Culture Sakado Yosakoi Festival 2024 Early Oct Sakado Yosakoi is a huge traditional dance festival held in Sakado City, Saitama every summer. Over 250,000 visitors watch more..
Culture Lost Sacred Wolves and Wolf Worship Hiroyuki Akaishi Sacred Wolves were lost to us long ago. Despite becoming extinct, shrines associated with wolf worship are increasing in popularity..
Culture Kawagoe Million Lights Summer Festival 2024 Late Jul Kawagoe Million Lights Summer Festival, a two day summer celebration, is the second largest annual festival in Kawagoe. Experience..
Culture Pinwheels at Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine 2024 Early - Late Jun The wind chimes at Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine are known far and wide, but for the month before the illustrious wind chime event, you..
Culture Hikawa Shrine Hikawa Shrine is a Japanese Shinto shrine in Ōmiya-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture. Surrounding the shrine is a large park in which there are many c..
Culture Fall Illumination Shinrin Park 2024 Mid - Late Nov Fall foliage night illumination event at Shinrin Park. The massive park opens its central gate on weekends for an evening walk where..
Festivals Tsuruse Yosakoi Festival 2024 Late Oct Tsuruse Yosakoi Matsuri is a fantastic traditional dance festival with a small-town vibe. It is held annually on the 3rd Sunday..
Festivals Halloween Night in the Forest 2024 Late Oct Information on the annual Halloween night illumination weekend event in Saitama's family-friendly Shinrin Park. Shinrin Park,..