Ogose Plum Grove (Ogose Bairin)
Open by month
Open in January. No seasonal closure recorded. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): closed.
Open in February — at its best.
Open in March — at its best.
Open in April. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in May. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in June. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in July. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in August. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in September. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in October. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in November. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in December. No seasonal closure recorded. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): closed.
Checked against the official site on 2026-10-12.
One of the Kanto region's three great plum groves, with about 1,000 trees including an old tree said to be over 670 years old.
Nearby
- Ranzan Valley ≈ 35 min by car
- Ogawa Washi Paper (Washi Experience Center) ≈ 45 min by car
- Kinchakuda Manjushage Park ≈ 50 min by car
- Kawagoe Castle Honmaru Goten ≈ 50 min by car
- Kitain Temple (Kawagoe) ≈ 50 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Best time
- February, March
- Getting there
- Bus bound for Kuroyama from Ogose Station (JR/Tobu) to Bairin-iriguchi, 1 min walk
- Fee
- ¥500 (junior high and over)
- Good to know
- Plum festival from mid-February to mid-March, 8:30-17:00, with a mini steam train on weekends
- Time needed
- 1 h
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-12. Report outdated info