Activities Roaming Around Gyoda City Marsita Yunus Gyoda City is located in northern Saitama prefecture and known for the historical Oshi Castle, originally built in 1490 and known..
Area Gyoda City Gyoda City is located in northern Saitama. It developed as a castle town around Oshi Castle built in 1490. Nine large ancient tombs built before the 7th century remain in this pastoral Sakitama..
8 Culture Manjushage Festival in Koma Allan Murphy We went to Koma again on Saturday, September 21st 2013. It is one of those places that is easy to get to, relaxing and quiet but..
Culture Gyoda's Kodaihasu-no-sato Sandra Isaka Located in a quiet corner of Saitama Prefecture, the city of Gyoda was mostly forgotten by tourists until November 2012, when a..
6 Activities Nagatoro in Autumn Marsita Yunus Nagatoro is a really beautiful place to visit during autumn. One particular highlight is Iwadatami (the tatami mat of rock), a huge..
7 Culture Tanabata Matsuri in Fukaya Marsita Yunus Fukaya's Tanabata Festival, also known as the Fukaya Tanabata Matsuri, originated during the Edo Era and attracts visitors from..
Shopping Suzuki Shuzo Sake Brewery, Iwatsuki Masato Kitamura Last April I went to the Suzuki Shuzo Brewery in Iwatsuki, Saitama Prefecture, where I bought some very nice sake and discovered..
Activities Walkabouts in Northern Saitama Justin Dart Northeastern Saitama, not far from the borders of Tochigi and Ibaraki, is an area with a pace of life largely unchanged in the past..