8 Culture Tokaen Wisteria Garden Elizabeth S Tokaen in Kasukabe City is renowned for ancient wisteria said to be planted by Buddhist sage Kobo Daishi.1000 year old vines are..
6 Culture 400 Year Old Sakura Sherilyn Siy At the Koma Shrine in Hidaka City, Saitama Prefecture, a weeping variety of cherry blossom about 25 meters tall and believed t..
16 Spirituality of Mitsumine Shrine in Chichibu Cathy Cawood Mitsumine Jinja is a large and beautiful Shinto shrine in the Chichibu Mountains. It is an easy day trip from Tokyo and is dedicated..
Culture Bikkuri Hinamatsuri 2025 Mid Feb - Early Mar The traditional "doll appreciation season" is just around the corner! Enjoy this hina-doll festival that is held in a historical..
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..
Iruma Air Show 2025 Late Jan Every November 3rd on Culture Day, Saitama's Iruma Air Base plays host to a one-day air show laid on by the Japan Air Self-Defense..
7 Food Ureshiimonoya Sherilyn Siy Ureshii means 'joyful', and Ureshiimonoya or 'the shop of joyful things' is the perfect name for this charming little..
8 Shopping Akai Factory Sherilyn Siy Akai Factory is an art space, gallery, workshop, museum and store rolled into one. It was originally a factory for bike parts dating..