11 Culture Kurosuke's House at the Totoro Fund Lynda Hogan Another of Saitama's bragging rights is that we are home to the Totoro Fund. You can walk in the Totoro Forest and visit the ...
Culture Kumagaya Fireworks Festival 2026 Sleiman Azizi Kumagaya City will be staging its annual Kumagaya Fireworks Festival on Saturday, 10th August 2019 along the banks of the Ara...
8 Culture Tokaen Wisteria Garden Elizabeth S Tokaen in Kasukabe City is renowned for ancient wisteria said to be planted by Buddhist sage Kobo Daishi.1000 year old vines ...
6 Culture 400 Year Old Sakura Sherilyn Siy At the Koma Shrine in Hidaka City, Saitama Prefecture, a weeping variety of cherry blossom about 25 meters tall and believed ...
16 Spirituality of Mitsumine Shrine in Chichibu Cathy Cawood Mitsumine Jinja is a large and beautiful Shinto shrine in the Chichibu Mountains. It is an easy day trip from Tokyo and is de...
Culture Bikkuri Hinamatsuri 2027 Chikako Takahashi The traditional "doll appreciation season" is just around the corner! Enjoy this hina-doll festival that is held in a histori...
8 Culture Shoden-in Temple Sherilyn Siy The Shoden-in Temple traces its history back 1300 years ago during a tumultous period in the Korean peninsula, when a large n...
Activities The Hanno Handicraft Fair 2026 Sherilyn Siy At the Hanno Handicraft Fair, professional craft artists from Hanno City and neighboring areas along the Seibu Line (specific...
Food Soka Senbei Garden in Saitama Sleiman Azizi Just north of Tokyo in Japan's Saitama prefecture, Soka Senbei Garden in Soka City offers the chance to make your own traditi...
Activities Terasaka Firefly Festival 2026 Sherilyn Siy On July 7 this year (Saturday), the Terasaka Rice Terraces in Yokoze, Chichibu, will be open to the public for a special summ...
