 第二次大戦戦没者の納骨・慰霊施設。この地にあるのは、この町の医師、長谷部秀邦氏の発願によるためである。 越生町を見おろす大観山にあり、真っ白な壁面が世界平和への希求を想起させる。屋上が展望台になっており、越生町のシンボル、ランドマークとして親しまれている。文化庁登録有形文化財。

(Translated by Google) This mausoleum was built by Mr. Hasebe, who was the vice chairman of the Saitama Prefectural Assembly at the time and was also a doctor. That's excellent. Hats off to you. At the top of the long stairs, there is a large tombstone, a horse tombstone. Further up is the mausoleum. There is also an observation deck. I couldn't help but bow and join hands. It is located on the way from the community center to Mt. Otakatori. Please stop by and have a look. (Original) 当時の埼玉県議会副議長であり、医者でもあった長谷部氏によって作られた霊廟です。 素晴らしいです。 脱帽です。 長い階段を登った先に大きな墓石、馬の墓石があります。 さらに登ると霊廟があります。 展望台もあります。 思わず、礼と手を合わせました。 公民館から大高取山に向かう道中にありますので 是非立ち寄ってみてください。

(Translated by Google) This facility consoles the spirits of the soldiers whose names we do not know who died in World War II.It is located on the mountainside right next to the town of Ogose, so it has a great view, and you can see not only the cityscape of Ogose but also the clear air. If the weather is clear, it is also an observation spot where you can see Saitama Shintoshin, Seibu Dome, and even the Shinjuku subcenter and Sky Tree in the distance. The road to get there is short, less than 1km from the cityscape, but it's a steep slope, so it's a good way to practice hill climbing on your bike. Just be careful as the road is narrow ⚠️ There is one restroom located in the parking lot. There are no cycle stands. From the parking lot to the facility, you have to climb around 200 fairly steep stairs, so it may be a bit difficult for those who are not confident in their feet. There are also several stone monuments, including a cenotaph to comfort the spirits of horses that died on the way to the stairs. It has been certified as one of Ogose's 10 famous mountains. (Original) 第二次世界大戦で亡くなった名前のわからない兵士たちの霊を慰める施設で、越生の街のすぐそばの山の中腹にありますので、見晴らしがとてもよく、越生の街並みだけでなく、晴れて空気が澄んでいれば、さいたま新都心、西武ドーム、遠くは新宿副都心、スカイツリーまで見える展望スポットでもあります。 また行くまでの道が街並みからは１kmもないほど短いですが激坂なので、自転車のヒルクライムにはいい練習にはなります。ただ道が狭いので注意⚠️ トイレは１ヶ所、駐車場のところにあります。サイクルスタンドはありません。 駐車場から施設まではかなり急な階段を200段前後登りますので、足に自信のない方はちょっとキツいです。 階段の途中に亡くなった馬の霊を慰める慰霊碑などいくつか石碑もあります。 越生の10名山のひとつに認定されています。

(Translated by Google) When you suddenly look at the mountains from the Ogose town bypass, you can see a white building high up in the mountains. I went because I had been curious about it for a long time. The road is difficult to understand and narrow, but you can get close by car. The view is good because it is located high up. (Original) 越生町のバイパスからふと山々を眺めると山の高い位置に白い建物が見えます。ずっと前から気になってたので行きました。道が分かりづらいし狭いけど車で近くまで行けます。高い所にあるので眺望は良いですよ。

(Translated by Google) This is an amazing facility dedicated to mourning the spirits of warriors from around the world. I tried to climb it by bicycle, but it was so steep that I gave up halfway through and pushed myself up. The view from the top is quite spectacular, and it seems to be a local spot for the first sunrise of the year. (Original) 世界中の戦士の霊を弔うという何とも仰々しい施設。自転車で登ってみたら急坂のあまり途中で断念、押して登りました。上からの景色はなかなかのもので、地元の初日の出スポットのようですね。