Favorite wintersweet of 2026

I am still finding wintersweet in bloom here and there in Saitama Prefecture, but on the plains of Saitama Prefecture, the wintersweet season is wrapping up for this year. However, in the mountains, particularly Nagatoro and Minano, the wintersweet are still in bloom and should be for another week, maybe even two.

I didn't go to too many wintersweet locations this year, because I was conserving my energy for the long sakura season ahead! But of the ones I went to this year, about ten places in total, Tokorozawa Aviation Memorial Park's was my favorite. Just to stress - my favorite for this season. The reason probably being because I had failed to see the wintersweet in this park in good condition in the past before - I always timed it wrong.

You will find a video from Instagram in this post. More photos and the information for the park on City-cost.