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※Some of the facilities shown in this brochure may be temporarily closed, or their hours may be changed due to COVID-19. Please also note that events and festivals may either be delayed or canceled. Thank you for understanding. Visit Saitama Prefecture, where you can experience the past and present of Japan! The Chichibu Area and North Area are full of the appeal of richGUMMA nature, the West Area is where you can feel the atmosphere of Japan, and the Central Area and East Area are a fusion of city and nature. Experience Japanese history and culture in Saitama Prefecture, which is full of attractions!

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SAITAMA The West Area has a historic feel, Narita highlighted by streets with (Tokyo International Airport) TOKYO International Town of Kurazukuri‒ Airport kurazukuri-style houses. style houses Come take a trip through in Kawagoe period townscapes and vintage Haneda Airport Showa period settings! (Tokyo International Airport) 2 KANAGAWA Central & East Area Home of Omiya, the prefecture's premier shopping destination, and dotted with tourist spots for art and Japanese culture. Have fun in the city!

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For Central & Approx. 25 min. from Ikebukuro Sta. on JR Tokyo Bay East Area Shonan-Shinjuku Line To Omiya Sta. 3 Look at the beautiful Chichibu & North Area flowers! Experience Nature This popular area is accessible from the city, featuring historic townscapes in Chichibu and beautiful forest and streams in Nagatoro. Come here to enjoy nature fi rsthand!

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Nagatoro Chichibu & North Area Chichibu Omiya Kawagoe

Gourmet View Chichibu's local dish Shibazakura Hill, Butamisodon the Carpet of Flowers You can eat such local dishes 秩父名物・豚味噌丼 as butamisodon (miso pork 芝桜の丘 over rice) in this area. Shibazakura Hill in Chichibu Hitsujiyama Park overlooks * * the streets of Chichibu. With a backdrop of Chichibu's symbol Mt. Buko, more than 400,000 of 9 varieties of shibazakura flowers bloom on the vast expanses of Shibazakura Hill. https://bit.ly/3rcUwD2 https://bit.ly/3oAHEoE

4 Fun white water rafting also available!

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Beautiful Scenery Nagatoro River Boating 長瀞ライン下り Nagatoro Valley has been a popular spot for its scenery since long ago. Taking a traditional boat down the river with gorgeous views of the View Chichibu's local dish Iwadatami rock terraces on one side and the grand Chichibu Butamisodon Sekiheki red cliff on the other is a Nagatoro tourist mainstay. Ride the Nagatoro steam locomotive! Nagatoro * * 長瀞の蒸気機関車に乗ろう！ The Paleo Express is a steam locomotive with service on the Chichibu Railway. The tranquil views from the train https://bit.ly/36D6JJv window are worth it. https://bit.ly/3rfpeeW

5 A spot with illuminated ice. It's great to go in the winter! View View Poppy-Filled Hills Color Ice Art the Skies The Icicles of 天空を彩るポピー Fifteen million Shirley Poppies grow at an Ashigakubo elevation of 500 あしがくぼの氷柱 meters on the Chichibu Kogen Farm. Icicles are formed here by the severe cold. The red from the vast For a certain period of time, they are all fields of the flowers illuminated during weekends, creating a makes the skies feel fantastical world. Enjoy a space made up even bluer. of the art of light and ice!

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Poppy Festival is held on weekends https://bit.ly/3ap5oqN https://bit.ly/3jfaCcv during the peak season.

6 Chichibu & North Area More Places to Enjoy Nature

Experience Mandarin orange picking, with 400 years of history みかん狩り Yorii is one of the northernmost areas growing mandarin oranges in Japan, with a history spanning back over 400 years. During the orange season, many hikers visit the orange orchards to pick fruit. * Yorii *

Eat fresh-picked mandarin oranges straight from the tree!

