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Roadside Station Agri Park Yumesugito

3.5

38 Reviews

Transportation

Saitama Pref. Kitakatsushikagunsugitomachi Saiba 823-2

A roadside station located in Saiba, Sugito Town, Kitakatsushika County. Facilities include a shop selling fresh vegetables from local farms as well as foods; a shop selling locally grown rice which will also polish the rice for you for free; a restaurant serving set meals made with local agricultural products; and a flower shop selling fresh flowers, vegetable seedlings, and gardening tools. Visitors can also try harvesting seasonal vegetables in the adjoining farm and grill and eat what they've gathered at the barbecue ground on the station's grounds (advance reservation required).

広大な敷地面積の道の駅です。食事処や農産物直売所のほか、子供が遊べる広場や出店も多く、家族連れで楽しめました。敷物を持参すると、のんびり出来てピクニック気分になれると思います。
Tokorozawa Aviation Museum

4.0

63 Reviews

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Saitama Pref. Tokorozawashi Namiki Within 1-13 prefectural management office air commemorative park

A museum located in Tokorozawa Aviation Memorial Park situated along National Route 463 in Namiki, Tokorozawa City. Through exhibits on the Tokorozawa Airport, flight simulators, control systems, and aircraft on display in the museum's hangar, visitors can learn about aviation technology and the history of Tokorozawa Airport. The museum also has a giant screen movie theater and holds workshops and crafting classes.

A great aviation museum, very interactive and there are a few simulators you get to fly yourself. Only minor thing is that there aren’t too many info signs in English, however this is...
Renkeiji Temple

3.5

68 Reviews

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Saitama Pref. Kawagoeshi Renjakuchou 7-1

A Buddhist temple located in Renjaku-cho, Kawagoe City. The temple's principal object of worship is a statue of Amitabha Tathagata created in the distant Kamakura period. The temple also enshrines a statue of the high priest Donryu said to grant worshippers safe childbirth and aid in childrearing, and a statue known as Obinzuru-sama which is said to cure one of illness when one touches it. A festival is held at the temple on the eighth of each month to worship Donryu, and on these days a variety of shops open up on the grounds and traditional art performances are held, attracting large numbers of visitors. The temple is also dedicated to Fukurokuju, one of the Seven Gods of Fortune, and the temple makes up part of the Koedo Kawagoe Seven Gods of Fortune Pilgrimage.

Renkei-Ji was built in 1549 and was popular during the Edo Period. A disciple of Buddha sits near the entrance and it is said that it has healing properties. Sadly it did not fix my problems but...
Roadside Station. Arakawa

3.5

64 Reviews

Transportation

Saitama Pref. Chichibushi Arakawahino 538-1

A roadside station located in Arakawahino, Chichibu City. The station has a direct sale market selling fresh, local farm produce and a shop selling local specialty products such as soba noodles and alpine leek pickled in soy sauce. There's also a community center Chichibu-shi Yamazato Nature Hall which offers nature programs and craft workshops, and a restaurant Suzuhiroan which serves noodles and other dishes made with local vegetables as well as seasonal fruit soft serve ice cream.

秩父の宿に到着前に、全国割のクーポンでの買い物ができるか、道の駅に寄ってみました。そんなに大きな道の駅ではないですが、隣接で食堂とかもあります。店内でつれあいが興奮して「イチローズモルトがあった。一人一本限定だから、あんたも買って。」と言うので、お酒コーナーに行きました。他の男性客の方も「あっ。」とか言い、買ってました。私が買って完売になりました。道の駅のレジの人に「イチローズモルトって人...
Roadside Station Ichigo no Sato Yoshimi

4.0

7 Reviews

Transportation

Saitama Pref. Hikigunyoshimimachi Kubota 1737

A roadside station located in Kubota, Yoshimi Town, Hiki County. The station has a farm fresh shop selling seasonal agricultural products such as fresh vegetables from local farms and strawberries, a Yoshimi specialty product; a yakitori chicken skewer restaurant which also offers skewers made with cheek and temple pork meat, a local delicacy; a ramen restaurant; and a soft serve ice cream shop. There's also a local specialty products shop selling strawberry jams and sweets, a restaurant offering udon noodles made with local flour, and a classroom where you can learn how to make handmade udon noodles (advance reservation required).

