This is a park developed on top of a bedrock of white sandstone, which is a coarse sandstone made of rock deposits from the early period of the formation of Paleo Chichibu Bay. The view from the top of the rocky mountain is superb.
You can enjoy approximately 5,000 Katakuri (Dogtooth violet) flowers that have been planted in the park while taking a stroll through the promenade every year between late March and mid-April.
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Roadside Station Ryusei Kaikan
This is a roadside station where you will be able to enjoy the specialties and gourmet food of Chichibu. The Ryusei Kaikan linked to the roadside station has an exhibit on Ryusei Matsuri, a festival of traditional handmade rockets (referred to as “ryusei” in Japanese).
This is a museum that passes on to the present what happened during the largest farmers’ uprising incident in modern Japanese history in 1884. The museum is linked to the roadside station.
This is the shrine where the Ryusei Matsuri is held every year on the second Sunday of October. At the foot of a mountain not far from the shrine, ryusei rockets are launched from a tower.
Here, there are many grape and strawberry farmers, and you can enjoy picking fruits. Nearby there is also a winery and cheese workshop.
Access
Bus: Take the Seibu Kanko Bus bound for Yoshida Genki Mura from Seibu Railway Seibu-Chichibu Station or Chichibu Railway Chichibu Station. Get off at Shirasuna Koen and walk for 5 minutes.