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Waterfall in Chichibu is one of the must-see spots ♪ View You'll lose all track of time as the majestic waterfalls Japan's Top 100 Falls View capture your soul. Marugami Take In the Negative Ions at Waterfall Onouchi Valley 丸神の滝 尾ノ内渓谷 * Ogano * * Ogano * Named one of Japan's top With headwaters rooted in Mt. 100 waterfalls. The waterfall Ryokamisan, Onouchi Valley offers has no basin due to its 3 wonderful views in all four seasons, steps for water to slide cycling through lush greenery, fall down gradually. The falls are colors and icicles. Enjoy the calming 76 meters high and flow effect of the negative ions from all beautifully like white silk. https://bit.ly/2MJ08Ge the waterfalls in the area. https://bit.ly/3an9jEq

7 Climbing magnificent Mt. Buko, which has an elevation of 1,304 meters, is a popular activity. Sometimes a sea of clouds is visible.

The fantastic space of "Terasaka Rice Terrace Firefly Bonfire Festival" exists for one night only in the summer. View Boasting an area of approx. 52,000 square * Yokoze * meters, this is one of the largest rice Terasaka Rice Terrace is terrace in Saitama Prefecture. It not only makes for beautiful scenery, it also serves one of the largest in Saitama, as a stock of water. In the fall it is also which has many typically worth seeing the blooming of 1.5 million Lycoris radiata bulbs planted on the Japanese rural landscapes. 寺坂棚田 footpaths between the rice fields. https://bit.ly/36AXlWA

Restored and maintained Free volunteer guides park and a history available. A Touch of History museum on the premises.

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Menuma Kangiin Shodenzan Remains of Hachigata Castle Temple Shodendo Hall One of the Nationally designated Designated National Treasure historic sites 妻沼聖天山歓喜院聖天堂 鉢形城跡 Shodendo Hall is the main hall of Remains of Hachigata Castle is a Menuma Kangiin Shodenzan * Kumagaya * historic site in Yorii. One of the * Yokoze * Temple with brilliantly-colored, largest such sites in the Kanto ornate carvings. Come see the region, the site was designated as a masterful carving technique which national historic site in 1932. earned the hall its designation as a Hachigata Castle is also designated national treasure in July of 2012 and as one of Japan's top 100 castle is said to be the pinnacle of early sites and has gathered attention as modern decorative architecture. https://bit.ly/3cyS2L3 some of old castle ruins. https://bit.ly/2YGhoyo

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Spend some leisurely time in a This is a leisure facility where you can experience the story of Moomin. It is * Hanno * dream world the first Moomin theme park outside Finland. It has several attractions MOOMINVALLEY PARK including the Moomin residence ムーミンバレーパーク where the Moomin family lives.

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Tokorozawa Sakura Town, Japan's cutting edge pop culture facility

ところざわサクラタウン * Tokorozawa * This is Japan's cutting edge pop culture facility combining a museum, art museum, library, and anime museum. Don't miss the Bookshelf Theater packed with a display of massive bookcases inside the Kadokawa Culture Museum! https://bit.ly/39HNJeG © Kadokawa Culture Museum 9 Look at all the snacks!

©U/F・S・A・A, West Area Saitama Sightseeing Supporter Walk the Streets of Koedo Featuring streets where kurazukuri-style houses stand N West Area in a row, the Kawagoe area has the feel of a castle 0 20km town. Enjoy a leisurely stroll through Kawagoe, dotted with historic and cultural tourist spots. Nagatoro West Area Chichibu Kawagoe Omiya Hanno View Tokorozawa Time Bell Tower, To this day, the tower still Symbol of Koedo (Traditional Town) keeps time and sounds four times a day. 時の鐘 The Time Bell Tower is a symbol of Kawagoe, conspicuously towering * Kawagoe * over the streets with kurazukuri- style houses. Heralding back to the days of the early , when it was used to tell time in the castle town of Kawagoe, the townspeople have grown fond of https://bit.ly/3pH3TL3 this bell tower.