道の駅いちごの里よしみに行ってきました。子供が遊べる遊具広場があり子連れにオススメの道の駅です。楽楽庵という食事処があり、埼玉産の小麦を使った武蔵野うどんを食べることができます。食券機でなすの肉汁うどんを購入。 640円と格安価格なのでセルフサービスでも納得。うどんは武蔵野うどんらしく、太めでコシがあります。甘味のある汁にうどんを浸すと、うどんに汁の旨味が染み込んで美味しいです...
The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama

4.0

54 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Saitama Pref. Saitamashi Urawa-ku Tokiwa 9-30-1

An art museum located in Kitaurawa Park along National Route 463 in Tokiwa, Urawa Ward, Saitama City. The museum's collection includes works by Monet, Chagall, and Picasso, as well as Japanese modern artists. The content of the museum's standing exhibition is changed four times a year. The museum also holds five special exhibitions a year as well as workshops, lectures, museum concerts, and other events. In addition, there's a museum shop and Italian restaurant.

ずいぶん久しぶりに埼玉県立近代美術館に行きました。1Fは常設展のMOMASコレクション、2Fは企画展です。MOMASとは、埼玉県立近代美術館（The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama）のことです。入館料は常設展のみだと200円、企画展も合わせると1,200円でした。わずか200円で気軽に見ることができるので、ぶらっと立ち寄るのも良いと思います。
Sonic City

Travel / Tourism

Saitama Pref. Saitamashi Omiya-ku Sakuragichou 1-7-5

Sonic City, with its large and small halls, international conference room, exhibition hall, citizen’s halls, large and small conference rooms, and municipal hotel, is a comprehensive convention facility that hosts various events and exhibitions. Its outstanding location is extremely convenient, just three minutes on foot across the pedestrian deck that links to JR and Tobu Urban Park Line Omiya Station’s west entrance. Check out the many benefits of joining Sonic City’s “Hall Members” plan.
Roadside Station Ryusei Kaikan

3.5

26 Reviews

Transportation

Saitama Pref. Chichibushi Yoshidahisanaga 32

In this roadside station in Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture, as well as having an exhibition of real handmade Ryusei rockets passed down for generations by way of the 27 rocket making schools, visitors can get a sense of the Muku-jinja Shrine Grand Autumn Festival, or Ryusei Festival, from the large screens on display. Visitors can also buy local specialty products from Yoshida and goods produced at the activity center for the elderly such as Yuzu pepper, konjac, jam and dried sweet potato.

雰囲気の良い地域の方がレジをされている道の駅です。可愛いいおにぎりや手作り感のあるクッキーがあり、ほのぼのとした雰囲気の道の駅です。地元の人には好いだろうなと思いました。
Kadokawa Musashino Museum

Leisure / Hobbies

Saitama Tokorozawa-shi Higashitokorozawawada 3-31-3
Roadside Station Ogawamachi

3.5

31 Reviews

Transportation

Saitama Pref. Hikigunogawamachi Ogawa 1220

A roadside station situated along National Route 254 in Ogawa, Ogawa Town, Hiki County. Ogawa Town is known as one of the leading production areas of organic vegetables in Japan and at this roadside station visitors can purchase local specialty products such as produce from local farms, local liquors, and famous local confections. The station is also adjoined by the Saitama Craft Center, a facility which sells, displays, demonstrates, and offers classes on traditional crafts such as handmade Japanese washi paper; and Men Kobo Katakuri, a restaurant which serves udon noodles made with local flour.

小川町にある道の駅です。農産物直売所やレストランの他、和紙作りの体験ができる埼玉伝統工芸会館が敷地内にあります。和紙で作られた商品が沢山あり、伝統工芸に興味のある方にはオススメできます。
Roadside Station Otaki Onsen

3.5

28 Reviews

Transportation

Saitama Pref. Chichibushi Otaki 4277-2

Roadside Station Otaki Onsen is particularly known for offering private rooms to use after rising from their onsen baths for “day trip onsens.” There’s a recessed outdoor bath where you can look out at the close growing trees and a clear flowing stream from Arakawa River. It also hosts a direct sales corner and the Otaki Historical Museum.

