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Culture in Saitama

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Ranzan Lavender Festival

Ranzan Lavender Festival

Lynda Hogan

Ranzan lavender festival is only on its second year, but already the Sennen No Sono has pinched the title for Japan's largest...

Saitama
Yamaguchi Kannon 6

Yamaguchi Kannon

Kim

Yamaguchi Kannon is situated in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, and is said to date back to the 9th Century. The large Kannon...

Saitama
Kawagoe

Kawagoe

Masato Kitamura

Step into old Japan in Kawagoe. This city, also known as “Little Edo” or “ko-edo” in Japanese, is a short 30-minute train rid...

Saitama
Mucha: Graphic Variety

Mucha: Graphic Variety

Kim

A special exhibition taking place at the Urawa Art Museum looks at the works of Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939), a painter and des...

Saitama
Kumagaya

Kumagaya

Japan Travel

Surrounded by mountains, bordered by rivers and blessed with space, Kumagaya (熊谷市, Kumagaya-shi) is a hidden jewel of Japa...

Saitama