Take a walk through Kashiya Yokocho (Penny Candy Alley) and ♪ sample various cheap snacks

10 View Kawagoe , Home to a God of Matchmaking 川越氷川神社 Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine is a popular tourist destination * Kawagoe * known for being home to a god of matchmaking. The towering large vermilion gate on the approach to the shrine is one of the largest wooden torii gates in Japan. The Sakurasaku Omamori https://bit.ly/2YBAjuz charm is a popular souvenir

View Kita-in Temple Housing Numerous Important Cultural Properties Also come to see 喜多院 the 500 Rakan statues! Built in 830, Kawagoe Daishi Kita-in Temple has * Kawagoe * numerous nationally designated important cultural properties and buildings on its grounds, including the birthplace of Iemitsu Tokugawa and the https://bit.ly/2O148CH powder room of Kasuga-no- Tsubone.

Museum conveying the View excitement and high spirits of Kawagoe Festival. A Touch of History at Kawagoe Festival Museum 川越まつり会館 Kawagoe Festival is a nationally designated important intangible folk * Kawagoe * cultural property. Come visit Kawagoe Festival Museum to see how the culture has developed over the festival's more than 360-year history, adding Kawagoe-specific features. https://bit.ly/39GGO5B 11 West Area Also very popular for its hiking trail! Plenty of Other Sites! View Kinchakuda, one of Japan's biggest red spider lily fields 巾着田 Shaped by the serpentine route of the Koma River, this flower field is beautiful through all four seasons. * Hidaka * Known in particular for its red spider lilies in autumn, approx. 5.5-hectare grounds amass one of Japan's largest groups of the flower with 5 million bulbs.

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Gourmet Learn about fermentation techniques at the OH!!! ~Fermentation, Health and Magic of Food!!!~ * Hanno * theme park! OH!!! ～発酵、健康、食の魔法 !!! ～ This tourism complex is based on the concept of learning about exciting fermentation techniques and enjoying the magic of food. Learn about, experience and taste the power of fermented foods here. https://bit.ly/3oGSdq8

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https://bit.ly/3tjXvLH View Experience Sayama Experience Enjoy the laid-back, tea picking at Miyanoen You can experience everything from lectures on 宮野園 colorful scenery of cherry tea picking to making tea by hand. blossoms along Nobitome Canal View Sayama Lake enchants with seasonal scenery 狭山湖 野火止用水 Enjoy the vast lake and beautiful scenery, such as cherry blossoms and This canal boasts 360 years autumn leaves, at different times of year. of history. Along the waterway you'll find a Niiza Tokorozawa promenade lined with * * * * Yoshino cherry and weeping cherry trees in the spring. Come see spots reminiscent of traditional, tranquil Japanese hometown scenery. https://bit.ly/3tjXsiZ https://bit.ly/3rgNjSA

12 Gourmet Experience Experience Shopping

Hand Papermaking Experience at Yasuragi Peace House Experience and interact with a rural Saitama Craft Center village house 埼玉伝統工芸会館 やすらぎの家 Popular attractions include a washi paper demonstration tour * Ogawa * This facility is more than 100 years old * Tokigawa * and a washi papermaking private house relocated and experience tour. Doubling as the reconstructed into a hall for Ogawamachi Roadside Station, experiencing and interacting with rural the local products section of the life. Visitors can either make their own center also offers shopping for noodles (reservation required), local vegetables, snacks, or just purchase meals. handicrafts and more. https://bit.ly/36SibRJ https://bit.ly/2YCXJQ1

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Washi no Sato Hand Papermaking and Seasonal Views * Higashi Chichibu * 和紙の里 Visitors can take a tour to see approx. 1,300-year-old traditional methods for hand-making washi paper, or try for themselves. Also, take a soothing walk through the courtyard of the thatched roof papermaking house and take in the seasonal views. https://bit.ly/3atu9SI

