Food Kura-Zushi, Koshigaya-Laketown Sleiman Azizi Kura-Zushi has restaurants all over the country. Its Koshigaya Laketown store is conveniently located by KoshigayaLaketown St...
Activities Hajimari no Hikari Winter Illuminations 2021-2022 Kim Bergström The Hajimari no Hikari Winter Illuminations at Tokorozawa Sakura Town will include a 12-meter high koyamaki (Japanese umbrell...
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...
Activities Brightness Nagatoro Project 2020 Lynda Hogan The first ever "Brightness Nagatoro Project", a night illumination event in Nagatoro, Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture. The Nagat...
Culture Tatami 101 Sherilyn Siy If you are living in an old Japanese house and wish to change the tatami mats, you might find our experience helpful. Here is...
Food Mahatoma Sherilyn Siy This yakitori shop is open only once a week on Saturday. If you do get to this out of the way shop when it's open, you will b...
Culture Koma Shrine Cherry Blossom Festival Lynda Hogan Information for the second of two annual cherry blossom celebrations at Koma Shrine in Hidaka City. At the April cherry bloss...
Culture Ina Rose Season Lynda Hogan Inamachi or Ina town is known as "rose town". It is one of the most famous places for roses in Saitama Prefecture. The annual...
Activities Yakyu Inari Shrine Spring Flower Festival Kim Bergström Each year from around mid April through until early May, Saitama's Yakyū Inari Shrine holds a spring flower festival that cel...
Activities Le Petit Prince PA at Yorii Rufus Starbuck A PA off the Kanetsu Expressway themed after Le Petit Prince and done up as a quaint little French service station.
Culture Traditional Korean Mounted Archery Evangeline Neo Traditional Korean Mounted Archery held annually in Koma to celebrate 1,300 years of history with ancient Korea.
Culture Soy Sauce Kingdom in Saitama Evangeline Neo Soy Sauce Kingdom in Saitama, a museum, shop and cafe where you can learn how soy sauce is made and even taste the yummy soy ...
Culture Mitsumine Shrine in Chichibu Todd Wojnowski The Mitsumine Shrine on Mt. Mitsumine is incredibly beautiful, has breathtaking views, and has easy access to many outdoors a...