Shopping Spots in Northern Area

  • Hanazono Forest
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Saitama Pref. Fukayashi Omaeda 417
    Approximately two minutes by car from Hanazono Interchange, visitors love Hanazono Forest’s beautiful rose garden and succulent sweets. Enjoy their weekday sweets buffet while looking out over the blooming garden with its roses and herbs. There’s no time limit and it’s highly popular. You can also purchase freshly baked bread, rose motif sweets, and cakes.
  • Yamaki Co., Ltd.
    Travel / Tourism
    Saitama Pref. Kodamagunkamikawamachi Shimoaguhara 955
    Yamaki was founded in 1905 and manufactures and sells miso, soy sauce, tofu and other products made from rare ingredients with organic JAS certification that do not use pesticides, chemical fertilizers or herbicides. There are also classes where you can experience making miso, soy sauce and tofu, harvesting vegetables, and learning about herbs.
  • Tourist Information Center Buratto Gyoda
    Travel / Tourism
    Saitama Gyoda-shi Oshi 2-1-8
  • Agri Park Kamisato
    Shopping
    Saitama Kamisatomachi Teshigawara 1000-7
  • Momijiya Honten
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Saitama Kumagaya-shi Sayada 3247
    A Japanese confectioner which first opened in 1869. The continue to use the same techniques that they used in the Edo period to make well-known traditional Kumagaya sweets. They produce natural, nutritious, additive and artificial-coloring free treats that are popular for their simple nostalgic flavors. Confections they sell include Gokabou, a deluxe Gokabou called Shorai, and Futomaki.
  • Shinon Yogashiten
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    3.0
    1 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Saitama Kumagaya-shi Niibori 954-1
    A western-style confectioner marked by their stylish western-style building. They usually have over 100 different treats available including fresh sweets and baked goods. Their chiffon cake, brandy cake, and fresh fruit roll cake are very popular and highly recommended. For a decorated cake a reservation must be made at least three days in advance.

    籠原駅から歩いて20分くらいにあるロードサイドの洋菓子店。喫茶コーナーがあって、熊谷名物の雪ん子もやってます。 私は、アイスバーを一つ。みかんが美しくトッピングされていて、ユニークな品ぞろえも特徴です。

  • Horiuchi Seika
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Saitama Kumagaya-shi Honcho 2-15
    A traditional Japanese confectioner that first opened in 1887. They made and produced the first Gokabou local Saitama sweet then spelled with different kanji characters that promised luck. In addition to the Kumagaya staple, Gokabou Kinako, made with high quality soy beans and mochi rice, and their rich, fragrant, high-quality Gokabou Uguisu, made with valuable green soybeans, they also offer a variety of seasonal treats.
  • Jumangoku (Gyoda Main Store)
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    3.5
    10 Reviews
    Shopping
    Saitama Gyoda-shi Gyoda 20-15
    A confectioner that first opened in 1952. Their obsession over ever red bean and every grain of rice resulted in their famous Jumangoku Manjuu bun. This manjuu also won the Japanese Gift Grand Prize 2018 Saitama Award. They also offer a wide variety of other products including Japanese confections, western-style baked treats, treats for both happy or solemn occasions, special store only products, and seasonal sweets.

    文化財でもある本店にてコマーシャルで心引かれる台詞「うまい、うますぎる」埼玉県民であったかたなら一度は耳にする昔よりしられた和菓子屋さんですが、洋菓子もあります。 饅頭は昔ながらのとくに特徴はないものですが、数年前にドラマで一躍有名になったので、それで知った方も多いでしょうね。

  • Saitama Hibikino Agricultural Cooperative Misato Manyo no Sato Farmer’s Market
    Shopping
    Saitama Kodama-gun Misatomachi Inomata 2321-1
    A direct sales shop operated by JA Saitama Hibikino opened to promote local production and local consumption which offers safe and healthy carefully grown produce from a variety of local farmers. Local farmers deliver their good first thing in the morning allowing you to enjoy fresh seasonal flavors every day. The shop also features a nutritional sommelier who you can consult if you're having trouble deciding what would be best.
  • Tsukasa Sekine
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    4.0
    1 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Saitama Honjo-shi Chuo 3-3-41
    This Japanese confectionery store is located in Chuo 3-chome, Honjo City. It is a long-established business founded in 1916, and its delicious “Bushu Kuri Yokan” is a famous local specialty. It's a highly regarded as a neri-yokan (sweet bean jellies) with large chestnuts inside and has won the Prime Minister's Award at the National Confectionery Exposition.

    本庄のゆるキャラわっふるです。味は柚子、珈琲、小豆の3種類です。私は柚子党なのでこれを自分のものとして、残りを妻や娘へお土産にしました。

  • Fukaya-Hanazono Premium Outlets
    Shopping
    Saitama Fukaya-shi Kuroda 169
  • UNICUSKAMISATO (Unicus Kamisato)
    Shopping
    Saitama Kodama-gun Kamisatomachi Shichihongi 2272-1
  • Aeon Town Kamisato
    Shopping
    Saitama Kodama-gun Kamisatomachi Kanakubo 359-1
  • Ario ( Ario ) Fukaya
    Shopping
    Saitama Fukaya Kamishibachonishi 4-2-14
  • Uesato Cantale
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    3.5
    36 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Saitama Pref. Kodamagunkamisatomachi Teshigawara 1000-2

    関越道を使って北関東へ行く時、休憩及び昼食、お菓子やパンなどの買い物の際によく利用させて頂いております。安くて美味しい物が沢山有ります。

  • elumi Konosu
    Shopping
    Saitama Konosu-shi Honcho 1-1-2
  • Yagihashi Department Store
    Shopping
    Saitama Kumagaya-shi Nakacho 74
  • AEON Kumagaya
    Shopping
    Saitama Kumagaya-shi Hongoku 2-135
  • MEGA Don Quijote Kitakonosu
    Shopping
    Saitama Konosu-shi Mida 3111-1
  • MEGA Don Quijote UNY Honjo
    Shopping
    Saitama Honjo-shi Minami 1-chome 2-ban 10-go

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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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