Leisure / Hobbies Spots in East Area

  • Tobu Zoo
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    4.0
    192 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Saitama Pref. Minamisaitamagunmiyashiromachi Suka 110
    This is a zoo and amusement park in Suka, Miyashiro Town, Minami-Saitama County. There are 120 species and 1,200 animals kept at the zoo including white tigers and brown bears, and there are roller coasters and rides suitable for children in the amusement park. Also there are a number of restaurants and stores. There is also a large outdoor pool facility called the “Tobu Super Pool” within the grounds.

    Wide range of animal including elephants, white tiger and lions and even penguins. Can see animals in close distance and interact with rabbit, kangaroos and ducks, sheep. Lots of fun specially with...

  • Satte Gongendo Tsutsumi (Gongendo Prefectural Park)
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    Saitama Pref. Satteshi Uchigouma 887-3
    This prefectural park is located on the border between Saitama and Ibaraki prefectures. At its center is the Gongendo Reservoir, which hosted the flatwater kayaking competition during the 59th National Sports Festival. It consists of four zones in total, including green spaces and multipurpose areas. Gongendo Tsutsumi is on the grounds, known as one of the best flower viewing spots in the Kanto region. Throngs of tourists visit, especially when the cherry trees are in bloom. The Satte Cherry Blossom Festival is held every year at this time.
  • Musashi No Mura Family Land in the Green
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    3.5
    37 Reviews
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    Saitama Pref. Kazoshi Shidami 1700-1
    MusashinoMura is a theme park that makes use of its lush natural surroundings. Visitors can enjoy a farm experience, and there are plenty of family-friendly activities, including a swimming pool that is open from mid-July to the end of August, a petting zoo, a playground, and a wide variety of events, including character shows, on the Forest Stage. All this makes MusashinoMura different from other theme parks.

    I thought it was too expensive for the experience we had, the pamphlet showed a lot of attractions, few animals, the hall of mirrors goes without saying, disappointing, the horror room too...

  • Saitama Aquarium
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    4.0
    37 Reviews
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    Saitama Pref. Hanyushi Mitakaya 751-1
    The Saitama Aquarium is located inside the Hanyu Suigo Park which also is a natural habitat for the waterwheel water plant. The aquarium primarily displays the 70 different forms of life that thrive in the Arakawa River. The display is designed to depict 200 kilometers of the Arakawa River, from upstream downwards to the river mouth. A nationally protected species, the Tokyo bitterling, and the prefectural fish, a stickleback species, Pungitius, the carnivorous water plant, the waterwheel plant are nurtured and displayed.

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  • Aeon LakeTown
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    Saitama Koshigaya-shi Laketown
    Japan's largest Eco-Shopping Mall developed around the concept of harmony between people and nature. Situated on a take side plot covering 224,000 square meters the mall is split into two sections, Kaze and Mori, each with different styles. And with an outlet mall located just a seven-minute walk from LakeTown you can easily relax and spend an entire day shopping.
  • Kuki syobu Park
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    4.0
    23 Reviews
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    Saitama Kuki-shi Kawaraicho 70
    A park opened in 1977 with beautiful greenery surrounding a massive 31.3ha pond formed by the gathering of the many numerous small creeks in the surrounding wetland area. The park is dominated by the giant pond and you can enjoy boating, fishing, a cycling trail, a jogging course, and barbequing. You can also watch wild birds.

    工場地帯に突然大きな池のある公園が現れます。ボート乗り場もありますが、平日はあまり混んでいなかったです。

  • Campbelltown Forest of Wild Birds
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    4.0
    19 Reviews
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    Saitama Pref. Koshigayashi Oyoshi 272-1
    A zoo located in Oyoshi, Koshigaya City. The zoo was opened to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the conclusion of sister city relations between Koshigaya City and Campbelltown, Australia. The zoo primarily cares for and displays birds such as Major Mitchell's cockatoos and Sulphur-crested cockatoos donated by Campbelltown. Visitors can view birds such as cockatiels allowed to fly free inside a huge aviary, as well as Bennett's wallabies.

    園内は小さいながらも結構楽しめますね。オカメインコ、キバタン、モモイロインコ等々オーストラリア原産の野鳥を間近で楽しめるのがGoodです。さすがにキバタンやモモイロインコはオリの中ですけどね。家でもオカメインコを2羽飼っているので、妻と娘は枝上のオカメインコ探しに夢中になっていました。

  • Kazo Hanasaki Water Park
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    3.5
    14 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Saitama Pref. Kazoshi Mizubuka 1722
    Eleven kinds of enjoyable activities await visitors to Kazo Hanasaki Water Park, a family-oriented park where you can have fun at any time of the year. Even its six pools, including a water slide pool and a wave pool, are open all year for your enjoyment. In addition, the nearby grassy areas are a favorite place for viewing cherry blossoms in the spring.

    前日の強風でイチョウが気になって、早朝にはなさき公園に行きました。 ちょうど第2駐車場が開く時に到着できたので、銀杏並木のそばに駐車できました。 思った通り、半分ほど葉が散っていました。 今年も見逃してしまいましたが、黄色の絨毯でした。

  • Misato Park
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    Saitama Pref. Misatoshi Takasu 3-362
    A public park located in Takasu, Misato City. Built along the Koaidame, a reservoir built in the Edo period which straddles the border Between Saitama Prefecture and Tokyo, the park faces Mizumoto Park in Katsushika City, Tokyo on the opposite side of the reservoir. Park facilities include a grass lawn with large wooden playground equipment, and a barbecue ground.
  • Tokaen (the Wisteria in Ushijima)
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    3.5
    23 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Saitama Pref. Kasukabeshi Ushijima 786
    Just a 10-minute walk from the Fujino-Ushijima Station on the Tobu Noda Line (Urban Park Line), and approximately a 10-minute drive from the Iwatsuki Interchange off the Tohoku Expressway, this Wisteria Ushijima tree is over 1200 years old and is located inside the botanical garden near the Komatsu area civic center. This rare and unusual tree, was designated a National Natural Monument in 1928, and a National Specially Preserved Tree Monument in 1955. The foliage of this amazing tree spreads across a trellis above covering approximately 700 square meters, and there are two more wisteria arbors of the same size in the garden as well. Some of the roots cover approximately 10 square meters while some of the hanging blossoms can reach up to two meters in length. During the peak season of late April to early May this beautiful display is a glorious site to see.

