The Omiya Bonsai Art Museum, Saitama

Opened in 2010, the Omiya Bonsai Art Museum is the world’s first publicly run museum dedicated to bonsai art. It boasts collection of more than 120 bonsai masterpieces and bonsai-related artifacts such as bonsai pots, miniature landscape stone called suiseki, books, and woodblock prints, etc.

Selected in accordance with the four seasons, about 70 pots of bonsai are always displayed in the garden and in the gallery.

1. The Omiya Bonsai Art Museum

2-24-3 Toro-cho, Kita-ku, Saitama City

331-0804, Japan

3. Fuyo-en

96 Bonsai-cho, Kita-ku, Saitama City

331-0805, Japan

5. Kyuka-en

131 Bonsai-cho, Kita-ku, Saitama City

331-0805, Japan

7. Shosetsu-en

2-640 Higashi-onari-cho, Kita-ku, Saitama City

331-0814, Japan

Admission

Hours

9:00-16:30 during March-October

9:00-16:00 during November-February

*Last admission 30 minutes before closing

Closed

Thursday (except for National Holidays)

Closed on December 29 – January 3.

*There may other temporary closures for exhibition preparation.