Other Sightseeing Spots in Saitama City / Central Part Area

  • Omiya Bonsai Village
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    Saitama Pref. Saitamashi Kita-ku Bonsaichou
    Omiya Bonsai Village is a place full of outstanding bonsai plants that is located a few minutes' walk from the Omiya Bonsai Art Museum. Omiya Bonsai Village traces its origins to the period immediately after the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, when a group of bonsai growers from Tokyo relocated to the Omiya area; at its peak, Omiya Bonsai Village had around 30 commercial bonsai gardens. Today, there are still five bonsai gardens in the village, each cultivating its own unique types of bonsai. Some of the gardens offer bonsai-growing experience activities. Omiya Dai Bonsai Festival is held on May 3-5 every year, attracting large numbers of bonsai enthusiasts from Japan and overseas.
  • Keyaki Avenue
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    Saitama Saitama-shi Urawa-ku Tokiwa (Tokorozawa-shi)
    Planted along National Route 463, locally called Saidai-dori Road, in the western area of Saitama City are nearly 2400 Japanese zelkova trees, the prefectural tree of Saitama. The spot is famous as the longest row of zelkova trees in all of Japan. Zelkova have long grown naturally throughout Saitama prefecture and have been designated as natural monuments throughout the area, including the Great Zelkova of Seiganji, leading to this location being considered a symbol of Saitama.
  • Eidaibashi
    Travel / Tourism
    Saitama Saitama-shi Iwatsuki-ku Niigatasuka
  • Shin Arakawa Ohashi
    Travel / Tourism
    Saitama Kawaguchi-shi Funatocho
  • Hane Kurahashi
    Travel / Tourism
    Saitama Shiki-shi Muneoka
  • Sasame Hashi
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    Saitama Toda-shi
  • Jisui Bridge
    Travel / Tourism
    Saitama Saitama-shi Nishi-ku Uetayahonmurashinden
  • Ariake Bridge
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    Saitama Kawaguchi-shi
  • Natural Garden Murao
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    Saitama Saitama-shi Minuma-ku Katayanagi 2
  • Camiers Bridge
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    Saitama Pref. Saitamashi Nishi-ku Nishiasuma
  • Kaihei Hashi
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    Saitama Ageo-shi Hirakata
  • Changwon overpass
    Travel / Tourism
    Saitama Pref. Ageoshi Haraichi
  • Arai Kyo
    Travel / Tourism
    Saitama Kitamoto-shi Arai

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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