埼玉県 · Kanto Region

Saitama Hidden Gems

Tokyo's northern neighbour, where an Edo-era merchant town, river valleys and long-standing craft traditions sit half an hour from Ikebukuro.

3 spots

Climate & Best Season

Hot, humid summers (Kumagaya regularly tops Japan's charts) and dry, sunny winters. Spring and autumn are most comfortable.

Kumagaya's summer festival is the Yasaka Shrine's annual rite, held on 20, 21 and 22 July, and it is called the greatest…

Spring water seeps out of a rock face beside the Arakawa in the far west of Chichibu, and through January and February i…

Konosu has made hina dolls for around 380 years and calls itself doll town, so when the local trade wanted to do somethi…