    樹齢1,200年余、根まわり10㎡、藤棚の面積700㎡、最長2mの花房を持つ特別天然記念物の「牛島の藤」があります。丘の上から見て藤棚の広さに驚き、藤棚の下では古木の姿に魅了されました。他にも立派な藤棚・松、美しい花を見ることができます。開園時期や開花情報は、藤花園の公式ホームページで見ることができます。

  • Koshigaya Strawberry Town
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    4.5
    2 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Saitama Pref. Koshigayashi Mashimori 1-41
    A strawberry farm located in 1-Chome Mashimori, Koshigaya City. The farm grows some 64,000 Benihoppe, Akihime, Kaorino, Sainokaori, and other varieties of strawberry plants. From January to May, visitors can enjoy a 45 minute, all-you-can-eat strawberry picking course.

    オープン以来、毎年いちご狩りに行ってます。年々人気が出てきているので、予約はマストです。駐車スペースがしっかりとあり、誘導員もいるので、車でもとても行きやすいです。ビニールハウスが8つほどあり、日によって空いているところは違いますが、様々な種類のイチゴを楽しむことができます。イチゴも売られているので、お土産用に購入も可能です。

  • LaLa Garden Kasukabe
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Saitama Pref. Kasukabeshi Minami 1-1-1
    The LaLa Garden Kasukabe has a plethora of services including a veterinary hospital, a dental office, a movie theater, and many other shops and restaurants. However, one cannot miss the Crayon Shinchan Game Center and the Arashioyobu Buriburi Cinema Studio upon any visit. This amusement studio is designed along the theme of Crayon Shinchan movies. You can find some Crayon Shinchan goods cannot be purchases anywhere else.
  • Nakagawa Yashio Flower Park
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    Saitama Pref. Yashioshi Kizone 2300-2
    This park is in Yashio City, Saitama Prefecture. Spread out over 13,000 square meters along the Nakagawa River, it's famous for the explosion of colors found when the rape flowers and peach flowers are in bloom. In autumn, the cosmos and red spider lilies are out, and this area is one of the prefecture's leading natural cosmos spots. They hold the Hana Momo Festival here every year from early to late March.
  • Hanyu Suigo Park
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    Saitama Pref. Hanyushi Mitakaya 751-1
    "A public park situated along Prefectural Route 366 in Yohee Shinden, Hanyu City. Designed around the theme of ""life and nature,"" park facilities include the Saitama Aquarium, an iris field, aquatic plant garden, canoe and boat dock, barbecue ground, grass field, and large playground. The only waterwheel plant habitat in Japan is also located on the park's ground and is protected under natural conservation measures."
  • Tobu Super Pool
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Saitama Minamisaitama-gun Miyashiromachi Suka 110
    This summer outdoor pool facility is located inside Tobu Zoo in Tsumetagaya, Shiraoka City. It features a 300-meter long lazy river, a wave pool, a rapid water slide and the Tiger Splash water slide, as well as a large kids pool in three areas. The facility is complete with paid seating and stores for buying food and more.
  • Uchimaki Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Saitama Pref. Kasukabeshi Uchimaki 3090
    A park located in Uchimaki, Kasukabe City. Park facilities include a playground, picnic area, flower viewing square, multipurpose square, and pit dwelling square. There's also a barbecue ground where visitors can enjoy barbecuing surrounded by lush, natural beauty.
  • Koshigaya Noh Theater
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Saitama Koshigaya-shi Hanata 6-6-1
  • Strawberry Fields Nakayama
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Saitama Kazo-shi Gekishinden 355
    A strawberry farm where the strawberries are grown in raised beds. This along with a spacious shop, rest area, parking lot, and accessible toilets makes the farm accessible for those in wheelchairs. The farm grows a variety of strawberry variations including Royal Queen, Benihoppe, Akihime, Yayoihime, and Amarin with a picking season from January to May. Strawberries are sold from December to May. From August to October figs are sold by reservation. Reservations are accepted up until the morning of purchase and can be picked up that afternoon.
  • Ge-sen Crayon Shin-chan/Crayon Shin-chan Buriburi Cinema Studio
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    Saitama Kasukabe-shi Minami 1-1-1 Lala Garden Kasukabe 3F
    A theme park centered around the Crayon Shin-chan anime where you can see posters for past films and take pictures with the Crayon Shin-chan family photo spot along with other activities. There are kindergartener costumes and you can make special stickers as well as play games that are fun for all ages. There's also a wide variety of Shin-chan merchandise available in the shop.
  • AEON CINEMA Koshigaya Laketown (Aeon Cinema Koshigaya Laketown)
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    3.5
    7 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Saitama Koshigaya-shi Laketown 4-2-2 AEON Laketown kaze 3F

    We come about once a month.Aeons shareholder interests, two people can watch for 2,000 yen and have free popcorn and drinks.I bought a paid beer and saw the target CATS. Power is different than...

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