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 pray to..
Historical 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
Museums 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 sauce..
Culture Traditional Puppet Theater Sherilyn Siy The Shirakukushi Puppet Show Preservation Society is a troupe that dates back to the late Edo Period. At the shin-soba festival,..
Culture Light Up at Tove Jansson Park 2020 Dec 5th - 6th 2020 Past Event Tove Jansson Akebono Children's Forest park is magical all year round. But for select nights, they add to the magic with an..
Culture Renovations at Hikawa Shrine Lynda Hogan Dec 15, 2020 Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine closed their function rooms and Musubi Cafe on August 2nd. Currently, they are tearing down the old building...
Culture Yume Kukan Luxury Carriages Sleiman Azizi LaLaport Shin Misato is the home to two of three luxury train carriages built in the 1980s. Decommissioned in 2008, the dining and..