View Experience Extraordinary experiences await! Naguri Canoe Atelier Or make your own on a Quiet Lakeside canoe! 名栗のカヌー工房 * Hanno * Enjoy paddling wooden canoes made at this atelier on Lake Naguri. Forget your daily troubles in the quiet lakeside of Lake Naguri, surrounded by tranquil mountains under blue skies. https://bit.ly/3cFS3ND

13 Look at all the stylish women!

Central & East Area

©U/F・S・A・A, Saitama Sightseeing Downtown Saitama City Supporter The Saitama City Area is full of spots for shopping, Central & East N Area arts, and Japanese culture. It offers the refinement 0 20km as only city can! Nagatoro Central & East Area Chichibu Omiya Kawagoe Shopping Gourmet

Saitama Prefecture's Premier Shopping Pick up that souvenir Destination Omiya 大宮 Saitama or other items you're * * looking for here. Omiya is called a shopping paradise, with Lumine Omiya which connected directly to the station and Omiya Rakuun, a commercial facility.

A bonsai-lovers' paradise with visitors https://bit.ly/3jcOGPu from around the world! photos by iStock View The Omiya Bonsai Art Museum, Saitama Next to the celebrated bonsai village さいたま市大宮盆栽美術館 Showcases tree pots, viewing stones, painting materials, * Saitama * historic materials and more with a focus on bonsai trees. In 2017, this museum served as a sub-venue for the 8th World Bonsai Convention in Saitama.

https://bit.ly/3cAohJO 14 Railcar and steam locomotive engine Experience simulators available! Drive a train at THE ! 鉄道博物館 Features exhibitions on Saitama Japan’s railway heritage and * * resources, as well as actual train carriages, parts, and models; hands-on workshops on railway history, fundamentals, structure and more. https://bit.ly/3czkWLl

Experience IWATSUKI NINGYO MUSEUM in Iwatsuki, the town of traditional Japanese dolls さいたま市岩槻人形博物館 Learn about the history of people and dolls at this museum * Saitama * which aims to pass on doll culture to future generations. The museum's goal is to educate the world about doll culture, featuring initiatives to familiarize visitors with dolls. https://bit.ly/36yTMjI

Many lively events Experience are held here. View Ruins restored at Iwatsuki Joshi Park 岩槻城址公園 The castle grounds are full of color, with cherry blossoms in * Saitama * spring and Yatsuhashi Bridge, a vermilion bridge stretching across an iris pond. There are events held year round, including a festival, Nagashibina, the doll memorial celebration, and more. https://bit.ly/2YA2fPr 15 Central & East Area As seen in the Outside the City anime Lucky Star!

Oshijo-Omotenashi Historical Tours Armor Team is a must-see, too!

View Washinomiya Shrine Kanto's oldest grand shrine View 鷲宮神社 Kanto's oldest grand shrine has Remains of Oshijo Castle been well protected by * Kuki * Once called one of Kanto's 7 powerful supporters in each period, with the Kamakura greatest castles shogunate rebuilding the main building and the Tokugawa 忍城址 * Gyoda * shogunate contributing 400 Built in Bunmei era of Muromachi koku to the shrine. https://bit.ly/3oGikO5 period, Oshijo Castle earned a reputation as a floating fortress when it withstood an attack at the end of the in the subjugation of the Kanto region by Hideyoshi Toyotomi. https://bit.ly/2YGhRAE

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Take a tour of a factory View making snacks that are very popular in Japan! Kawaguchi Autorace グリコピア・イースト Largest motorcycle racing track You can see the whole process of making Glico's * Kitamoto * 川口オートレース * Kawaguchi * popular snacks Pocky and Kawaguchi Autorace is the largest Pretz from mixing the among the 6 racing tracks in Japan. ingredients to packing the Come and feel the exhilarating races finished product in a box. with motorcycles roaring, sprinting at Reservations are required, speed of 150 km/h! so make a reservation in advance! https://bit.ly/36ydMTO https://bit.ly/2LdhPNR

