Culture Yoshitoshi Exhibition 2020-2021 Kim Bergström A special exhibition taking place at the Urawa Art Museum looks at the work of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, revered as a genius ukiyo...
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...
Culture Yokai Pandemonium Exhibition 2020-2021 Lynda Hogan Yokai Pandemonium is the second ever exhibition in the grand gallery of the Kadokawa Culture Museum in Tokorozawa Sakura Town...
Culture Masterpieces From the Museum Collection 2020 Kim Bergström A special event taking place at Saitama's Bonsai Art Museum looks at some of the masterpieces from the museum's collection, i...
Culture Exploring the Dinosaur Era From Teeth 2021 Lynda Hogan Each year in summer, Sayama City Museum host a child friendly exhibition. This year for the 30th anniversary of the museum th...
Activities The Magic of Fireflies Sherilyn Siy Older generations of Japanese would likely have fond memories of watching fireflies, called hotaru, in the early summer. Nowa...
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...
Food Café Puisto Sherilyn Siy The Tove Jansson Akebono Children's Forest Park in Hanno first opened 20 years ago and has since then been loved by generatio...
Culture Gyoda's Kodaihasu-no-sato Sandra Isaka Located in a quiet corner of Saitama Prefecture, the city of Gyoda was mostly forgotten by tourists until November 2012, when...
Activities Visiting The Icicles of Misotsuchi Marsita Yunus Chichibu is famous for its natural environment and there are many beautiful places to visit. This time I'd like to introduce ...
Culture Jion-ji Temple - Kasukabe Justin Dart Jion-ji; small, local, not one for the tourists - as authentic as they come
Culture Nikko Kaido near Soka Justin Dart Nikko Kaido - the road to the deep dark north still survives in places - particularly in east Saitama - near Soka
Accommodation Hotel Route Inn Ageo Febry Fawzi 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 v...
Activities Gojo Falls Todd Wojnowski The Gojo Falls are located in the mountains of Hidaka City, Saitama. They're a pretty sight tucked into the forest, but are w...
Culture Houkou Temple in Saitama Todd Wojnowski Houkou Temple in Hanno City, Saitama is a small, local Buddhist temple with beautiful statues and buildings. Visitors can pra...
