Dates of the Gongendo Higanbana Festival

Gongendo Higanbana (red spider lily) Festival is the second most famous red spider lily festival in Saitama Prefecture. It is widely regarded throughout the Kanto plain and people come from far and wide to see the sight of three million red spider lilies on an embankment. You can not walk among the flowers in this location, just admire them from behind ropes. But there are areas where there is a footpath between two sections of the colonies and you can get photos with red spider lilies in front or behind you.

The 2025 Higanbana Festival is on from Saturday September 20th to Sunday October 5th 2025. Unlike Kinchakuda (the most famous place for red spider lilies not just in Saitama Prefecture, but in all of Japan), there is currently no charge to visit the red spider lilies at Gongendo park. Gongendo park is a flower park in Satte City in eastern Saitama Prefecture. The park is also known for its cherry blossoms and canola flowers, which bloom in spring, usually around the last week in March and early April.

Have you ever been to see the red spider lilies in Gongendo Park?