Pass Spots in Saitama Area

  • Shomaru Pass
    Travel / Tourism
    Hanno city, Saitama Prefecture
    This 636-meter mountain pass is crossed by the former National Route 299 connecting Saitama Prefecture's Hanno City and Yokoze-machi in Chichibu County. The view from the top takes in the mountains of the Oku Chichibu area. There is a tea house and a restaurant where you can dine on their Genghis Khan, a local specialty of mutton and vegetables. There is lots to see during the travel season, such as cherry blossoms in spring and colorful autumn leaves. The nearby hiking trails are also highly popular. The pass is also sacred ground for fans of a famous road racing manga. The road is narrow and rough in areas with lots of tight curves. However the scenery is nice so it makes a great drive.
  • Sadamine Pass
    Travel / Tourism
    Saitama Chichibu-gun Higashichichibumura
  • Yamabushitoge
    Travel / Tourism
    Saitama Hanno-shi
  • ShiroishiPass
    Travel / Tourism
    Saitama Hiki Tokigawamachi
  • Koburi Pass
    Travel / Tourism
    Saitama Hanno-shi
  • Karibasaka Pass
    Travel / Tourism
    Saitama Hiki-gun Tokigawamachi
  • Nihongi Pass
    Travel / Tourism
    Saitama Chichibu-gun Higashichichibumura
  • Iimori Pass
    Travel / Tourism
    Saitama Tokigawamachi
  • Mikuni Pass
    Travel / Tourism
    Saitama Chichibu-shi
  • Amamezasu Pass
    Travel / Tourism
    Saitama Hanno-shi
  • Ozawa Pass
    Travel / Tourism
    Saitama Hanno-shi
  • Sanno Pass
    Travel / Tourism
    Saitama Hanno-shi
  • Ono Pass
    Travel / Tourism
    Saitama Hiki-gun Tokigawamachi
  • Takashino Pass
    Travel / Tourism
    Saitama Hiki-gun Tokigawamachi
  • Sonesaka Pass
    Travel / Tourism
    Saitama Chichibu-shi
  • Kayunita Pass
    Travel / Tourism
    Saitama Chichibu-gun Minanomachi
  • Fuefuki Pass
    Travel / Tourism
    Saitama Hiki-gun Hatoyamamachi Sue
  • Ideushi Pass
    Travel / Tourism
    Saitama Chichibu-gun Minanomachi
  • Mase Pass
    Travel / Tourism
    Saitama Chichibu-gun Nagatoromachi
  • Kamafuse Pass
    Travel / Tourism
    Saitama Chichibu-gun Minanomachi

Saitama Areas

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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.

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