16 View Park Walks Also a mother tree of Kyushaku-fuji wisteria in Japan. Kasukabe Information Center Puratto Kasukabe * Kasukabe * ぷらっとかすかべ This is a facility that provides information on the appeal of the city of Kasukabe. Visitors can learn about tourism, events, city government and more. There * Kasukabe * is also a section featuring Crayon https://bit.ly/39Gr6Y3 The Wisteria in Ushijima Shin-chan, who serves as a guide National Special Natural Plant 牛島の藤 to the town, so It is a giant wisteria tree, famous for being very big and having more than 1,200 feel free to stop years, admired as the No.1 in the world. The flower clusters in full bloom may reach in. https://bit.ly/2NQQbaa as much as 2 meters, and the beautiful wisteria purple of the flowers are fascinating.

* Ina * * Yashio * Rose Garden Flower Park with a with 300 species and wide spread of flowers 4,800 rose bushes フラワーパーク バラ園 https://bit.ly/3jfbP3x https://bit.ly/3pUjQ0c

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This Nakasendo Post Station conveys the Soka Matsubara Promenade Satte Gongendo cherry atmosphere of Edo National scenic beauty place 中山道宿場町 embankment, scenic spot Okegawa prospered greatly as an Edo period of “Oku no Hosomichi” in Satte agricultural products trading center. Many * Okegawa * 草加松原 * Soka * 幸手権現堂桜堤 * Satte * mercantile houses and inns still operate in the former Okegawa-juku (Okegawa post station), recalling the prosperity of the town's days as a post station. https://bit.ly/3cDCzJN https://bit.ly/2MJ0QmS https://bit.ly/3pO4bjm

17 Unaju with the Local Dishes perfect combination of eel and sweet sauce! In a prefecture offering both natural and urban sites, each area of Saitama has developed its own regional cuisine. Here is a selection of 6 great dishes!

* Ogano * Warajikatsu A Chichibu specialty * Kawagoe * わらじかつ Beloved by the locals, this Unagi うなぎ料理 katsudon dish features two large deep-fried pork cutlets atop a A Kawagoe specialty bowl of rice. This specialty Being surrounded by rivers, the specialty in Great for big combines the crisp, juicy pork Kawagoe is unagi, or freshwater eel. The eaters! cutlets in a secret recipe sauce. unagi is well marbled with a soft texture that you have to try at least once. There are Honjo numerous long-established unagi restaurants * * in Kawagoe City that date back to Edo times. Tsumikko つみっこ

with plenty of vegetables A recent and a rich flavor Higashimatsuyama yakitori specialty Tsumikko is said to have been eaten during work breaks when sericulture was popular. This is a specialty dish of Honjo that is made by putting kneaded flour dough in a pot and stewing it with plenty of vegetables. * Kazo * Kazo Udon is a famous Udon variety in Saitama, which is famous for udon 加須うどん * Higashi- * Kazo udon is a local dish that 豚のカシラ肉 spread to Kazo where wheat Yakitori (pork) cultivation flourished, and it Slow-cooked over a charcoal grill continues to be loved today. The famous yakitori (pork) of Higashi-matsuyama is The chewy and smooth texture an original recipe of skewered meat of pig’s head, of this superb udon is slowly and carefully grilled over charcoal fire. It is irresistible. served with a spicy miso sauce, which combination is exquisite! Try it once, and you'll be hooked.

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Koma-nabe Hotpot 高麗鍋 Healthy cuisine with local vegetables

Each restaurant This local dish was created to commemorate the 1,300- has its own year anniversary of the establishment of the former special twist on Koma County. Required ingredients are kimchi, locally the flavor! grown vegetables from Hidaka, and ginseng.

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Saitama offers plenty of opportunities to get in touch with Japanese culture and nature! Get a more intimate look at Japan by trying on some traditional dress, baking sembei crackers, and many more cultural experiences.

Try on surprisingly Have your heavy picture taken in armor! a kimono!

