Top Things to do

• Cafe & Restaurant HotPot

  Saitama Pref. Hannoushi Azu 891-24

  A cafe and restaurant located close to Azu Sports Park and Tove Jansson Akebono Children's Forest Park in Hanno City, Saitama Prefecture. Enclosed by trees and greenery, the establishment has a hideaway feel. The restaurant serves hamburg steaks, pastas, zosui rice gruel, and more. The establishment also offers a reasonably priced lunchtime set meal which includes a beverage and slice of cake. The establishment's exquisite cheesecake, made with select ingredients, is also available for takeout.

• Roadside Station Ichigo no Sato Yoshimi

  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).

• Shimura Farm Strawberry and Flower Park

  Saitama Pref. Sakadoshi Konuma 102

  A farm located in Konuma, Sakado City. The farm grows five varieties of strawberries, including Benihoppe and Sainokaori, a variety created in Saitama Prefecture. Visitors can pick strawberries in greenhouses incorporating universal design principles when the strawberries are in season. The farm also has fields of statice and carnations for visitors to appreciate and enjoy.

• Oyasumidokoro Yamasemi

  Saitama Pref. Hannoushi Shimonaguri 607-1

  A rest area and farm-fresh shop located in Shimonaguri, Hanno City. The facility sells Naguri manju buns, rubarb jam, seasonal farm-fresh produce grown in the area, ready to eat local foods and snacks, and crafts. And of course, the facility can also be used as a rest area.

• Gallery & Cafe Yamaneko-ken

  Saitama Pref. Irumagunogosemachi Tatsugaya 137-5

  A gallery and cafe located in Tatsugaya, Ogose Town, Iruma County. The establishment conducts exhibitions of paintings, ceramics, sculptures, and other art forms. In the cafe area, customers can enjoy pesticide-free teas and espresso made with spring water, alcoholic beverages, and cakes, as well as meals like vegetable curry with heirloom rice and natural yeast pizza. Live music performances are also held regularly here.

• Kenny's Family Village Auto Campground

  Saitama Pref. Hannoushi Kaminaguri 3196

  A campground located in Kaminaguri, Hanno City. In addition to standard campsites, the ground has riverside sites and three different sizes of log cabins. There's a multipurpose sports ground where visitors can play basketball and badminton and a trout fishing ground, as well as a river water pool open in the summer.

• Seseragi Camping Ground

  Saitama Pref. Hannoushi Kaminaguri 975

  A campground located in Kaminaguri, Hanno City. Complete with tent sites, caravan sites, bungalows, and a barbecue ground, here visitors can enjoy camping in the great outdoors. The campground restricts overnight stays to families, couples, and children's groups such as Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops.

• Taira Chestnut Park

  Saitama Pref. Hannoushi Inoue 54-2

  A chestnut orchard situated along the Koma River in Inoue, Hanno City. Here visitors can enjoy chestnut gathering in September, as well as blueberry picking and potato digging when in season. There's also a roofed barbecue ground which can provide everything you need, a pizza garden where you can bake a pizza in a real brick pizza oven, and a restaurant which serves meals made by hand using local ingredients.

• Fureai no Sato Tamagawa

  Saitama Pref. Hikiguntokigawamachi Tamagawa 4359-2

  A farmers market situated along Prefectural Route 171 in Tamagawa, Tokigawa Town, Hiki County, Saitama Prefecture. Here visitors can purchase crafts; Saitama green eggplants, an heirloom eggplant variety sold from mid-July to early October; and other fresh, local farm produce and foods. There's also a riverside barbecue ground a one-minute drive from the market; visitors with an advance reservation can drive right up to the ground.