Culture Wind Chimes at Hisaizu Shrine Lynda Hogan Information for the 2021 wind chimes and "goshuincho" at Hisaizu Shrine in the Iwatsuki district of Saitama City.
Culture Johnson Town Sherilyn Siy JohnsonTown is one of the few remaining areas densely populated with distinctly American Army Houses originally built in 1954...
Culture Sayama Inariyama Prefectural Park Lynda Hogan Once an American military facility, the current day Inariyama Park leaves little indication of its former aviation history.
Culture Saitama City's Iwatsuki Ningyo Museum Elizabeth S Iwatsuki Ward in Saitama City is famed for generations of doll artisans and showrooms full of dolls of all kinds and their ac...
Culture Ogose Plum Blossom Festival Lynda Hogan The plum blossom festival in Ogose Bairin in Saitama Prefecture is considered one of the three big plum blossom festivals of ...
Culture Kitain Temple Daruma Market Lynda Hogan Every year on January 3rd several temples around Japan have a Daruma Market. A Daruma Doll is a type of talisman. People come...
6 Culture Tove Jansson Akebono Children's Park Lynda Hogan Tove Jansson Akebono Children's Forest Park is a free park in Hanno City, Saitama. You can explore several different quirky b...
Culture Soka Shrine Sleiman Azizi Soka Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Soka City. Established in the 16th century, the modern version is family friendly with tori...
Culture Tofukuji Temple, Soka City Sleiman Azizi Tofukuji Temple in Soka City, Saitama, was built by Zusho Ozawa who also helped put Soka on the map as the 4th largest post s...
Culture Traditional Puppet Theater Sherilyn Siy The Shirakukushi Puppet Show Preservation Society is a troupe that dates back to the late Edo Period. At the shin-soba festiv...
