13 Culture Kannon-ji Temple Todd Wojnowski Kannon-ji Temple highlights the quaint, back-to-nature attractiveness of Hanno City in Saitama. Plan your next hiking route t...
Transportation JR Omiya Station Febry Fawzi Omiya Station is the main transport hub serving the north-east side of Tokyo. More than 200,000 people depart from this stati...
12 Culture Chichibu Muse Park Febry Fawzi Chichibu Muse Park or the local calls Miyuzu Park, lies in 375 hectares land in the highland. This huge park has four zones t...
Food Saitama Cafe Offers Drowning Drinks Kristen F At Café OB, the drinks are infamously huge-—coming in pitches and jugs with large sizes and low prices offering competition t...
Activities Tobu Zoo in Saitama Jessica A Paje Hybrid amusement park for animal lovers and thrill seekers. No lines; no waiting.
10 Activities Kinchakuda - Spider Lily Heaven Josef Diermair Kinchakuda is famous for red spider lily. Located close to Chichibu in Saitama, it's easy to reach by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line.
Culture Sheng Tian Gong Temple (Seitenkyū) Todd Wojnowski Sakado City is home to the ornate Sheng Tian Gong, a Taiwanese/Chinese Taoist temple unlike any other in Japan
Food Zakkoku Weizen Justin Dart Zakkoku Weizen - one of Saitama's little known boozing delights well worth a snifter
Culture Shooting the Arakawa Rapids Justin Dart Many visitors to Nagatoro in Saitama come for one reason – the chance to ride the rapids down the Arakawa (river).
