Culture Top 10 Things to Do in Saitama Rebecca Quin Looking for ideas for day trips from Tokyo? Check out Japan Travel's Top Ten Things to Do in Saitama prefecture, just a 20..
Culture Umbrella Sky at Metsa Village May 15th - Aug 30th "Forest and Lake and Umbrella" is Metsa Village's striking Umbrella Sky Project. Walk under a rainbow of umbrellas casting colored..
Culture Koshigaya City Guide Elizabeth S Koshigaya City, Saitama Prefecture is an easy day trip just 30 kilometers from Tokyo. Koshigaya is a shopping destination, wit..
Culture Omiya Bonsai Village Ōmiya Bonsai Village is the nickname for the bonsai nursery precinct in Bonsai-chō, Kita-ku, Saitama, Japan. Bonsai Village is located near Ōmiya-kō..
Culture Lost Sacred Wolves and Wolf Worship Hiroyuki Kato Sacred Wolves were lost to us long ago. Despite becoming extinct, shrines associated with wolf worship are increasing in popularity..
Culture Saitama's Enmusubi Wind Chime Festival Early Jul - Early Sep The Enmusubi Wind Chime Festival in Kawagoe is the perfect way to celebrate summer in Japan.
Historical Kawagoe's Old Town: Bell Tower Todd Wojnowski The Bell Tower is the symbol of Old Town in Kawagoe City, Saitama. A town preserved in historical appearance and manner, it's..
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