SaitamaHistoric DistrictsHidaka
Kinchakuda Higanbana Park
A flat of about 500 metres across, made by a bend in the Koma River. The name comes from its purse-like shape. Known for red spider lilies in autumn.
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SaitamaHistoric Districts
SaitamaArt & CraftsYoshimi
Yoshimi Hyakuana Caves
Tunnel tombs from the late 6th to late 7th century. 219 can be identified, and luminous moss grows in some.
SaitamaHistoric DistrictsTokorozawa
Lake Sayama
A reservoir completed in 1934. Formally the Yamaguchi Reservoir, it was built to supply Tokyo with water.
SaitamaHistoric DistrictsKawagoe
Kashiya Yokocho
In the early Showa years more than 70 shops made sweets here; about 20 remain. One of the Environment Ministry's hundred fragrant landscapes.
SaitamaHistoric DistrictsRanzan
Ranzan Gorge
The Tsuki River turns through 180 degrees, leaving a peninsula of land. The name comes from a likeness to Arashiyama in Kyoto.
SaitamaExperiencesTokigawa
Tamagawa Onsen (Showa-Retro Bathhouse)
Water rising from Paleozoic Chichibu strata 1,700 metres down. The men's and women's baths swap week by week.
SaitamaHistoric DistrictsNamegawa
National Musashi Hills Forest Park
The first national park of its kind in Japan, laid out to mark a century since the Meiji Restoration. 304 hectares.
SaitamaHistoric DistrictsHidaka
Hiwada-san
A 305-metre hill with a gentle women's path and a rocky men's path. On clear days Skytree shows from the top.
SaitamaHistoric DistrictsHanno
Hanno Riverbed
A riverside play area 15 minutes' walk from the station, under the red Wariiwa bridge. Gear can be hired from nearby shops.
SaitamaHistoric DistrictsRanzan
Ranzan Gorge Barbecue Site
The outdoor hearths are roofed, so they work in rain. Order the food in advance and you need bring nothing.
SaitamaHistoric DistrictsHanno
Tove Jansson Akebono Children's Forest Park
Buildings modelled on Nordic fairy tales stand about the grounds. The light-up is currently suspended.
SaitamaArchitectureKawagoe
Toki no Kane Bell Tower
First raised in the Kan'ei era by Tadakatsu Sakai, lord of Kawagoe Castle. The present belfry was rebuilt the year after the great Meiji fire. It rings four times a day.
SaitamaHistoric DistrictsHigashimatsuyama
Saitama Peace Museum
Opened in 1993, showing how the people of the prefecture were bound up with the war from the early Showa years to its end.
SaitamaFood & MarketsKawajima
Kanabue Soy Sauce Park
Run by Fueki Shoyu, founded in 1789. Tour the brewery and eat at a restaurant built around soy sauce.
SaitamaHistoric DistrictsRanzan
Kijin Shrine
Founded when Shigetada Hatakeyama placed demon figures here in 1182 to guard the unlucky quarter. At Setsubun the chant here welcomes the demons in.
SaitamaHistoric Districts
SaitamaHistoric DistrictsTokorozawa
Tokorozawa Sakura Town
A joint project of Kadokawa and the city of Tokorozawa, bringing a museum, a library and an anime gallery together.
SaitamaHistoric DistrictsOgawa
Roadside Station Ogawa-machi
A station under the banner of handmade paper and organic farming, with hands-on paper making, fans and paper lanterns.
SaitamaHistoric DistrictsHanno
Moomin Valley Park
A park recreating the Moomin house and bathing hut, with displays about the author Tove Jansson.
SaitamaExperiencesTokorozawa
Belluna Dome
Home ground of the Saitama Seibu Lions. To suit the nature of the Sayama hills, it has no wall around it.
SaitamaExperiencesSakado
Meiji Naruhodo Factory Sakado
Watch the production lines for chocolate bars and Apollo sweets.
SaitamaHistoric DistrictsSakado
Seitengu (Shrine of the Five Thousand Rising Dragons)
One of the largest Taiwanese-style temples in Japan, with five thousand dragons worked into its ornament and carving.
SaitamaHistoric DistrictsOgawa
Mount Sengen Miharashi-no-Oka Park
Partway up 299-metre Mount Sengen, with a roller slide 203 metres long.