Activities Iwatsuki Castle Park Sakura Festival 2026 Kim Bergström Iwatsuki Castle Park is one of the best sakura viewing spots in Saitama Prefecture, with around 600 trees turning the grounds...
Activities Hoshikawa Illumination 2025-2026 Kim Bergström The Hoshikawa Illumination event takes place along Kumagaya's Hoshikawa Street, and it includes around 40,000 sparkling LED l...
Lions Summer Festival 2026 Kim Bergström This summer, a special event brings all the fun of a summer festival to the popular Belluna Dome, which is the home of the Se...
Culture Omiya's Green Hub and Scenic Zone Arlene Bastion Omiya, an extremely busy and modern traffic hub, also contains an enclosure of greenery and history, Omiya's Green Hub. It is...
Culture Yono Park Rose Festival 2026 Kim Bergström Saitama's Yono Park was originally opened in 1878, and it's a popular destination to enjoy spring's roses – it's home to some...
Activities Spartan Race in Saitama 2027 Kim Bergström For Japan-based Spartan fans wanting to push themselves to the limit, Saitama is hosting a Spartan race.
Culture Inariyama Festa 2026 Kim Bergström Running for over a decade now, the Inariyama Festa at Sayama Inariyama Prefectural Park is an event that remembers the Great ...
Culture Water and World Festa 2026 Kim Bergström Inspired in part by songkran festivals in South-East Asia, the Water and World Festa at Keyaki Hiroba offers a perfect way to...
Culture Poppy and Flower Festival in Konosu Chikako Takahashi Poppy and Flower Festival from May 11 to 19, its three sites gives you seasonal joys with varieties of poppies, roses and loc...
Activities Musashino Woods Park Julian Kloby Located within Saitama Prefecture's Tokorozawa Sakura Town is Musashino Woods Park. The park has several greenspaces, a playg...
