Chichibu · Place · candidate to visit
Chichibu Yomatsuri
Held on 2 and 3 December. Included in the UNESCO listing of float festivals.
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Saitama travel guide
Hikawa Jinja, head of some 280 shrines, with an approach about two kilometres long. Mitsumine Jinja, whose messengers are wolves; Soka senbei; Sayama tea; the storehouse streets of Kawagoe; and Iwatsuki hina dolls. Saitama, set out category by category.
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Saitama · Place · candidate to visit
Hikawa Sando
The two-kilometre approach is among the longest in Japan. Its avenue of trees became the spine of the town.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityKawagoe · Place · candidate to visit
Kawagoe Kurazukuri
Black-plastered merchant storehouses line the street. It is called Little Edo.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityShrines & temples
Learn the history and culture, and prepare for your visit.
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Omiya, Saitama · Place · candidate to visit
Hikawa Jinja
Its approach runs about two kilometres, among the longest in Japan. The place name Omiya comes from people calling this the great shrine. It began as a water deity in the wetland once known as Minuma.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityChichibu · Place · candidate to visit
Mitsumine Jinja
It stands on a mountain at 1,100 metres, and in place of guardian lions, wolves sit at the gate.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityChichibu · Place · candidate to visit
Chichibu Jinja
The shrine of the Chichibu Night Festival. In 2016 the festival was included in the UNESCO listing of float festivals.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilitySpecialties & souvenirs
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Saitama · Crafts & industry entry
Glicopia East
Glico's factory in Kitamoto. It shows the process by which Pocky and Pretz are made.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilitySaitama · Crafts & industry entry
Akagi Nyugyo Honjo Senbonzakura 5S Factory
A frozen confection factory in Honjo. It makes Garigari-kun. The 5S in the factory's name comes from a slogan for tidiness and order.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilitySaitama · Crafts & industry entry
Lotte Urawa Plant
A confectionery factory in Urawa. It makes chocolate sweets and ice cream.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityArt & culture
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Saitama · Place · candidate to visit
The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama
Design classics are set out to be sat on; Kisho Kurokawa's grid facade opens onto the park.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilitySaitama · Place · candidate to visit
Urawa Art Museum
One of the few museums in Japan collecting book art - the made book itself treated as the work.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilitySaitama · Place · candidate to visit
Omiya Bonsai Art Museum
The world's first public bonsai museum, beside the village founded by Tokyo growers who fled the 1923 earthquake.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facility100 Regional Revitalization Picks
100 local highlights chosen by each prefecture. Find candidates in nature, food and experiences.
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Sakado · Place · candidate to visit
Meiji Naruhodo Factory Sakado
Watch the production lines for chocolate bars and Apollo sweets.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityKawajima · Place · candidate to visit
Kanabue Soy Sauce Park
Run by Fueki Shoyu, founded in 1789. Tour the brewery and eat at a restaurant built around soy sauce.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityNagatoro · Place · candidate to visit
Saitama Museum of Natural History
Displays the fossils of the giant shark Carcharodon megalodon and of the sea mammal Paleoparadoxia.
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