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Culture in Saitama

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Mitake Shrine

Mitake Shrine

Sherilyn Siy

The Mitake Shrine marks the remains of the castle that used to belong to the Hojo family. Earthenware discovered in the area ...

Saitama
Washinomiya Shrine

Washinomiya Shrine

Lynda Hogan

Well-regarded in Japan as one of the oldest shrines in all of Kanto, Washinomiya Shrine is also known internationally, thanks...

Saitama
Johnson Town

Johnson Town

Sherilyn Siy

JohnsonTown is one of the few remaining areas densely populated with distinctly American Army Houses originally built in 1954...

Saitama
Takinoiri Rose Season

Takinoiri Rose Season

Lynda Hogan

Takinoiri Rose Garden in Moroyama is a seasonal open garden that only opens when roses are in bloom. That is twice a year in ...

Saitama
Trick Art Museum Kawagoe

Trick Art Museum Kawagoe

Sherilyn Siy

This is one museum guaranteed not to give you the dreaded 'museum legs'. Visitors are invited to interact with and enter each...

Saitama