Try on a kimono in a fitting Try out some armor and feel what it's like traditional town setting to be a warlord. 着付け体験 甲冑体験 In the Kawagoe area, there are With its many Sengoku period sites, many shops about that offer * Kawagoe * you can try some armor on in Gyoda. * Gyoda * kimono rentals. With the There is one suit of adult size armor traditional Japanese look of and one suit of child size armor Streets with kurazukuri-style available for parent and child to try houses and Time Bell Tower, this on together. is the spot to take your pictures! Walk around in a kimono and https://bit.ly/2MRrFoM https://bit.ly/3avBNvR take your own photos.

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Try farmwork with Bake your own Soka sembei Learn the art of making fruit picking crackers, the local specialty soba noodles The real thing, from the source フルーツ狩り そば打ち 草加せんべい * Chichibu & Ogano * * Soka * * Ogano *

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19 Saitama, abundant in nature, allows you to experience the four seasons. From flowers that create an atmosphere CALENDAR unique to Japan, such as Cherry blossom, Plum and Wisteria, to richly colored autumn leaves, there's spectacular scenery in every season. 3 4 5 6 7 8

Full bloom: Early Full bloom: Mid-Apr. June to late June to early May Tree peony Iris and Lavender (Higashi-matsuyama) (Kuki)

Full bloom: Late-Mar. Full bloom: Mid-Apr. to early Apr. Shibazakura to early May (Chichibu) Cherry blossoms (Satte) Full bloom: Late Mar. Safflower (Okegawa) Cherry blossoms (Shiki) to late Apr. Cherry blossoms Full bloom: (Yoshimi) Mid-June to late June Full bloom: Late Mar. Cherry blossoms to Mid Apr. (Asaka) Wisteria Poppy (Kasukabe) (Minano)

Full bloom: Late Full bloom: Late Apr. Full bloom: Mid-May Mar. to early Apr. to early May to early June

Higashi-matsuyama Full bloom: Mid-Apr. Full bloom: Late Mar. * * 東松山ぼたん園 to early May to early Apr. One of Japan’s largest tree peony park

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* Shiki * いろは親水公園 Full bloom: Late Mar. Iroha Shinsui Park, to late Apr. where you can enjoy rows of cherry trees

* Asaka * 黒目川 桜 A row of cherry trees beautifully decorates the Kurome River https://bit.ly/36BN24z The Kurome River runs through the center of Asaka * Yoshimi * 吉見百穴 Full bloom: Late Mar. City. Jogging or walking on Cherry blossom viewing at to Mid Apr. the promenade along the river is an enjoyable activity. the charming Hundred The sight of the Kurome Caves of Yoshimi River reflecting the colors of (Hyakuana) the row of cherry trees and rape blossoms in full bloom in the spring is worth seeing.

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20 Saitama, abundant in nature, allows you to experience the four seasons. From flowers that create an atmosphere unique to Japan, such as Cherry blossom, Plum and Wisteria, to richly colored autumn leaves, there's spectacular scenery in every season.

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Red spider lily Winter cherry blossoms in Jomine Park Full bloom: Early (Hidaka) (Kamikawa) Jan. to late Feb.

Full bloom: Late Wintersweet (Nagatoro) Oct. to early Dec. * Ranzan * Ranzan Valley Colorful autumn foliage Full bloom: Mid-Sep. to late Sep. 嵐山渓谷 Autumn foliage (Ranzan) Full bloom: Mid-Nov. to early Dec. https://bit.ly/3tigiHn

Kuki Full bloom: Late Oct. * * to early Dec. あやめ・ラベンダーのブルーフェスティバル Iris and Lavender Blue Festival Full bloom: Early June to late June

https://bit.ly/3pLDk7e * Kamikawa * 城峯公園 冬桜 Jomine Park Where rare light crimson winter cherry blossoms bloom A park that features full facilities such as camping grounds, a restaurant, souvenir shop, barbecue area and viewing deck in addition to blooming seasonal flowers, making it perfect for families to enjoy. https://bit.ly/3tkQhY0