三峰神社に行く途中に立ち寄りました。秩父市内からここまで来ると気温も下がって、空気もより澄み渡っています。温泉施設、食事処、お土産コーナーなどいくつかの建物に分かれています。ログハウス風のファミマも敷地内にあり、日用品を購入できます。食事処では、お蕎麦やうどん、味噌漬けの豚肉料理などがメニューにあります。ここから三峰神社までは、車で30分程かかるので、トイレ休憩にもオススメです。
Naritasan Kawagoe Betsuin Hongyoin Temple

3.5

59 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Saitama Pref. Kawagoeshi Kubomachi 9-2

A Buddhist temple situated along Prefectural Route 15 in Kubo-machi, Kawagoe City. A branch temple of the Naritasan Shinshoji Temple to which a portion of the head temple's spirit of Acala was ritually transferred, the temple was founded by Ishikawa Sho'on in 1850. The temple holds a flea market on the 28th of each month and visitors will find a variety of stalls selling curios and other items.

The story goes is that the originator of the Naritasan Hongiyoin in Narita lost sight, found it again and was inspired to set up an annex (Betsuin) in Kawagoe. This is a very neat temple and smaller...
Yakyu Inari Shrine

4.0

41 Reviews

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Saitama Pref. Higashimatsuyamashi Yakyuchou 2-5-14

"A Shinto shrine located in 2-Chome Yakyu-cho, Higashimatsuyama City. Dedicated to Ukemochi-no-Kami, the shrine was founded in 712, although its name was written with different characters. After the samurai Minamoto no Yorinobu prayed for success here when tracking down the rebel Taira no Tadatsune and achieved victory in his quest, he donated a new main shrine building, and the shrine was renamed with characters pronounced the same but meaning ""arrow and bow."" The Danjuro Inari, a subordinate shrine built by kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII, stands on the shrine's grounds, and parishioners come to this shrine to pray for success and protection in the field of the performing arts."

I stayed few days at hotel directly near Yakyu Inari Shrine and every day I went to work directly across this area. I can say this place is really nice and amazing. Every day made my morning better...
Wakuwaku Factory Glicopia East

4.0

33 Reviews

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Saitama Pref. Kitamotoshi Nakamaru 9-55

A confectionary factory located in 9-Chome Nakamaru, Kitamoto City. The factory offers free, reservation-only tours. Tour-goers can see Pocky, Pretz, and other snacks being made; watch a movie about the history of the company; check out some 1,500 toys provided as prizes by Glico throughout the years; and take a quiz challenge, and in turn learn about Glico and snack making. For a small fee, visitors can also decorate a Giant Pocky sticky with the toppings of their choice.

The guided tour is conducted only in Japanese, hence we understood little. I enjoyed the tour of the factory production line, nothing like seeing for yourself the automation they put in place! The...
Chichibu Imamiya-jinja Shrine

4.0

31 Reviews

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Saitama Pref. Chichibushi Nakamachi 16-10

A Shinto shrine located in Naka-machi, Chichibu City. One of Japan's oldest shrines, since ancient times it has been dedicated to a water god embodied by a miraculous spring welling up from under Mt. Buko. Until the distant Nara period, the shrine was also dedicated to other deities such as the Eight Dragon Kings. In 1535, a portion of the spirit of Susanoo-no-Okami from Imamiya-jinja Shrine in Kyoto was ritually transferred to this shrine when an epidemic raged in the region. The grounds encompass Ryujin Pond, the oldest spring in Chichibu, as well as a huge tree called the Ryujinboku which is over 1,000 years old.

強力なパワースポットです。といっても秩父全体がそうなので、それを構成するひとつなのですが。秩父はぜひとも歩いて旅したい街。車の方が楽だけど、やはりこの町は歩いて移動したい。今宮神社を目指す場合は地場産センターから反時計回りに、秩父神社、番場商店街、今宮神社、矢尾百貨店、御花畑、西武秩父駅、羊山公園、道の駅…と、いつもぐるっと周回するコースに入れています。どこからも雄大な武甲山が見え、町の中で...
The Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel

4.5

30 Reviews

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Saitama Pref. Kasukabeshi Kamikanasaki 720 Showa Drainage Station

"The Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel is the world's largest man-made underground river, constructed in the eastern part of Saitama Prefecture, around 30 minutes' drive from either the Satte Interchange and the Goka Interchange of the Metropolitan Inter-City Expressway. The underground discharge tunnels extend for 6.3 kilometers at a depth of 50 meters below the surface; the project comprises intake channels, discharge tunnels, and pumping equipment. The large containment silos, which are used to mitigate the impetus of the incoming water and ensure smooth flow, have become famous symbols of the project, being compared to an ""underground temple"" because of their huge size and imposing pillars. The containment silos and tunnels have been used as locations for various TV drama series and movies. The Social Experience Tours are available (please note that advance booking is required)."

