埼玉県 · Kanto Region
Saitama Hidden Gems
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Saitama· Chichibu
Chichibu Shrine — Dragon-Carved Sanctuary Since 2000 Years
Chichibu Shrine (秩父神社) claims a founding date of 2,100 years ago, though the current structures date to the 1592 reconst…
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Updated Jun 2026
Saitama· Chichibu
Hitsujiyama Park Shibazakura — Pink Moss Carpet Fields
Each spring, Hitsujiyama Park's hillside explodes into 400,000 pink, white, and purple shibazakura (芝桜, moss phlox) flow…
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Updated Jun 2026
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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
Saitama· Chichibu
Mitsumine Shrine — Mountaintop Wolf Guardian
Mitsumine Shrine (三峯神社) sits at 1,100 meters on a remote mountain peak in the Chichibu range, enshrining wolf deities (o…
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Updated Jun 2026
Saitama· Chichibu
Nagatoro Autumn Foliage — River Gorge Maple Tunnel
Nagatoro's limestone gorge transforms each November into one of Kanto's premier autumn foliage destinations — the layere…
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Updated Jun 2026
Saitama· Chichibu
Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage — Sacred Temple Circuit
The Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage (秩父三十四箇所観音霊場) is one of Japan's three major Kannon temple pilgrimages — a circuit of 3…
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Updated Jun 2026