* Nagatoro * 長瀞・宝登山ロウバイ園 Full bloom: Mid-June to late June * Okegawa * べに花畑 Mountain summit Full bloom: Early with the fragrance of Jan. to late Feb. A safflower field colored bitter orange wintersweet Okegawa prospered as a trading center for agricultural products including safflowers and as a post station in the Edo period. Today a safflower festival is held there during the best flower viewing period, from mid to late June. https://bit.ly/3pUALjD https://bit.ly/3aqFFOB

21 Full of interesting events, such as Saitama’s three big festivals, the “ChichibuYomatsuri Night Festival”, “Kawagoe Festival” and “Kuma gaya Fan Festival”. EVENT Enjoy events that you can’t find anywhere else!

Chichibu Dates: festival on Dec. * * 2nd and Dec. 3rd Chichibu Yomatsuri, Great rings of Night Festival fireworks light the One of Japan's top 3 winter night skies. hikiyama (float) festivals 秩父夜祭 Counted as one of Japan's 3 great float festivals along with Gion Festival in and Takayama Festival in Hida. It is the Big Annual Festival of , which enshrines several gods from the Chichibu region of Saitama Prefecture, and has a history of more than 300 years. https://bit.ly/36AZ1iQ

This passionate festival continues from day into the night!

The height of city festivals, with an Edo feel!

Dates: 3rd Sat. & Sun. of Oct.

Dates: * Kumagaya * July 20 to 22 Kawagoe * * Kumagaya Fan Festival Kawagoe Festival held by Hikawa Shrine A passionate festival 川越まつり 熊谷うちわ祭 Luxurious floats are pulled around all A fan festival regularly held at Atago day long, and when they pass each Yasaka Shrine. Referred to as Kanto's other, they compete in a spectacular best Gion Festival for its dazzling hayashi performance (traditional display of 12 floats parading through Japanese orchestra) musical battle the urban area with the Kumagaya known as "hikkawase". Nationally musical accompaniment. designated as an important intangible folk cultural heritage. https://bit.ly/3tkOVMP https://bit.ly/2YA182a

22 Full of interesting events, such as Saitama’s three big festivals, the “ChichibuYomatsuri Night Festival”, “Kawagoe Festival” and “Kuma gaya Fan Festival”. The scenery of the Enjoying many types of sunset and floating Enjoy events that you can’t find anywhere else! dance is one of the best lanterns is breathtakingly parts! beautiful.

Dates: 1st Fri., Sat. Dates: Annually on Sat. & Sun. of Aug. * Asaka * * Sugito * & Sun. in early Aug. Saika Festival The Furutone River The Asaka Citizen Festival - overflowing Floating Lantern Festival with love for the community features wondrous scenery 朝霞市民まつり「彩夏祭」 古利根川流灯まつり Features two venues, the Asaka This is a festival in which 250 large, venue and North Asaka venue, both handmade lanterns are floated in the of which offering various events such Furutone River. A belt of light from the as Yosakoi Naruko dancing and lanterns completely fills about 1 fireworks. Events in which the local kilometer of the river's surface. That Asaka citizens participate in together. https://bit.ly/39E7mEy wondrous scene has a beauty like that https://bit.ly/3jbCzSr of the Milky Way.