東武の南桜井駅から徒歩30分程、国道16号線を通り越した先の江戸川の辺りに立地。龍Q館1階で放水路見学の受付を済ませ館内で待機、2階には首都圏外郭放水路やポンプ設備の模型等が展示されている。1階ホールには有名人の来館色紙が写真と共に飾られていた。土1.5mとコンクリート3mに覆われている調圧水路の上はサッカーグランドになっている。第1立坑手前の入口から116段22m降りた調圧水路の地下水による浮力...
Hodosan Ropeway

3.5

36 Reviews

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Saitama Pref. Chichibugunnagatoromachi Nagatoro 1766-1

Built on 497 meter tall Mt. Hodo, the Hodosan Ropeway connects the 832 meters between Sanroku Station at the foot and Sancho Station at the summit. During the five minute ride, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of Nagatoro from the air. Starting with kanzakura cold weather cherries which reach peak bloom in late November, you can enjoy spectacular flowering plants here through to mid-June, including Japanese allspice, Japanese apricot, pheasant’s eye, cherry trees, azaleas, and rhododendrons. In autumn, the fall foliage is stunning.

子供が宝登山小動物園を楽しみにしていたので、ロープウェイに乗りました。とにかく眺めが良く、子供は大喜びです^_^ 乗車時間は5分ほどでしたが、秩父の自然を堪能できます。山頂駅から眺める長瀞の街並みは絶景でした！
Shibusawa Sakaeichi Memorial Hall

3.5

40 Reviews

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Saitama Fukaya-shi Shimode

「近代日本資本主義の父」渋沢栄一さんの「渋沢栄一記念館」です。入場料は無料です。この「渋沢栄一記念館」は、渋沢栄一さんの生まれた故郷の「公民館」の一部を「渋沢栄一記念館」にしているためか、とても手作り感のある雰囲気の記念館です。「公民館」の体育館もそのまま残っています。そのような雰囲気の「渋沢栄一記念館」の展示は、、王道的な渋沢栄一さんの遺品、資料、年表などを紹介をしてあります。その中で印象深...
Saitama Prefectural Museum of History and Folklore

4.0

34 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Saitama Pref. Saitamashi Omiya-ku Takahanachou 4-219

A museum located in Omiya Park along the industrial road in Takahana-cho, Omiya Ward, Saitama City. The museum collects and researches items relating to the history, folk customs, and art of Saitama. The museum's standing exhibition looks at the lifestyles and culture of the people of Saitama and it also holds special exhibitions on the history and folk customs of the prefecture.

Learning the history of Saitama. Total of 10 halls for the permanent exhibition. Ticket for permanent exhibition is ¥300, permanent and special exhibitions (on kimono) cost ¥400.
Jigenji Temple

3.5

50 Reviews

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Saitama Pref. Chichibushi Higashimachi 26-7

Located near Ohanabatake Station on the Chichibu Main Line, Jigenji Temple is instantly recognizable by its stout, black-painted gate. Founded in 1486, it was long considered the 13th site of Chichibu's 34 temples devoted to Kannon, as well as the home of the god of eyesight, and for these reasons it attracted worshippers. Among the many cultural relics and historical treasures found on the temple grounds are a standing statue of Kanzeon (Kannon), a round library where 1630 sutra scrolls are stored, and wooden statues of the 13 monks who founded the temple.

目の仏様、薬師瑠璃光如来が祀られているお寺さまです。歴史を感じる、立派な建物の神社です。自分は目が良いのですが、このお寺さんの歴史というか、本殿の姿に圧倒されました。好きなお寺さんです。

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Eclipsed by neighboring Tokyo, Saitama is often branded as the sleepy suburbs. However, look a little deeper and you’ll uncover quaint towns bursting with history and crafts from the kurazukuri Edo-period clay houses of Kawagoe to the ancient tree-enveloped temples of Chichibu.