Fudoki Japan
埼玉県 · Kanto Region

Saitama Hidden Gems

La « Petite Edo » de Kawagoe, à un pas de Tokyo, conserve l'atmosphère des marchands de l'époque Edo avec sa rue d'entrepôts kurazukuri et la tour de l'horloge Toki no Kane. Au printemps, 400 000 plants de shibazakura couvrent de rose le parc Hitsujiyama à Chichibu.

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Le voisin nord de Tokyo, où une cité marchande de l'époque Edo, des vallées fluviales et des traditions artisanales séculaires se trouvent à une demi-heure d'Ikebukuro.

Climat et meilleure saison

Étés chauds et humides (Kumagaya figure régulièrement parmi les records de chaleur du Japon) et hivers secs et ensoleillés. Le printemps et l'automne sont les plus agréables.

Spécialités culinaires

  • Soba
  • Unagi
  • Thé de Sayama
  • Kusadango

Lieux emblématiques

  • Kawagoe, la « petite Edo »
  • Vallée de Chichibu et sanctuaire de Mitsumine
  • Promenade en barque à Nagatoro
  • Shibazakura du parc Hitsujiyama
Nagatoro Autumn Foliage — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Saitama· Chichibu

Nagatoro Autumn Foliage

Nagatoro's limestone gorge transforms each November into one of Kanto's premier autumn foliage destinations — the layere…

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Updated Aug 2026
Mitsumine Shrine — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Saitama· Chichibu

Mitsumine Shrine

Mitsumine Shrine (三峯神社) sits at 1,100 meters on a remote mountain peak in the Chichibu range, enshrining wolf deities (o…

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Updated Aug 2026
Omiya Bonsai Village — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Saitama· Omiya

Omiya Bonsai Village

Omiya Bonsai Village (大宮盆栽村) is a unique neighborhood dedicated entirely to bonsai cultivation — six historic nurseries…

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Updated Aug 2026
Hitsujiyama Park Shibazakura — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Saitama· Chichibu

Hitsujiyama Park Shibazakura

Each spring, Hitsujiyama Park's hillside explodes into 400,000 pink, white, and purple shibazakura (芝桜, moss phlox) flow…

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Updated Aug 2026
Hodosan Shrine & Ropeway — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Saitama· Nagatoro

Hodosan Shrine & Ropeway

Mt. Hodo (宝登山, 497m) rises steeply above Nagatoro town, its summit accessible by a 5-minute ropeway ride that climbs 320…

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Updated Aug 2026
Tenranzan Hiking — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Saitama· Hanno

Tenranzan Hiking

Mt. Tenranzan (天覧山, 197m) is Hanno's introductory hiking mountain — a gentle 40-minute ascent through cedar and deciduou…

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Updated Aug 2026
Musashi Ichinomiya Hikawa Shrine — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Saitama· Saitama City

Musashi Ichinomiya Hikawa Shrine

Musashi Ichinomiya Hikawa Shrine (武蔵一宮氷川神社) is the grand headquarters of over 280 Hikawa shrines scattered across the Ka…

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Updated Aug 2026
Nagatoro Iwadatami Rock Shelf — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Saitama· Nagatoro

Nagatoro Iwadatami Rock Shelf

The Nagatoro Iwadatami (長瀞岩畳, 'rock tatami mat') is a 500-meter exposed limestone shelf along the Arakawa River where ti…

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Updated Aug 2026
Nagatoro River Rafting — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Saitama· Nagatoro

Nagatoro River Rafting

Nagatoro (長瀞) sits where the Arakawa River cuts through a crystalline limestone gorge, creating Class II–III rapids over…

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Updated Aug 2026