Activities Roaming Around Gyoda City Marsita Yunus Gyoda City is located in northern Saitama prefecture and known for the historical Oshi Castle, originally built in 1490 and k...
Activities Gyoda Kodaihasu-no-sato Lotus Festival Kim Bergström Each year from around mid-June to early August, Saitama's Gyoda Kodaihasu-no-sato comes alive with colorful lotus flowers in ...
Activities Kasukabe City Guide Elizabeth S Kasukabe City in Saitama Prefecture is a major junction for trains between Tokyo, Nikko, and beyond, but it's worth a stop as...
Activities Cocoon City Illumination 2024-2025 Lynda Hogan Information for the annual winter night illumination at Cocoon City with its color changing Christmas tree.
Activities Light of Hope 2025 Lynda Hogan Each month for two weeks Gyoda City has a floral water font (hanachozu) event. For one night during those two weeks they also...
Activities Saitama Youth Space Science Center Keiko Kurima Saitama City Space Science Center is located in Saitama city, where Astronaut Koichi Wakata grew up.
Activities Enomoto Dairy Farm Lynda Hogan 2021 is the Year of the Ox (cow). What better time to visit a tourist dairy farm! Enomoto Farm offers a glimpse of agricultur...
Activities Sweet Potato Digging in Kawagoe Lynda Hogan Many people indulge in a sweet potato treat while visiting Kawagoe. But how about digging your own sweet potatoes to take hom...
Activities Metsa Village Christmas 2024 Lynda Hogan Information for the seasonal Christmas market, Christmas crafts, Christmas decorations and Santa Claus visits at Metsa Villag...
Activities Hiking Mount Tonosu (271m) Todd Wojnowski Tonosu-yama is a small mountain in Hanno City, Saitama. It is a beautiful place for hiking, and a fairly easy climb for novi...
