Hanyū Riverside Park

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羽生水郷公園

Hanyu Riverside Park offers an aquarium and rare carnivorous plants, ideal for a relaxing visit.

Hanyū Riverside Park — 京浜にけ CC BY-SA 3.0 resized via Wikimedia Commons

What it is

A prefectural urban park in Hanyu City, Saitama Prefecture.
Developed in 1981 around water facilities.
A base for cultural and educational recreation.

What to see

Saitama Aquarium, opened in 1983.
Rare wild habitat of carnivorous plant 'mujina-mo'.

Getting there

3km from Hanyu Interchange on Tohoku Expressway.
1095 free parking spaces available.
Parking open from 8 AM to 6 PM.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Area: Hanyū-shi, Saitama
Official site: www.parks.or.jp
Phone: 048-565-1010 (Reception 8:30-17:15)
Opening hours: 9:30-17:00 (Aquarium); 9:30-16:30 (Aquarium, Dec-Jan); Last admission 30 min before closing
Closed: April 13, May 11, June 8, July 13, September 14, 28, October 13, 26, November 9, 24, December 14, 28, 29, 30, 31, January 1, 12, 25, February 8, 22, March 8, 23 (Aquarium)
Getting there: Minami-Hanyu Station — 4.5 km (taxi or bus recommended)

Hours and admission taken from the official site on 30 July 2026. Nearest station calculated from © OpenStreetMap contributors; walking time is a straight-line estimate. Check before you travel.

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