Culture That is Why I Want to Be Saved 2020-2021 Lynda Hogan Ken + Julia Yonetani's first major exhibition in Japan, at the new Kadokawa Culture Museum. "This is why I want to be saved" ...
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...
Accommodation Hotel Route Inn Honjo Ekiminami Febry Fawzi My journey to Honjo City in Saitama Prefecture led me to a pleasant stay at Hotel Route Inn Honjo Ekiminami. The easy access ...
Best of Gyoda City, Saitama Sandra Isaka The relately unknown city of Gyoda, in Saitama Prefecture, is full of sightseeing spots that make it a great day trip from To...
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...
Culture Ushiroya Higashi Jido Park Sleiman Azizi Cheap, quiet and convenient, local parks like Yashio City's Ushiroya Higashi Jido Park can be a great place to entertain the ...
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 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 Meat Meets Music Fes 2021 Kim Bergström The Meat Meets Music Festival in Saitama pairs carnivorous eats with music performances from various artists.
Culture Shinrin Park in Saitama Peter Leonard Why this unassuming park on the outskirts of Tokyo is well worth a day trip.
Shopping A Two-day Trip to Kawagoe, Saitama Sonia Ortiz A two day trip in "Little Edo": traditional warehouses, floats and candy in Kawagoe, Saitama
Culture Takinoiri Rose Season Lynda Hogan Takinoiri Rose Garden in Moroyama is a seasonal open garden that only opens when roses are in bloom. That is twice a year in ...
Culture Mucha: Graphic Variety 2021 Kim Bergström A special exhibition taking place at the Urawa Art Museum looks at the works of Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939), a painter and des...
Culture Animelo Summer Live 2013 Reika Clare Participating in the ninth Animelo Summer Live held in Saitama Super Arena. The live concert involves many anime song singers...
