Culture Kawaguchi City's Botanical Gardens Sarah Chaney The Kawaguchi Green Center is a botanical garden selected as one of the top 100 urban parks in Japan, rich with nature.
Festivals Setsubun Bean Throwing Train 2024 Feb 3rd 2024 Past Event A special event hosted by Chichibu Railway takes the bean-throwing fun of Setsubun onto their train network, starting from Kumagaya..
13 Temples & Shrines Hodosan Shrine in Nagatoro Cathy Cawood Gorgeously decorated Hodosan Shrine in Nagatoro, Saitama
Culture Anime Camp 2020 Early Nov Past Event Anime Camp is just one of several events for the grand opening of the Tokorozawa Sakura Town. It is a two day event for the opening..
Culture Masterpieces From the Museum Collection 2020 Oct 2nd - Nov 25th 2020 Past Event A special event taking place at Saitama's Bonsai Art Museum looks at some of the masterpieces from the museum's collection,..
Culture Tatami 101 Sherilyn Siy If you are living in an old Japanese house and wish to change the tatami mats, you might find our experience helpful. Here is what..
6 Culture Yamaguchi Kannon Kim Yamaguchi Kannon is situated in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, and is said to date back to the 9th Century. The large Kannon tower..
8 Culture Shoden-in Temple Sherilyn Siy The Shoden-in Temple traces its history back 1300 years ago during a tumultous period in the Korean peninsula, when a large nu..