Dates: Mid-Feb. to early Mar. Dates: Jan. 1, 2 & 3 Date: Nov. 3

* Konosu * * Kamikawa * * Moroyama * Konosu Doll Festival Kanasana Shrine is lively Yabusame (horseback featuring Japan's highest during the Japanese New archery) Festival hina doll pyramid Year and the daruma doll fair at Izumo Iwai Shrine 鴻巣びっくりひな祭り 金鑚神社 出雲伊波比神社の流鏑馬まつり Leading Hina doll production This shrine is said to have been founded This is a festival held at Izumo Iwai area, boasting nearly 400 years by Yamato Takeru during his eastern Shrine for more than 950 years as part of tradition. This event from mid expedition. Mt. Mimuro and the area of the region's traditional culture. Februrary to early March around it behind the hall of worship are You can see superb horseback tricks features Japan's tallest Hina doll enshrined as a deity. During the first up close, including archery from atop pyramid that is surprisingly tall in three days of the new year, a great a galloping horse, folding fan tricks the main venue. many people make their first shrine visit and noroshi. of the year at Kanasana Shrine and Daikofusho-ji Temple (Kanasana Daishi) and many visit them for the daruma doll fair. https://bit.ly/2YG0vnL https://bit.ly/39Leqzn https://bit.ly/2Mw9tkR

23 Access Guide Shinkansen JR Lines Seibu Line Kitakanto Expressway Tobu Line Tohoku Joetsu Shinkansen / Expressway Kan-etsu Expressway Takasaki Line Hokuriku Shinkansen Other Private Railways Line Tobu Line Line Honjo

17 Joshin-etsu Expressway Honjowaseda Fukaya

125 Hanyu Hachiko Line Tobu Nikko Line Kumagaya Gyodashi Kurihashi Chichibu Railway 122 NEW SHUTTLE Nagatoro Yorii Tobu Tojo Line 407 Tobu Urban Park (Noda) Line Kuki Satte Minano Konosu Ogawamachi 299 Higashi- 4 matsuyama Chichibu Seibu- Saitama Railway Chichibu SAITAMA Inachuo Kasukabe Line Ogose 17 Joban Expressway Mitsumineguchi Yokoze Sakado Hon- Kawagoe 16 Keisei Narita 140 SKY ACCESS Line Komagawa Omiya Koshigaya Kawagoe Urawa- Narita Higashi- misono International Hanno 254 Airport 254 Hanno Soka Niiza Narita Airport 16 463 Kawaguchi Terminal 2, 3 Ome Line Yashio Tokorozawa Haijima Ikebukuro CHIBA Narita TOKYO Airport Kokubunji Ueno Terminal 1 Ken-o Expressway Tachikawa Shinjuku Hachioji Tokyo Seibu Keisei Line Hamamatsucho Chiba Chuo Line Shinjuku Line Sobu Main Line Chichibu & North Area Chuo Expressway Haneda Airport (Tokyo International Airport) West Area Tomei Expressway Haneda Airport Terminal 2 Line Central & East Area Haneda Airport International Terminal Haneda Airport Domestic Terminal Haneda Airport Terminal 1

Special train and 埼玉県内の観光案内所 bus deals! Saitama Prefecture Tourist Information Centers For Kawagoe Stop by one of these locations if you need help or want some tourist information while traveling in Saitama! SEIBU Rail Pass http://bit.ly/3axnwP4 Discount round-trip passes between Seibu-Shinjuku Sta. or Sta. and Hon-Kawagoe Sta. on sale. Check this site for more information! www.seiburailway.jp/rail- ちょこたび埼玉 ways/tourist/english/ticket/ Chocotabi Saitama daypass.html Also includes info on Check this site for Saitama preventing the spread of KAWAGOE DISCOUNT PASS Prefecture sightseeing information! COVID-19! Special discount round-trip passes from Ikebukuro Sta. to Kawagoe Sta. or Kawagoeshi Sta. https://en.chocotabi-saitama.jp/ www.tobu.co.jp/foreign/en/

新型コロナウイルス接触確認アプリ「COCOA」 For Saitama City COVID-19 contact tracing app COCOA TOKYO Wide Pass This is the official app of the Ministry Ride freely on JR Shinkansen, limited express, of Health, Labour and Welfare which notifies users if they have come into express, local trains, etc. within Kanto area for 3 days. contact with a person registered as East Japan Railway infected with COVID-19. Make sure to www.jreast.co.jp/e/ download it before going on your trip to Japan! Google Play Apple Store

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