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Konosu "Flower Town" Poppy Festival
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Konosu "Flower Town" Poppy Festival

Reiko Senna

Konosu City in Saitama Prefecture, also known as Flower Town, is celebrating its annual Poppy Festival, with over 10 million poppies..

Poppy happy square May 18th - May 26th 2 Free
Seibu Train Festa
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Seibu Train Festa

Sherilyn Siy

At the annual Seibu Train Festa, there is something for train fans young and old. It is a rare chance to see inside Seibu's..

Saturday - Jun 1st 2 Free
Alishan Food Carnival 2019
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Alishan Food Carnival 2019

Sherilyn Siy

Try out organic vegetarian and vegan dishes not normally served at the cafe and learn how to use Alishan ingredients to make h..

Hidaka, Saitama, Japan Saturday - Jun 1st 1 Free
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Saitama Top 10

  1. Top 10 Things to Do in Saitama
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    Top 10 Things to Do in Saitama

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  2. Beauty Treatments and Anti-aging at Muse Clinic
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    Beauty Treatments and Anti-aging at Muse Clinic

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  3. Crayon Shin-chan Theme Park
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    Crayon Shin-chan Theme Park

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  4. Skydiving in Japan
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    Skydiving in Japan

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  5. The Real Tokyo Drift
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    The Real Tokyo Drift

    Chichibu
  6. AEON LakeTown: Japan's Largest Mall
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    AEON LakeTown: Japan's Largest Mall

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  7. Manjushage Festival, Koma
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    Manjushage Festival, Koma

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  8. Hiking Mt. Hiwada, Saitama
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    Hiking Mt. Hiwada, Saitama

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  9. Konosu "Flower Town" Poppy Festival
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    Konosu "Flower Town" Poppy Festival

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  10. Five Must-Buy Soy Sauce Items
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    Five Must-Buy Soy Sauce Items

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  1. Five Reasons to Lunch at Kato Farm
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    Five Reasons to Lunch at Kato Farm

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  2. Tokaen Wisteria Garden
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    Tokaen Wisteria Garden

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  3. Five Must-Buy Soy Sauce Items
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    Five Must-Buy Soy Sauce Items

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  4. Café Puisto
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    Café Puisto

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  5. 400 Year Old Sakura
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    400 Year Old Sakura

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  6. Former Nakamura Residence
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    Former Nakamura Residence

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  7. Moomin Valley Park
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    Moomin Valley Park

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  8. Dango Kazoku in Koshigaya
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    Dango Kazoku in Koshigaya

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  9. Your Neighborhood Living Room
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    Your Neighborhood Living Room

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  10. Beauty Treatments and Anti-aging at Muse Clinic
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    Beauty Treatments and Anti-aging at Muse Clinic

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Grantia Hanyu Spa Resort
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Grantia Hanyu Spa Resort

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Nothing beats the experience of staying in resort and spa. Warmth smile and helpful staff, convenient amenities, delicious and fresh..

Hotel Route Inn Ageo
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Hotel Route Inn Ageo

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It is easy to navigate the place. I just needed 10 minutes to walk from Okegawa station to Hotel Route Inn Ageo. As I first visit..

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400 Year Old Sakura

Sherilyn Siy

At the Koma Shrine in Hidaka City, Saitama Prefecture, a weeping variety of cherry blossom about 25 meters tall and believed t..

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Moomin Valley Park
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Moomin Valley Park

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In a beautiful valley deep in the forests of Saitama Prefecture lies Moomin Valley Park – home to a charming little family, th..

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About Saitama

Okinawa Nagasaki Fukuoka Saga Kumamoto Kagoshima Miyazaki Oita Ehime Kochi Tokushima Kagawa Yamaguchi Hiroshima Okayama Tottori Shimane Hyogo Kyoto Osaka Wakayama Nara Shiga Mie Fukui Ishikawa Toyama Gifu Aichi Nagano Shizuoka Niigata Yamanashi Kanagawa Tokyo Saitama Gunma Tochigi Chiba Ibaraki Fukushima Miyagi Yamagata Iwate Akita Aomori Hokkaido
Region Kanto
Island Honshu
Capital Saitama
Population 7,194,556
Area 3797.75 sq. km

Just above Tokyo, Saitama Prefecture (埼玉県, Saitama-ken) is more than just a suburb for commuters to the nation’s capital. 

The city of Kawagoe is famous for its traditional kura-zukuri style warehouses, which remain from the 18th and 19th centuries and house many souvenir shops. The Railway Museum is also an intriguing site, while if you need to do some shopping, Aeon Lake Town in Koshigaya, the largest shopping mall in Japan, is your answer. The Tobu Zoo is one of the most popular zoos in the Kanto area and a great place to take children to.

The northern half of Saitama is abundant with nature, especially the Chichibu region, known for its many mountains and temples. The Nagatoro Valley is renowned for its beautiful scenery and whitewater rafting.

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