8 Culture Omanocho Former Nakamura Residence Elizabeth S Koshigaya City preserves a stately country manor, nagayamon gate, main house, and kura storehouses built to the highest stand...
Culture 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...
6 Culture Yamaguchi Kannon Kim Yamaguchi Kannon is situated in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, and is said to date back to the 9th Century. The large Kannon...
Culture Kasukabe’s Giant Kite Festival Elizabeth S Kasukabe City’s annual giant kite festival is held on May 3rd and 5th. Teams hoist kites weighing hundreds of kilograms over ...
Culture Former Nakamura Residence Elizabeth S The Former Nakamura Residence is an Edo Period home located a 12 minute walk from Koshigaya Laketown Station and the Laketown...
Area 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...
Culture Hiroshi Yoshida Exhibition (Saitama) Kim A special event at the Kawagoe City Museum looks at the works of Yoshida Hiroshi (1876 - 1950), a renowned Fukuoka-born paint...
Culture 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...
Area 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...