埼玉県 · Kanto Region

Saitama Hidden Gems

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Kawagoe Kurazukuri Street — Little Edo Merchant District
Saitama· Kawagoe

Kawagoe Kurazukuri Street — Little Edo Merchant District

Kawagoe's Kurazukuri Street (蔵造りの町並み) preserves one of Japan's most complete Edo-period merchant districts — over 30 cla…

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Updated Jun 2026
Toki no Kane — Time Bell Tower Ringing Since 1624
Saitama· Kawagoe

Toki no Kane — Time Bell Tower Ringing Since 1624

The Toki no Kane (時の鐘, 'Bell of Time') is Kawagoe's symbol — a wooden bell tower rising 16 meters above the merchant dis…

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Updated Jun 2026
Chichibu Night Festival — Fire, Floats, and Fireworks
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Saitama· Chichibu

Chichibu Night Festival — Fire, Floats, and Fireworks

The Chichibu Yomatsuri (秩父夜祭, Night Festival, December 2–3) is one of Japan's three greatest hikiyama festivals — six ma…

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Updated Jun 2026
Railway Museum — Japan's Train History Cathedral
Saitama· Omiya

Railway Museum — Japan's Train History Cathedral

The Railway Museum (鉄道博物館, Tetsudo Hakubutsukan) is one of the world's finest train museums — 28,000 square meters housi…

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Updated Jun 2026
Omiya Bonsai Village — Living Art Garden District
Saitama· Omiya

Omiya Bonsai Village — Living Art Garden District

Omiya Bonsai Village (大宮盆栽村) is a unique neighborhood dedicated entirely to bonsai cultivation — six historic nurseries…

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Updated Jun 2026
Moomin Valley Park — Finnish Forest in Saitama
Saitama· Hanno

Moomin Valley Park — Finnish Forest in Saitama

Moomin Valley Park (ムーミンバレーパーク) is Japan's only theme park dedicated to Tove Jansson's beloved Moomin characters — a 40-…

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Updated Jun 2026